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"Brothers of Italy, a far-right party with neo-fascist roots, has won over 28%
of Italy’s vote in the European parliamentary elections. The party is expected
to get 24 seats in parliament, quadrupling what it took in 2019. These results
in Italy reflect broader gains for far-right parties in several EU member
states.
The party has been led by Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni since 2014. She
now finds herself in the role of “kingmaker”, holding the balance of power
between the centre-right and far-right groupings in European parliament.
Elections to the European Parliament are of comparatively less importance than
national elections. They are characterised by low voter turnout, so the results
should not be viewed as a widespread popular endorsement of Meloni’s politics.
However, an increased far-right presence in European parliament could have a
severe impact on the EU’s policy agenda. Not only this, the discourse in these
campaigns also plays a key role in helping shift the range of policies that
voters will find acceptable towards the far right."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
