ROME (Reuters) – An alliance agreed between the Democratic Party (PD) and a small centrist group makes the next Italian elections a genuine contest, the PD leader told a news conference on Tuesday.
“I believe the step we have taken today makes this campaign and the upcoming election a truly open race,” PD leader Enrico Letta said after he agreed to team up with the Azione party.
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.
(Reporting by Angelo Amante; Editing by Keith Weir)
