Vannacci loses Calabria by-election, fails to challenge Meloni's right

General Roberto Vannacci, running on an ultra-right platform, lost his first electoral bid in a Calabrian by-election for a Chamber seat, failing to replicate the AfD's success. The result reinforces Prime Minister Meloni's dominance over Italy's right-wing bloc and signals limited appetite for a more radical nationalist alternative. The margin of defeat and vote shares are not specified, leaving the scale of Vannacci's underperformance unclear.