Jo McKenna: Italy Correspondent on the success of PM Giorgia Meloni and her allies in the regional election

Published: April 22, 2024, 10:58 p.m.

Good news for the Italian Prime Minister.\xa0

Giorgia Meloni and her allies have kept control of the southern region of Basilicata in the regional election, defeating their centre-left opponents by a wide margin.\xa0

Italy Correspondent Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking that turnout was low, and that seems to have favoured the incumbent.\xa0

She said that this is the second regional win for Meloni, and she\u2019ll be drawing confidence going into the European elections.\xa0

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