Italy's centre-right may win outright majority at elections, study shows

FILE PHOTO: Former Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Forza Italia party Silvio Berlusconi gestures as League leader Matteo Salvini and Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni look on at the end of their meeting in Rome, Italy, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - A bloc of conservative parties, led by the far-right Brothers of Italy, looks likely to win a clear majority at the next elections, which might come as early as September, a study of recent opinion polls shows.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation last week after the populist 5-Star Movement refused to back the government in a confidence vote at the Senate.