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‘Crucial’ vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott

The League's Matteo Salvini, left, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the center-right closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is billed as a crucial election on a continent reeling from the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. For the first time in Italy since the end of World War II, the balloting's outcome could propel into the premiership Giorgia Meloni, a leader with a far-right agenda. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP) The League's Matteo Salvini, left, chats with Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni on the stage of the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Democratic Party's leader Enrico Letta speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) A poster of Italy's candidate premier Giorgia Meloni is seen on the side of a bus, in Rome, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) The League's Matteo Salvini, left, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the center-right closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is billed as a crucial election on a continent reeling from the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. For the first time in Italy since the end of World War II, the balloting's outcome could propel into the premiership Giorgia Meloni, a leader with a far-right agenda. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP) The League's Matteo Salvini, left, chats with Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni on the stage of the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Democratic Party's leader Enrico Letta speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) A poster of Italy's candidate premier Giorgia Meloni is seen on the side of a bus, in Rome, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) The League's Matteo Salvini, left, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the center-right closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is billed as a crucial election on a continent reeling from the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. For the first time in Italy since the end of World War II, the balloting's outcome could propel into the premiership Giorgia Meloni, a leader with a far-right agenda. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP) The League's Matteo Salvini, left, chats with Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni on the stage of the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Democratic Party's leader Enrico Letta speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Rome, Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) A poster of Italy's candidate premier Giorgia Meloni is seen on the side of a bus, in Rome, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is being billed as a crucial election as Europe reels from repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) FILE - Italy's Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta speaks during the opening of the electoral campaign in Rome, Sept. 6, 2022. Italian voters cast ballots on Sunday, Sept. 25 in an election that has been billed as crucial as Europe reels from the repercussions of war in Ukraine. Opinion polls indicate Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party could be the biggest vote-getter, just ahead of the center-left Democratic Party of former Premier Enrico Letta. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP, file) FILE - Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome, Sept. 22, 2022. Italian voters cast ballots on Sunday, Sept. 25 in an election that has been billed as crucial as Europe reels from the repercussions of war in Ukraine. Opinion polls indicate Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party could be the biggest vote-getter, just ahead of the center-left Democratic Party of former Premier Enrico Letta. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
‘Crucial’ vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott