Abstract:In 2022,three elections influenced the course of the Italian political situation. Mattarella was re-elected in the presidential elections earlier in the year,which ensured the stability of the Draghi government in the short term. However,the poor electoral performance of Five Star Movement in local elections in June aggravated the crisis within this party and foreshadowed the crisis of the government. Shortly thereafter,the Five Star Movement’s dissatisfaction with the government’s Decree on Economic Aid triggered government crisis and led to the collapse of Draghi government on 20 July. In the snap general elections held on 25 September,the centre-right coalition won with a large margin,with the party Brothers of Italy becoming the largest party in Parliament and Giorgia Meloni becoming the first female Prime Minister in the history of the Italian Republic,running the most right-wing government in post-war Italy. After the elections,Italy’s political system shows an unbalanced tripolarism,with Meloni becoming the new leader of the centre-right coalition,the Democratic Party of the centre-left coalition entering the period of reconstruction,and the Five Star Movement making clearer about its “progressive” position. The election results show that Italy’s main political forces are still rapidly dividing and reconstructing,and the party landscape is characterized by a high degree of fragmentation and instability. There is still much uncertainty as to whether the Italian political system will return to the bipolarism.
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