Mateo Salvini’s Lega<\/b> is experiencing a steep decline. According to the latest poll<\/b> by Ipsos published in the Corriere della Sera on 1 May, the party registers just 5.8%,<\/b> its lowest figure since becoming a national party. <\/p>\n
Roberto Vanacci’s Futuro Nazionale, which left the League in February, is at 4.1%, “sucking votes” from the traditional core of the League. This is a historic turning point<\/b>: from 34% in the 2019 European elections and 8.8% in the 2022 parliamentary elections, the party has lost millions of voters<\/b> and risks becoming a regional player. <\/p>\n
The main cause of the recent collapse is Vanazzi’s departure. <\/b>The general, with his book that sold hundreds of thousands of copies and his hard-line positions on immigration, gender and “Italian identity”, embodied the most radical part of the base. <\/p>\n
His departure was not accidental: Vanacci accused the League of backtracking from positions on Ukraine<\/b> and demilitarisation<\/b> to refusing to repeal the Fornero law on pensions. His new party is attracting voters who believe Salvini “softened” in the government<\/b>Meloni<\/b> <\/p>\n
However, the decline has deeper roots. From 2022, the League is the smallest partner in a government where the Fratelli d’Italia dominates with 26%-29%. Successes on immigration<\/b> and the economy<\/b> are attributed to Meloni, while Salvini, as infrastructure minister, is constantly criticised<\/b> for train delays and lack of progress on the Ponte sullo Stretto. At the same time, the party has lost its identity as a “Northern” protester<\/b>: it has lost regions like Sardinia and Umbria.<\/p>\n
In addition, Lega has paid the price for the “nationalisation”, the opening up across the country, attempted by Salvini<\/b>: it has lost votes in the North without gaining a solid base in the South. The internal tensions<\/b>, with Luca Giaia and local actors, reinforce the image of a party in a leadership crisis. Today Lega is sixth in power,<\/b> behind even Aleanza Verdi-Sinistra in some polls. <\/p>\n
The decline is not just numerical. It is the collapse of a model that relied on Salvini as a “people’s general”<\/b>. Without a radical renewal of strategy and without escaping the shadow of Meloni,<\/b>the League risks becoming the historical footprint of an era that is over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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