Italy: the far-right favorite

Italy in the center of all eyes. After a campaign of barely two months, 50 million voters are called to the polls to renew their parliament. In the polling stations on Sunday, September 25, it is the far-right candidate, Giorgia Meloni, given in mind, who occupies all the discussions. “Until now, it’s always been the same people who have governed. I don’t know if it will work with her, but you have to try”considers a voter. “The far right has never made improvements. With extremists, it’s never good”, replies another. The candidates also went to the polls. Sunday morning, Matteo Salvini of the League, in Milan. In Rome, Enrico Letta, leader of the left coalition. As for Giorgia Meloni, she announced that she was waiting for the last minute to vote on Sunday evening.

After a campaign centered on inflation and rising electricity prices, the right-wing coalition is a winner, but observers prefer to be cautious. As often in Italy, the ballot may hold surprises with abstention on the rise at midday and still many undecided. “In Italy, the polling stations close at 11 p.m. The results are therefore not expected until late at night. If the scores are tight, it will take several days before knowing the new face of the Italian government”explains Raphaële Schapira, live from Rome.