Italy election: Europe's right celebrates Meloni's success
Created: 09/26/2022, 10:00 am
By: Christian Stör
After the election victory of the Fratelli d'Italia, party leader Meloni speaks of a "night of pride".
The AfD and other right-wing parties are also cheering.
Rome – Italy shifts to the right.
According to projections, the alliance around the radical right-wing Fratelli d'Italia clearly won the parliamentary elections.
"This is a night of pride, redemption, tears, hugs, dreams, memories," the 45-year-old said in her speech.
When this night is over, however, it must be clear "that this is not the goal, but the beginning".
Europe's right was enthusiastic about Meloni's victory in the Italian elections.
Politicians from the German AfD, the right-wing national Rassemblement National from France and the Polish PiS have already effusively congratulated Giorgia Meloni on the election victory.
Italy election: rights in Europe congratulate Meloni
"We're celebrating with Italy!" Wrote AfD member of parliament Beatrix von Storch on Twitter late on Sunday evening.
Her party colleague Malte Kaufmann tweeted: "A good day for Italy - a good day for Europe." Referring to the recent elections in Sweden, in which the right was also successful, von Storch wrote: "Sweden in the north, Italy in the south: Left-wing governments are so yesterday.”
Giorgia Meloni can look forward to a clear victory in the Italian elections.
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter "Congratulations Giogia Meloni".
French MEP Jordan Bardella from Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (RN) tweeted that the Italians had given European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen "a lesson in humility".
The German politician said last week that her agency had "tools" if Italy, under a right-wing government, failed to comply with EU rules.
"No threat of any kind can stop democracy," wrote the RN party leader.
"The peoples of Europe lift up their heads and take back control of their destiny."
Political party | result |
|---|---|
Fratelli d'Italia | 24.6% |
PD | 19.4% |
League | 8.5% |
5 digit | 16.5% |
Forza Italy | 8th% |
Azione & Italy Viva | 7.3% |
Verdi-Sinistra | 3.5% |
Più Europa | 2.9% |
(Status: 12.30 a.m.) |
Italy election: MEPs worried about Meloni's success
Convinced Europeans, on the other hand, will probably break out in a sweat at the success of the right - not least because of the formerly close relationships between Berlusconi and Salvini and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
“Giorgia Meloni will be a prime minister whose political role models are Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump.
The election victory of the alliance of right-centre parties in Italy is therefore worrying," said Katharina Barley (SPD), Vice-President of the EU Parliament, the
world
.
Meloni's "election campaign tactical lip service for Europe" cannot hide the fact that she poses a threat to constructive coexistence in Europe, said the former German Minister of Justice.
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The spokesman for the German Greens in the EU Parliament, Rasmus Andresen, said that the "unprecedented Italian shift to the right" would have a massive impact on Europe and the European Union.
"Italy, as a founding member and the third strongest economy in the EU, is heading towards an anti-democratic and anti-European government," Andresen said in a statement.
(cs/dpa)