US EditionMEP Vannacci quits Italy’s right-wing coalition, casting doubt on its future success
Roberto Vannacci aims to form a new right-wing group outside Italy's ruling coalition, potentially drawing 2-5% voter support and threatening center-right unity before 2027 elections.
- Recently, Roberto Vannacci, an MEP and until recently deputy secretary of the Lega, announced his departure and is preparing a new movement positioned to the right of the government and outside the ruling coalition.
- Growing factionalism inside the Lega, including personalistic associations, pushed the split to a breaking point as Vannacci, a former army general who entered politics in 2023, tapped voter frustrations on immigration and security.
- Vannacci's rapid rise included winning around 500,000 votes in the 2024 European elections and becoming deputy secretary; he provoked colleagues by suggesting the Lega should be `Vannacised` and was called `a traitor to his party` by Francesco Giubilei.
- Vannacci's departure could siphon centre-right votes and increase pressure on the coalition ahead of 2027, with polling analysts quoted by La Stampa estimating his support at around two per cent.
- The split may draw extreme-right and neo-fascist groups and disillusioned voters, while left-leaning media promotion could weaken the right and benefit the Left's unity effort.
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