Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Italy’s new far-right party overtakes Forza Italia in polls
A new political party in Italy is becoming more popular very quickly.
The party is called Futuro Nazionale and is led by Roberto Vannacci.
A poll gave it 7.5% support, slightly more than Forza Italia’s 7.1%.
It also ranked above the League, which had 5.7%.
Vannacci’s party strongly opposes mass migration and supports traditional values.
Its growth may take voters away from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition.
Meloni’s Brothers of Italy remains the most popular party, but its support has fallen recently.
The new party has not decided whether it will join Meloni’s coalition.
Italy’s government is also advancing an electoral reform that critics say could help Meloni, while the government says it would create more stable governments.
Futuro Nazionale, led by former army general Roberto Vannacci, reached 7.5% in an SWG poll.
Forza Italia was measured at 7.1%, while the League stood at 5.7%.
The movement was founded in February after Vannacci left the League.
Futuro Nazionale opposes mass migration and promotes what Vannacci calls traditional values.
The party’s rise challenges Giorgia Meloni’s coalition ahead of elections expected next year.
- Who
- Futuro Nazionale, led by former army general Roberto Vannacci, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s governing coalition.
- What
- Futuro Nazionale overtook Forza Italia in opinion polls, becoming Italy’s fourth-most popular political force.
- When
- The poll was reported on September 1; elections are due next year.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- The movement has gained support through opposition to mass migration and advocacy of traditional values, while drawing support away from parties in Meloni’s coalition.
Critics and opposition
Italian government
Purpose of electoral reform
Critics and opposition
Opposition parties and some analysts say the reform is intended to improve Giorgia Meloni’s electoral prospects and disadvantage the centre-left.
Italian government
The government rejects that criticism and says the reform is solely intended to help elections produce stable governments.
- Futuro Nazionale support
- 7.5% in the latest SWG survey
- Forza Italia support
- 7.1%
- League support
- 5.7%
- Brothers of Italy support
- 26.8%, remaining Italy’s most popular political force
- Party launch
- Futuro Nazionale was founded in February
- Coalition status
- It remains unclear whether Futuro Nazionale will join Meloni’s coalition
- Electoral reform
- The reform received an initial approval in the lower house and was due for Senate approval in September