Party is member of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s winning coalition, but its share of the vote fell steeply

The leader of Italy’s far-right League, Matteo Salvini, is facing calls to resign from senior figures within his party after a dramatic fall in its support in Sunday’s general election that saw it routed in its northern heartlands.

The party is a member of fellow far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s triumphant coalition, but its share of the vote fell to 9% – an abysmal result for a party that in 2019 was polling at almost 40%.

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