As is known, Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June were polling stations open in Italy for the European elections. The counting of votes is underway: at the moment, as they report The Republic And The Corriere della Sera, FdI reached 28.8%, Pd over 24%, M5S is decreasing, FI would have overtaken the League, while Avs flies above 6%.
European elections 2024, winners and losers
For Elly Schlein this is an “extraordinary result”. It disappoints the M5S as admitted by the president Giuseppe Conte. Forza Italia overtakes the League with Vannacci and Salvini who attack “the traitor” Bossi. Satisfied Antonio Tajani. However, the United States of Europe list did not make it Emma Bonino And Matteo Renzi. Bad news also for Azione di Carlo Calenda.
There Italian precarious teacher detained in Hungary and currently under house arrest, Ilaria Salis, candidate with Avs, she received 165 thousand votes and was elected to the European Parliament. “I’m excited, it’s extraordinary news. I am ready to fight,” these are her words. The general Roberto Vannaccicandidate with the League, received more than 500 thousand votes and was therefore elected.
Among the best-known elected officials, as reported SkyTg24the outgoing mayors of Bergamo Giorgio Gorithe mayor of Florence Dario Nardellathe former president of Lazio Nicola Zingaretti, the former Minister of Education Letizia Moratti, Mimmo Lucano, Alessandro Zan and Lucia Annunziata.
European elections 2024, abstentionism wins
It intrigues data relating to the preferences expressed by young people: in the 18-29 age group, the PD is the first party (18%), followed by the 5 Star Movement (17%) and AVS (16%). FdI is in fourth place with 14%. Also striking is the data relating toabstentionism: as reported Open this year the turnout, at the close of the vote, stood at 49.7%, five percentage points less than the previous electoral round in 2019, when participation was 54.5%. In Sicily there was a participation rate of less than 40%.
Hence a post about X which went viral: “But for example Angelina Mango, Annalisa, Geolier. Couldn’t all these people who move millions of kids with just two words say a few words about the importance of going to vote?”. In short, i models followed by young people should they think about shaking their consciences? How important is the role of teachers?
