Deputy Premier and Interior Minister
Matteo Salvini's right-wing League party was the big winner in
Italy in the European elections, winning around 34% of the vote.
Support for fellow Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio's 5-Star
Movement (M5S) dropped to about 17%, around half the level it
registered in last year's general election.
The opposition centre-left Democratic Party (PD), which
slumped to its worst-ever showing in the 2018 general election,
came second with over 22% of the vote.
Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia was
under the 10% mark with around 8.7% of the vote.
The rightwing Brothers of Italy (FDI) party got over 6% and
was the only other group to cross the 5% threshold to win
representation in the new European Parliament.
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