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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Italy election: who’s running, who will win, and why does it matter?

Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has surged from 4% of the vote in 2018 to nearly 25%. Photograph: Marco Ravagli/Getty Images

Voters in Italy, Europe’s fourth-largest economy, go to the polls on 25 September to elect a slimmed-down parliament that is predicted to be dominated by a conservative coalition led by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party.

What’s the story and why does it matter?

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