Georgia Meloni posts a photo on social media of herself making the V sign for victory.
Giorgia Meloni was the big winner in Italy's European election results, with her far-right Brothers of Italy party winning 29 percent of the vote.
That's up from the 26 percent the party received when forming the government in the fall. 2022.
Italy's prime minister hailed her party's election success by posting a photo on social media of her making a V sign with her fingers to signify victory.
“Thank you ! “Brothers of Italy retained their place as the leading Italian party by outperforming the general election results (in 2022),” she said.
It was the best result of any center-left party. The Democratic Party is in second place with 24.5%.
Georgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party received 29 percent of the votes . Photo: GIUSEPPE LAMY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Ms Meloni's main “nemesis” – Matteo Salvini, deputy prime minister, League leader and rival for right-wing votes – had a bad night, winning just 8.5% of the vote. This firmly cements his status as the junior partner in the coalition.
The projected results will strengthen Ms. Meloni's position domestically and raise her profile internationally.
Her party has gained roughly four times more votes than in the last EU elections in 2019, indicating a significant increase in popularity.< /p>
The strong results stand in stark contrast to the dismal fate of Emmanuel Macron in France and Olaf Scholz in Germany, whose parties suffered defeats.
“Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emerged as the clear winner as her Brothers of Italy finished first, likely improving their results in the 2022 national elections and becoming the largest party in the far-right European Conservatives and Reformists group – which is now the fourth-largest bloc in the European Parliament,” said political consultancy Eurasia Group.
Ms Meloni, along with Marine Le Pen, emerged “significantly stronger,” said Pavel Zerka, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. .
“Giorgia Meloni, with her party's strong position in the European Parliament (European Parliament) and as leader of the Italian government, will be decisive in shaping the next EU leadership and the EU's strategic agenda. She can balance cooperation with both the radical right and the center right on various issues, making her crucial to the direction of the EU in the coming years.”
Giovanni Orsina, director of the school of government at LUISS University in Rome, said Ms Meloni emerged from the election as “perhaps the strongest political figure in Europe, not just in Italy”.
She was elected . prime minister in 2022, largely because Italians are fed up with the other main parties, each of which has been in government.
“The country said: 'We've tried everyone else, let's try her.'” ' “It was her luck. If voters don't love you from the start, they can't stop loving you,” said Professor Orsina.
Ms Meloni instead successfully cemented her position with the results of the EU elections. /p>
“She leads a strong government that can now look forward to two years of relative calm until 2026, when the country begins preparing for the next general election in 2027,” he said.
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Lorenzo De Sio, professor of political science at LUISS University, said: “This is a great success for Meloni – she has done better in the European elections than in the Italian general elections that brought her to power in 2022, confirming and consolidating her leadership of the centre-right. coalition.”
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