Futuro Nazionale launches in Rome as Roberto Vannacci unveils nationalist, remigration agenda
Futuro Nazionale, led by Roberto Vannacci, held its Rome founding congress, promoting remigration and nationalist policies and polling at about 5% nationally.
Futuro Nazionale opened its founding congress in Rome over the weekend, with leader Roberto Vannacci presenting a nationalist platform that he says already polls at roughly five percent support. Vannacci addressed about 1,500 delegates and framed the new party as an alternative to existing centre-right formations, declaring a course focused on national sovereignty and stricter migration controls. The event marks the formal public launch of a movement that Vannacci says has recruited large numbers of supporters since February.
Founding congress draws around 1,500 delegates in Rome
The two-day meeting in Rome was attended by roughly 1,500 delegates, according to organizers, and served as the public debut of Futuro Nazionale’s leadership and program. Party officials said the movement has expanded its local presence with newly established branches and recruitment drives that began earlier this year. Leaders of the ruling centre-right parties did not attend the congress, underscoring the split with established coalition partners.
‘Italy for Italians’ and remigration form core platform
Vannacci repeated the slogan “Italy for Italians” as the guiding principle of his party and placed remigration at the centre of his political agenda. He argued that reducing the resident migrant population through organized returns, rather than solely preventing illegal entries, is necessary to restore national identity and security. The speech also included pointed criticism of Brussels and of policies seen as limiting Italy’s sovereignty.
Policy agenda rejects EU influence and questions the euro
The new party accuses mainstream right-wing leaders of capitulating to EU pressures and continuing the economic strategies associated with former Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Although Vannacci criticised the introduction of the euro and linked it to economic decline, he tempered talk of an exit by saying leaving the single currency would be difficult and that his party instead seeks to open debate on alternatives. Futuro Nazionale’s platform stresses national control over economic and legal matters and calls for a reevaluation of Italy’s role within EU structures.
Social platform underscores traditional family and opposition to abortion
Futuro Nazionale’s program affirms a conservative social agenda, endorsing the “natural family” defined as a man and a woman with children and rejecting same-sex marriage. The party pledges legal protections for life “from conception to natural death” and opposes abortion rights and assisted dying. It also vows to fight what it calls “gender ideology, woke ideology and cancel culture,” placing cultural issues alongside immigration and sovereignty in its priorities.
Electoral math revolves around three-percent threshold and polling claims
Italy’s current parliamentary threshold of three percent will be a decisive factor in the party’s short-term prospects, and Futuro Nazionale’s reported polling near five percent would comfortably clear that bar if confirmed. The governing centre-right coalition has begun discussions on electoral reform ahead of the next scheduled general election in autumn 2027, but proposed changes so far do not lower the threshold that would block smaller parties. Analysts say consistent support above three percent would make a parliamentary presence possible and could complicate vote allocations on the right.
Split from Lega and affiliation with ESN in Brussels
Vannacci’s political trajectory includes a high-profile stint inside Matteo Salvini’s Lega, where he served as deputy leader after the success of his self-published book in autumn 2023 and a strong showing in the June 2024 European elections. Since leaving Lega, he has aligned with the far-right European group Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN), in which he remains the sole Italian representative. The new party claims to have attracted defectors from other right-wing ranks since February and to have mobilized a substantial membership base.
Government leaders have responded publicly to the challenge posed by Vannacci’s formation, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asserting that the governing coalition continues to represent the “true right.” Meloni argued that the defections to Futuro Nazionale effectively aid opposition forces when former coalition MPs vote with the left on key confidence measures. Party officials counter that their arrival reflects frustration among voters and a demand for a harder national-conservative stance.
Futuro Nazionale’s emergence adds another dynamic to Italy’s fragmented right, offering voters a more uncompromising platform on migration, national identity and social policy. Whether the movement can convert its organizational momentum and polling claims into sustained electoral support will depend on how it navigates coalition dynamics, the parliamentary arithmetic set by the three-percent threshold, and public response to its proposals ahead of the next national vote.
