Mon Sep 26, 2022 – 2:06 pm EDTMon Sep 26, 2022 – 2:40 pm EDT
ROME (LifeSiteNews) – Leader of the Fratelli D’Italia (Brothers of Italy) conservative political party, Giorgia Meloni, won the Italian federal election on Sunday, and is set to become the first female prime minister in the country’s history.
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Early results show Meloni winning 26 per cent of the vote on her own, with her right-wing alliance obtaining almost 50 per cent of the national vote.
Four years ago the Fratelli D’Italia won only four per cent of the vote, and thus have experienced a meteoric rise as Italians have become increasingly disillusioned with the left-wing handling of the nation during the COVID-19 so-called pandemic.
In Italy’s multi-party system, it is common for politicians to form alliances in order to establish a government. Meloni chose to ally herself with Matteo Salvini’s conservative party, Lega, and former Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia.
Left-wing media outlets such as CNN and Politico are suggesting that Meloni’s victory is a “neo-fascists” victory and are comparing her government to that of former Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini.
However, Meloni has emphatically denied any links
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