Brothers of Italy party favourites to top ballot in September with 24% of votes based on recent polling
Italy will hold snap elections on 25 September that could see a coalition led by the far-right Brothers of Italy party win a majority, after Mario Draghi’s resignation as prime minister.
Based on current polls, the obvious favourite in September’s election is a coalition led by the far-rightand including the League and Forza Italia. The Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, is in first place on voter intentions with nearly 24%, ahead of the Democratic party on 22% and the League on 14%, according to a poll by the SWG institute carried out on Monday. Forza Italia is currently expected to reap about 7% of the vote and M5S 11%.
Getano Azzariti, a constitutional law professor at Rome’s Sapienza University, told Agence France-Presse that Italy’s complex mix of proportional voting and first past the post put the rightwing coalition at a “great advantage”.
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