Italy’s new far-right movement, Futuro Nazionale, is maintaining strong momentum, an opinion survey showed on Friday, siphoning support from parties in the ruling coalition and complicating Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s re-election chances next year.
Futuro Nazionale’s Rise
Futuro Nazionale, launched in February by former army general Roberto Vannacci after breaking away from the co-ruling League, is now Italy’s fifth most popular party, according to pollster YouTrend. The party was seen at 7.6%, up more than one percentage point from July 3.
Vannacci advocates a hard-right populist platform, standing for the deportation of illegal immigrants and their descendants to their countries of origin, and pledges to defend traditional family values.
Meloni’s Brothers of Italy remained the most popular party at 26.4%, although its support has slipped in recent weeks. A report by pollster Ipsos this month showed Vannacci drawing voters from the League and Brothers of Italy, as well as people who did not vote in the 2024 European election.
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