Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday
hailed the reconfirmation of centre-right candidate Marco
Marsilio as Abruzzo governor after regional polls on Sunday,
saying it is a source of great pride.
"Marco Marsilio is the first president in Abruzzo's history to
be reconfirmed for a second term," said Meloni on social media
after provisional results gave the centre-right candidate and
incumbent governor 53.5% to the centre-left candidate Luciano
D'Amico's 46.5% with the votes from 100 polling stations out of
1,634 still to count.
"And it is a source of great pride for us that the citizens of
Abruzzo have wanted to continue to put their trust in him and,
with him, to put their trust in the centre-right, which is
confirmed as the majority," she added.
"It is a trust that, as always, we will not betray. We will
continue to work to put Abruzzo and Italy back in the place they
deserve. Thank you!" concluded the premier.
Voter turnout in the regional poll that was seen as another
important test Meloni's right-centre coalition after its narrow
defeat in regional elections in Sardinia last month and ahead of
European parliament elections in June stood at 52.2%, down from
53.11% in 2019.
According to data from the Eligendo portal, Meloni's Brothers of
Italy (FdI) took the biggest share of votes at 24%, followed by
the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) with 20%, centre-right
Forza Italia with 13.2%, right-wing League and Abruzzo insieme
both with 7.6% and centre-left Five Star Movement (M5S) with 7%.
"Forza Italia's success in Abruzzo definitively confirms the
centrality of a movement that is occupying the political space
between Giorgia Meloni and the Democratic Party," party
secretary, Deputy Premier and foreign Minister Antonio Tajani
told Affaritaliani.it.
"Italy needs a serious, credible, reliable and responsible force
that can bring peace of mind to its citizens," he continued.
"Forza Italia's excellent result is the real news of yesterday's
vote in Abruzzo. Now we are working to win in Basilicata and
Piemonte and exceed 10% in the European elections," he added.
Southern Basilicata is due to hold regional elections on April
21 and 22, while residents of northern Piemonte will vote for
their new regional government on the same days as the European
Parliament elections on June 8-9.
"A clear victory for the centre-right, with a good result for
the League. Thanks Abruzzo, on we go with good governance for
another five years!" said the League in a statement on Monday.
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