League triumphs in European elections

(ANSA) - Rome, May 27 - 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.