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The legislative period in Italy, a founding member of the European Union and its third-largest economy, would actually have lasted until March 2023. However, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced his resignation on 21 July fol- lowing a lost vote of confidence in the Senate, President Sergio Mattarella was forced to dissolve parliament and bring the elections forward by six months. In recent weeks, the right-wing alliance consisting of the post-fascist Fratelli d'Italia (FdI), the right-wing populist Lega and Forza Italia (a member of the EPP at the European level) has emerged as the favorite in the elections. According to polls, the alliance is expected to win around 45 percent of the votes, with FdI emerging as the strongest party with around 25 percent. The most promising candidate for the post of prime minister is Giorgia Meloni, the leader of FdI. The centre-left Partito Democratico (PD) under Enrico Letta, which according to the polls is doing just worse than the FdI with around 22 percent, is the strongest competitor to this alliance. Together with the Greens and the Left, but also with small parties such as piu Europa and Impegno Civico, they focus on environmental protection, more rights for minorities and a strong Europe. The Five Star Movement - still the strongest party in the last elections in 2018 - no longer plays a decisive role, despite having been in government for the past four years. Among other things, the mobilization of voters will be decisive. It is predicted that voter turnout could be as low as 65 per cent, the lowest turnout in a general election in Italy's republican history.
Who are the winners, who are the losers after the Parliamentary Elections 2022? What conclusions can be drawn from the numerous changes of government in recent years about the state of the political system in Italy? What effects would a victory of the right-wing nationalist and populist Fratelli d'Italia have on national and European politics?
The event "The Morning After - Italy has voted" will take place on Monday, 26 September 2022 from 09:30-10:15 CET via Zoom. We are looking forward to discussing the above-mentioned topics with our colleague Dr. Nino Galetti, Director of the KAS Office for Italy, Malta and the Holy See. After the conversation between Dr. Galetti and Dr. Hardy Ostry, Director of the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the audience will have the opportunity to contribute their questions to the discussion. The event will be held in German and will also be simultaneously trans- lated into English.
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We are looking forward to your particpation!
Here you will find the program for download: Programme 22-09-26 The Morning After - Italy has voted.pdf
