Lhe far-right Fratelli d’Italia (FDI) party, led by Giorgia Meloni, came out on top with 26.01% of the vote, while its coalition partners, Matteo Salvini’s far-right League and the conservative Forza Italia led by Silvio Berlusconi, won 8.85% and 8.27% respectively, making a total of 44.02% for the right-wing alliance, the ministry announced on its website.
The centre-left coalition (Democratic Party, Green Alliance, +Europe, Civic Engagement) came in second place with 25.99% of the vote, 18 points less than the centre-right, followed by the Five Star Movement (M5s ) with 15.55%.
The final turnout is 63.91%, down 9 points from the last political elections, where 73% of eligible people voted, according to the ministry. More than 51 million Italians, more than 50% of them women, were called to vote.
For this year, the voting age for the Senate has been raised from 25 to 18, while voters have voted, for the first time, for a tightened Parliament going from 945 elected members to 600 (400 deputies and 200 senators).
The newly elected members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies must, according to the Constitution, meet within 20 days following the holding of the elections, i.e. October 15 at the latest. At their first plenary meeting, they must elect their respective presidents, and only then does the process of appointing the government begin.
The President of the Republic will begin consultations on the appointment of the new head of government by the presidents of the two chambers, followed by the leaders of the main parties and possibly the leaders of the parliamentary groups.
The head of government will then focus on negotiations with his allies regarding ministerial posts and the program.