Italian centre-left alliance boosted as another group signs up

7/8/2022 6:24

        The Italian Green leftist federation on Saturday agreed to join an electoral alliance led by the Democratic Party (PD), in a move seen as strengthening the
        centre-left ahead of an election next month.
        
        The ballot is set for Sept. 25 and polls show a conservative alliance is on course for victory, with the far-right Brothers of Italy set to be the largest single party. Italy's election law favours parties that form broad alliances.
        
        "I'm happy to be able to present this deal which is necessary ... because the electoral law punishes isolation," PD Secretary Enrico Letta told a press conference.
        
        "The right did not lose a minute before striking an alliance ... unlike them we've wanted to discuss matters first."
        
        The PD, the largest party on the centre-left with around 24% of the votes, had already agreed to team up with the centrist Azione party.
        
        Azione and its existing +Europa ally poll only around 5-7% in surveys, while the Green/Left list stands at around 4%.