anti-bitch Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 "Almost 51 million Italians have the right to vote until 23:00 (21:00 GMT); 2.6 million are first-time voters and another 4.7 million are abroad." "Giorgia Meloni leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party and is aiming to become the country's first female prime minister allied with two other parties on the right. She has softened her image and resents being linked to Italy's fascist past. She backs Western sanctions on Russia and has toned down rhetoric on Europe. But she still embraces an old slogan adopted by the fascists - "God, fatherland and family" - she has spoken out against the "LGBT lobby" and called for a naval blockade of Libya to halt migration." "The EU agreed to send Italy an eye-watering €200bn (£178bn) in post-Covid recovery grants and loans but that is conditional on reforms agreed by the outgoing unity government of Mario Draghi. Giorgia Meloni has called for the plan to be revised and has talked of doing more to "defend" Italy's national interests in the EU. No wonder many of Europe's leaders are watching this vote closely." https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63022408 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedsoul Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Will you annex us? @KillingYourCareer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, greeneyedsoul said: Will you annex us? @KillingYourCareer I'm not voting for Fascisti d'Italia so no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7thStranger Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Voted last week by mail. Hoping for a nullified election! Or, if they win, I hope they crash and burn within six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMésTragique Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 42 minutes ago, anti-***** said: far-right resents being linked to Italy's fascist past embraces an old slogan adopted by the fascists spoken out against the "LGBT lobby" "The EU agreed to send Italy an eye-watering €200bn (£178bn) in post-Covid recovery grants and loan Italia is a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedsoul Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, KillingYourCareer said: I'm not voting for Fascisti d'Italia so no! The results will be fun (to some). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariananext Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Just voted, fingers crossed. I have a terrible feeling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffStan Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Come through Italia! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totami Legend Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Voted this morning. I have a bad feeling this time. Please go vote sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEAVYONIT Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I have my appointment for obtaining my Italian dual citizenship through descendancy next month after 2 years of gathering documents so if the far right wins and ends this/requires more stuff then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7thStranger Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, Black Jesus said: I have my appointment for obtaining my Italian dual citizenship through descendancy next month after 2 years of gathering documents so if the far right wins and ends this/requires more stuff then They complain about it every so often, but Italy has a dwindling population, and such proposals never even get through the door. You have nothing to worry about. :-) 19 minutes ago, Totami Legend said: I have a bad feeling this time. I have a feeling we're gonna see a record turn-out. People are reporting lines out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Praying for the Italian sistrens, hpefully the fascist far right doesn't manage to win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Just voted. 1 hour ago, Cloudy said: Praying for the Italian sistrens, hpefully the fascist far right doesn't manage to win They'll only get 25%, plus 15% from Lega. Berlusconi is in the same coalition and he's necessary for them to reach majority but he already dished out his conditions, and he's opposed to many of their crazy things. Without him, the right-wing government falls. In other words, they won't get anything done and in 5 years people will find a new party/ideology to sensationalize. Edited September 25, 2022 by KillingYourCareer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, The7thStranger said: I have a feeling we're gonna see a record turn-out. People are reporting lines out the door. Yeah, I had to queue as well in my town of 6,000 at 2PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hope the right wing hoe flops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Are we gonna witness HERstory tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anti-bitch Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, KillingYourCareer said: Just voted. They'll only get 25%, plus 15% from Lega. Berlusconi is in the same coalition and he's necessary for them to reach majority but he already dished out his conditions, and he's opposed to many of their crazy things. Without him, the right-wing government falls. In other words, they won't get anything done and in 5 years people will find a new party/ideology to sensationalize. So are you saying that Berlusconi could actually save Italy, kinda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, anti-***** said: So are you saying that Berlusconi could actually save Italy, kinda? Clownery and scandals related to his personal life aside, he was really the best president of the second republic. Now his party gets %s in the one digit and he's mainly voted for by pensioners (their promo towards young people is non-existent). Flagelli d'Italia and Lega wanted (and needed) them in their coalition despite the differences, but they're actually a reasonable party with a sensible program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedsoul Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Is this the reason why her party is winning? Edited September 25, 2022 by greeneyedsoul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedsoul Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Are there first turn out numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7thStranger Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 2 hours ago, anti-***** said: So are you saying that Berlusconi could actually save Italy, kinda? He's out there on election day talking **** about the Lega. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terylee Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Praying for Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anti-bitch Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, The7thStranger said: He's out there on election day talking **** about the Lega. is this reliable? it says voter turnout down 7% since 2018, so far. https://www.corriere.it/politica/diretta-live/22_settembre_25/elezioni-politiche-2022-ultime-notizie-oggi-2b380bfe-3c35-11ed-913c-575b558aca2f.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneyedsoul Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Yeah, according to RAI the turnout was 51% until 19:00 which is down 7% compared to 2018. But the northern regions seem to have a higher turnout than the southern ones. Lettuce pray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7thStranger Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 51 minutes ago, anti-***** said: is this reliable? it says voter turnout down 7% since 2018, so far. https://www.corriere.it/politica/diretta-live/22_settembre_25/elezioni-politiche-2022-ultime-notizie-oggi-2b380bfe-3c35-11ed-913c-575b558aca2f.shtml Yup, you can get the full list here: https://elezioni.interno.gov.it/camera/votanti/20220925/votantiCI Bergamo has one of the highest turnout rates... that's not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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