Italy(Washington Insider Magazine)-As Italy closes in on the final election results, data shows that far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is set to win and become Italy’s first female prime minister.
Concerns emerge for Europe’s third biggest economy as Meloni is expected to form the most right-wing government in Italy since world war two.
Meloni is the leader of the Brothers of Italy Party, a right-wing party founded in December 2012.
The party is soaring ahead in elections against its left-wing rivals and is set to win 26% of the vote, showing that the country is ready for right-wing leadership. However, Italy’s center-right party Lega Nord’s performance has paled in comparison, only winning 9% of the votes.
While some leaders from nearby countries were quick to congratulate her victory, including Hungary’s right-wing president, Balazs Orban, who was excited for more leaders to share his vision in leadership, other EU officials were concerned about the impact that a right-wing leadership would have on Italy’s economy.
Meloni has worked hard on her image showing her support for Ukraine in the months leading up to the election.
However, the Brothers of Italy party has been labeled a neo-fascist party and could be the next party to leave the EU as the party strives for Italy’s laws to be a priority over EU law.
Anti-EU views were highlighted in a recent speech given by Meloni to Vox, Spain’s far-right party where she rejected officials in Brussels and spoke in favor of secure borders.
This is not surprising some of the party’s key policies revolve around tightening immigration laws in Italy.
Amidst Meloni’s landslide performance in Italy’s general election, the left has spoken out about their worries about Italy becoming a right-wing state, and is insistent that the majority of citizens still favor a more progressive leadership.
Though current data is in favor of Meloni to serve as prime minister in the next Who becomes prime minister will ultimately be decided by Sergio Mattaralla, the president of Italy and it will be a while until we find out the final results.
Italy’s political system shows that prime ministers are chosen on average every 14 months or so, making it difficult for the country to form stable leadership.
