It’s official. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Fratelli d’Italia party won 26% of the vote in the weekend election. The right-wing coalition won a clear majority in parliament, according to the final results published on Tuesday.
His ally Matteo Salvini, leader of the League (anti-migrants), obtained 8.8% of the vote, while Forza Italia (right) of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi obtained 8.1% of the vote in the House low, according to figures from the Ministry of the Interior. With a smaller party accounting for less than 1% of the vote, their coalition won 43.8% of the vote in parliament.
Absolute majority in seats
This translates into 237 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, which has 400 seats, and 115 seats in the Senate, which has 200, a clear majority. Their main rival, the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), won 19% of the vote. With its small environmentalist and leftist allies, the PD will have 84 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 44 seats in the Senate.
The 5 Star Movement obtained 15.4% of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies and it will have 52 seats in the lower house and 28 in the upper house.
The centrist Azione alliance won 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.