Italy - the different parties

center-right coalition

League, Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, US Moderates

center-left coalition

Democratic Party, Civic Commitment, Greens and Left Alliance, More Europe)

Brothers of Italy (Fdl)

right wing populist party; has roots in the neo-facist Italian Social Movement (MSI), anti-immigration, opposes abortion, LGBTQ, advocates economic interventionism but also tax cuts

the League party (Lega)

right wing populist; created in 1991, nationalist party based in northern and central Italy (Padania), anti-immigration, anti EU, signed cooperation agreement with Putin’s United Russia party

League party current leader

Matteo Salvini (former Minister of Interior)

Democratic party (IDP)

established 2007 upon the merger of various center-left parties; economic policies have economic liberal elements, stresses green issues, progressive taxation, and pro-European

Five Star Movement (M5S)

created in 2009, five star issues: public water, sustainable transport, sustainable development, right to internet access, and environmentalism; advocates minimum income, populist, environmentalist, anti-corruption, euro-skeptical, anti-migration

who won the parliamentary election

Brothers of Italy