Italy's new far-right party becomes fourth most popular

2026-09-02 23:44:28Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Roberto Vannacci

Italy's far-right movement, led by former army general Roberto Vannacci, has overtaken the ruling Forza Italia party in opinion polls, according to a poll on Tuesday, becoming the fourth most popular political force in the country just seven months after its founding.

Futuro Nazionale was founded in February after Vannacci split from the coalition's League party, building a movement focused on fierce opposition to mass migration and defending what he describes as traditional values.

Vannacci's popularity has long surpassed that of the League, which was seen at 5.7% in the latest survey by SWG polling, and his movement has now moved ahead of Forza Italia as well.

Forza Italia, the party founded by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and now the second-largest force in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition, was seen at 7.1%, compared to 7.5% for Futuro Nazionale. The findings broadly confirmed a poll published by the BiDiMedia pollster in late August.

Vannacci's continued rise poses a challenge for Meloni, as the new party is absorbing support from its ruling alliance ahead of next year's elections.

Meloni's coalition currently trails the center-left bloc led by the Democratic Party (PD). Her Brothers of Italy party remains the most popular political force in the country, with 26.8% support, but support for it has weakened in recent months.

It remains unclear whether Futuro Nazionale will ultimately join Meloni's coalition, an option that has so far received a lukewarm response from the alliance's leaders.

With her hopes of securing another term under pressure, Meloni is pushing through parliament an electoral reform that opposition parties and some analysts have denounced as an attempt to improve her prospects and harm the center-left.

The government rejects this criticism, saying the reform, which must be approved by the Senate this month after receiving the first green light in the lower house, is only intended to help ensure that elections produce stable governments.


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