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ROME: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in this weekend’s European parliamentary election, exit polls said on Sunday (Jun 9), confirming its status as Italy’s most popular party.
An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said Brothers of Italy won between 26-30 per cent of the vote, with the centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) coming second with 21-25 per cent
The other main opposition party, the 5-Star Movement, was seen on 10-14 per cent, while Forza Italia, founded by the late Silvio Berlusconi, was in fourth place on 8.5-10.5 per cent, potentially beating its old ally, the far-right League, which was on 8-10 per cent.
Brothers of Italy won just 6.4 per cent of the vote in the last EU ballot in 2019, but jumped ahead of all other parties in 2022 national elections, when it took 26 per cent, with Italians seeing Meloni as a no-nonsense, straight-talking leader.
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