意大利反对党预计将于下月就联合纲领达成一致，并于明年2月举行初选，旨在利用民众不满情绪，在明年的大选中击败总理焦尔吉娅·梅洛尼。
Italy’s opposition parties expect to agree on a joint program by next month and hold primaries by February, as they seek to capitalize on popular discontent and unseat Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in next year’s general election.
民主党、五星运动以及绿党和左翼联盟的领导人周五在一次联合通话后表示：“从下周开始，我们将启动对话，以在11月前确定联盟的纲领。”他们还同意举行跨党派初选，以选出总理候选人，这结束了数月来关于由他们内部协商决定还是让选民决定的争执。
“Starting next week, we’ll initiate a dialog to define the coalition’s program by November,” the leaders of the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement and the Greens and Left Alliance said Friday after a joint call. They also agreed to hold a cross-party primary to select a candidate for premier, ending months of wrangling over whether they’d agree among themselves or let voters decide.
这个涵盖民粹主义者、中间偏左温和派和左翼的反对党阵营在民调中领先。周五发布的一项Youtrend民调显示，该阵营领先由梅洛尼领导的右翼联盟2.1个百分点。
The opposition bloc, which spans populists, center-left moderates and the left, is ahead in polls. A Youtrend survey published Friday put it 2.1 percentage points ahead of the ring-wing coalition led by Meloni.
近期，一系列针对生活成本压力的抗议活动震动了意大利，反对党和工会认为，尽管梅洛尼努力争取中产阶级和年轻选民，但她本周提交的预算案对解决公众关切的作为太少。彭博社报道，梅洛尼一直在考虑最早于4月举行大选。
A series of protests against cost of living pressures has recently rocked Italy, with opposition parties and trade unions arguing that the budget Meloni presented this week does too little to address public concerns, despite her efforts to win over middle-class and young voters. Meloni has been considering calling the election for as soon as April, Bloomberg has reported.
为了遏制由前陆军将军罗伯托·万纳奇领导的右翼政党“国家未来”的崛起，她一直在强化安全立场，并采纳了更强硬的法治讯息。
She has been toughening her stance on security and embraced a stronger law-and-order message to stem the rise of National Future, a right-wing party led by former army general Roberto Vannacci.
梅洛尼本月获批的选举法改革规定，任何在众参两院得票均超过42%的联盟将获得大量席位奖励，这使得反对党结成统一战线变得至关重要。
Meloni’s overhaul of the country’s electoral law, approved this month, gives any coalition that wins more than 42% of the vote in both houses of parliament a large seat bonus, making it vital for the opposition to put up a united front.
这个反对党联盟——在意大利也被称为“广泛联盟”——曾通过支持单一候选人成功赢得大区选举，但其成员党派在向乌克兰提供军事援助和税收等问题上存在分歧。
The opposition alliance — also known in Italian as or broad coalition — has successfully contested regional elections by rallying behind a single candidate, though its constituent parties are divided over issues including military aid to Ukraine and taxation.
民主党由埃利·施莱因领导，而前总理朱塞佩·孔特领导五星运动。绿党和左翼联盟由安杰洛·博内利和尼古拉·弗拉托亚尼领导。
The Democratic Party is led by Elly Schlein, while former Premier Giuseppe Conte heads the Five Star Movement. The Greens and Left Alliance is led by Angelo Bonelli and Nicola Fratoianni.