Italy election: What you need to know 23.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 23, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Italians are set to cast their votes in a historic election on Sunday that could lead to the country’s first far-right ruling party since the Second World War.
  • The rising popularity of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) — with its neo-fascist roots — has propelled the party’s leader Giorgia Meloni as a frontrunner candidate for the role of prime minister, sparking fears throughout Europe.
  • All Italians aged 18 and over will be called to cast their votes for lawmakers in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.