Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister and leader of the right-wing populist party Fratelli d’Italia, has announced that she will be leading her party in the upcoming June European elections. This was announced during a major conference held by her party in Pescara, a city located on the Adriatic Sea. Despite her leading role within the party, Meloni will not be replacing the European institutions in Brussels or becoming a Member of the European Parliament.
This decision for party leaders to lead their parties in European elections is a strategy to mobilize more voters, with opposition leader Elly Schlein and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also leading their respective parties. However, this approach has faced criticism from figures like former European Commission President Romano Prodi.
Fratelli d’Italia has received over 27 percent of the votes in a recent poll, which is similar to what they received in Italy’s 2022 elections. Meloni’s success in Italy has emboldened her to challenge left-wing parties in Europe and promote conservative values like family and Christian traditions.
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