Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni edged closer to becoming Italy’s next prime minister on Wednesday, after her right-wing coalition struck a deal that will see the party with the biggest share of the vote in the next election get the job. The highest.
A right-wing alliance made up of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia and Matteo Salvini’s League are on track to win 40% of the vote on September 25, with the former leading the pack with 23%, according to the POLITICO poll.
This type of agreement is common in the Italian system, which tends towards broad coalitions. But according to La Repubblica, Berlusconi has argued internally that Meloni and his party, which has neo-fascist roots, could be a liability for the alliance. Meloni last week insisted there was “nothing to worry about” from his ruling party.
“Today Berlusconi and Salvini have chosen to surrender to Meloni permanently,” Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta told reporters shortly after the alliance was announced.
The snap elections were called after Mario Draghi resigned as prime minister last week after losing the confidence of parliament. Draghi remains interim Prime Minister until the elections.
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