It is official. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Fratelli d’Italia party won 26% of the vote in the weekend’s elections. The right-wing coalition has won a clear majority in parliament, according to the final result published on Tuesday.
His ally Matteo Salvini, leader of the Lega (anti-migrants), got 8.8% of the vote, while former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (right) got 8.1% of the vote in the House of Representatives, according to Interior Ministry figures. With a smaller party accounting for less than 1% of the vote, her coalition won 43.8% of the vote in Parliament.
Absolute majority of seats
That means 237 seats in the 400-seat House of Representatives and 115 seats in the 200-seat Senate, a clear majority. Its main rival, the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), won 19% of the vote. With its small environmentalists and left-wing allies, the PD will have 84 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 44 seats in the Senate.
The 5 Star Movement received 15.4% of the vote in the Chamber of Deputies and will have 52 seats in the lower house and 28 in the upper house.
The centrist Azione alliance received 7.8% of the vote and will hold 21 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and nine seats in the Senate. The remaining seats go to the smaller parties.