Far-right National Rally leader
Marine Le Pen on Monday hailed rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI)
Giorgia Meloni's "historic" victory in Sunday's Italian general
election at the head of a centre-right coalition featuring
League leader Matteo Salvini and Forza Italia (FI) chief Silvio
Berlusconi.
"The Italian people has decided to take back its destiny,
electing a patriotic and nationalist government," said the
French politician.
"Well done Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini, for having
resisted the threats of an anti-democratic and arrogant European
Union, obtaining this great victory".
Le Pen added: "At a time when the whole of Europe is waking up,
after Poland, Hungary, Sweden and now Italy, I urge you to join
the National rally".
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki earlier also used
Twitter to congratulate Meloni, with her right-wing party
looking set to be the driving force of a big win for the centre
right in Sunday's general election.
Morawiecki's Law and Justice party and FdI are both in the ECR
group in the European Parliament.
Jordan Bardella, a MEP and lead member of Marine Le Pen's
National Rally group, was also among the first to toast Meloni's
expected triumph.
"The Italian people have given a lesson of humility to the
European Union which, via the voice of Ms Von Der Leyen, sought
to impose their vote on them," Bardella said via Twitter.
"No threat of any type can stop democracy: the European people
are raising their heads and taking their destinies in their
hands".
France will be watchful on the respect shown by Italy's
"post-Fascist" likely premier Meloni for human and abortion
rights after her victory in Sunday's general election, French
Premier Elisabeth Borne said according to France Presse. "We
will obviously be watchful, and with the European Commission
President Ursula von der Leyen, to make sure that these values
on human rights, on mutual respect, and in particular on the
respect for abortion rights, will be respected by all," she told
BFM TV.
Von der Leyen irked the Italian right ahead of the election by
saying the EC had the "tools" to ensure respect for human rights
if Italy adopted policies promoting nationalist stances and
crimping human rights like those in Hungary and Poland.
Meloni has railed against gay lobbies, woke ideology and the
alleged replacement of white Christians in Europe, said she will
set up a naval blockade against migrants, and that she will give
women wanting an abortion an alternative.
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