Italy: Parties at a glance

Fratelli d’Italia is a right-wing party and currently represented in parliament with 119 MPs. The party advocates strict immigration policy, wants a strong nation-state, and advocates consistent crime fighting.

The origins of the Fratelli d'Italia lie in the Movimento Sociale Italiano party, formed in 1946, which at the time was already known as a radical and fascist party. Thus, to this day, the two parties share many viewpoints, such as opposition to abortion and skepticism of a high immigration rate. The Fratelli d'Italia do not reject the European Union per se, but call for strongly confederal reforms.

Compared to the last election, Fratelli d’Italia scores an increase of +3.4 and comes in at 29.4%.

Lega (Lega Nord) is a right-wing party that is currently represented in the parliament with 66 MPs. The party advocates strict immigration policy, advocates consistent crime fighting, and wants a strong nation-state.

Founded in 1989 from a merger of many small parties, the Lega party is particularly strong in the north - hence its old name "Lega Nord". In addition to demands to keep migration policies strict, the Lega primarily advocates the federalization of Italy.

In the current election trend, Lega comes in at 8.7%, losing -0.1 compared to the last election.

Forza Italia is a center-right party that is currently represented in parliament with 45 seats. The party wants tax cuts, is against too much regulation of markets, and wants less government intervention in the economy.

Forza Italia has already undergone dissolution as well as re-establishment since its founding in 1994. Founded by a business enterprise, the party offered a lot of room for controversial discussions. Thus, in addition to an economic liberal point of view and a conservative ethical orientation, it also focuses on populism. In a merger with Il Popolo della Libertà, Forza Italia won a majority in Parliament in 2008.

Current polls have Forza Italia coming in at 6.9% - a loss of -1.2 since the last election.

Partito Democratico is a center-left party and currently represented in parliament with 69 MPs. The party has a dream of an open world without borders, advocates liberal lifestyles, and favors financial redistributions from rich to poor.

The forerunner of the party is the so-called "Historical Compromise", which in the 1970s was supposed to act as an attempt at mediation between communists and Christian Democrats. The revolutionary idea of communism was discarded, and instead the Partito Democratico focused on social issues and the interests of workers. Individual currents within the party are also conspicuous for having members who are strongly Christian and at the same time left-liberal.

Compared to the last election, Partito Democratico scores an increase of +0.4 and comes in at 19.5%.

Movimento 5 Stelle is a party of undefinable orientation that is currently represented in parliament with 52 seats. The party favors financial redistributions from rich to poor, puts environmental protection above economic interests, and advocates liberal lifestyles.

With its founding year in 2009, the Movimento 5 Stelle is one of the young parties in Italian politics. It is considered to be EU-skeptical as well as populist. The Movimento 5 Stelle follows a young and innovative course, in which the electorate should be more involved. For example, it sometimes makes votes and joint projects available for selection on the Internet.

In current polls, Movimento 5 Stelle comes in at 15.7%. Compared to the election, that's an increase of +0.3.

A/IV (Azione/Italia Viva) is a liberal party and currently represented in parliament with 21 MPs.

Current polls show A/IV at 7.5. That's a loss of -0.3 compared to the last election.

AVS (Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra) is a left party that is currently represented in parliament with 12 seats.

Current polls have AVS coming in at 3.1% - a loss of -0.5 since the last election.

NM (Noi moderati) is a center-right party that is currently represented in the parliament with 7 MPs.

Più Europa is a liberal party that is currently represented in parliament with 2 seats.

Current polls have Più Europa coming in at 2.2% - a loss of -0.6 since the last election.

IC (Impegno Civico) is a center-left party that is currently represented in parliament with 1 seats.

MAIE (Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero) is a regional interest party and currently represented in parliament with 1 MPs.

SVP (Partito Popolare Sudtirolese) is a regional interest party and currently represented in parliament with 1 MPs. The party favors the promotalization of political decisions, advocates strict immigration policy, and has a dream of an open world without borders.

ScN (Sud chiama Nord) is a regional interest party that is currently represented in parliament with 1 seats.

VdA (Vallée d'Aoste) is a regional interest party that is currently represented in the parliament with 1 MPs.

ISP (Italia Sovrana e Popolare) is a party of undefinable orientation from Italy.

Italexit is a party of undefinable orientation from Italy.

Italy's exit from the European Union, that is the primary goal of the Italexit party. The well-known senator Gianluigi Paragone created it in the summer of 2020 in response to Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit). With no seats in parliament, the party is also informally considered a political movement, rather than a full-fledged party. Although the topic of a possible Italexit keeps coming up, the Italexit party is considered more of a small force within the Italian political spectrum.

In current polls, Italexit comes in at 2.1%. Compared to the election, that's an increase of +0.2.

UP (Unione Popolare) is a left party from Italy.