Italy after the election: Meloni’s • Table.Briefings

By Andrea De Petris

The desire for a political alternative led to the election victory of the Fratelli d’Italia, according to Andrea De Petris. However, Giorgia Meloni will not be able to deviate significantly from Mario Draghi’s reform course in the future. She also faces a balancing act within her right-wing alliance.

Giorgia Meloni won the parliamentary elections in Italy. Her Fratelli d’Italia party is clearly the strongest party in the center-right coalition. Not least remarkable is the low voter turnout. Less than 64 percent of eligible voters went to the polls, compared with 73 percent in 2018: a sign that a substantial part of the electorate is dissatisfied with the political offer.

Italy after the election: Meloni’s balancing act

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