The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, awaits the final results of the legislative elections in Italy, which will give the “final portrait of the situation”, highlighting the importance of this country for the European Union.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa spoke about the Italian elections in response to journalists, during a meeting with immigrants and descendants of Portuguese in Agustina, Merced County, California, after 2:00 a.m. on Monday in mainland Portugal, Sunday afternoon in the West Coast of the United States, where it is minus eight hours.
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Noting that he does not like to “make judgments about what is happening politically and electorally” in other countries, the head of state considered that the the information available at the time was “still very incomplete” and said that “the Italian electoral system is very complex.”
Obviously, Italy is very important because – regardless of the judgment on the result, which I cannot make as President of the Republic – it is one of the great European nations, one of the great European economies. And at this very sensitive time, stability in the major European economies is also critical,” he said.
The President of the Republic warned that “financial markets are very sensitive to anything that means unpredictability or indefinite solutions”, and added: “We are going to wait. It is the most important European election in the near future.“.
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Asked about the consequences that these Italian elections may have in the European framework, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa replied: “I don’t know, let’s see what happens.”
However, he stressed that “politics is done a lot by leaders, and European leaders depend on national leadership”, especially in countries with greater economic weight, such as France, Germany and Italy.
So it is these leaders who meet, and the European Council is gaining in importance. The Commission is very important, but the European Council has a decisive weight in refining decisions between states”, said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
More than 50 million Italians were called this Sunday to vote in the Italian legislative elections in which, due to partisan fragmentation, no party is expected to obtain a sufficient majority to govern alone.
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Right-wing and far-right parties have reached a coalition agreement that could bring Giorgia Meloni to power and become Italy’s first female prime minister.
According to partial results, this coalition, which includes the Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, the League, led by Matteo Salvini, and Força Italia, led by Silvio Berlusconi, obtained 43% of the votes in legislatures.
Source: Observadora
