National Future

Towards 2025, rumours began circulating that MEP Roberto Vannacci, a former general of the Italian Army, was considering a break from Lega to pursue an independent political project.^[9][10] In late 2025, he promoted a network of political committees and associations known as The World Upside Down (Il Mondo al Contrario), named after his 2023 book and developed as an organisational base for his political activism. Originally conceived as a cultural association to promote Vannacci's ideas, the network grew rapidly across Italy with dozens of local team committees established to articulate his political vision and mobilise supporters.^[11]

Speculations intensified in January 2026 after Vannacci registered the trademark and symbol for a proposed political movement called National Future with the European intellectual property authorities, suggesting plans to create a distinct party.^[12] On 3 February 2026, Vannacci formally left Lega, ending his affiliation with the party after months of internal tensions over his political positions,^[13] and launched his new party's manifesto.^[14][15] On the same day, other prominent Lega members, such as former MEP and long-time representative of the party's right wing Mario Borghezio, as well as Tuscan regional councillor Massimiliano Simoni, joined the new movement.^[16][17] On the following day, Emanuele Pozzolo, a former member of Brothers of Italy (FdI) expelled in 2025, became the first deputy to join FN.^[18]

On 6 February, FN was officially registered as a party: Vannacci became its president and leader, while Simoni was appointed coordinator.^[19][20] On the same day, deputies Edoardo Ziello and Rossano Sasso left Lega, joining National Future.^[21] On 11 February 2026, the three "futurist" deputies, as labelled by Vannacci himself,^[22] voted in favour of the confidence motion in the Meloni government but opposed the decree authorising further military aid to Ukraine.^[23]

On 24 February, Vannacci, as FN's lone MEP, announced that he would seek to join the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group, calling the Meloni government "not right-wing enough", but cited voting in favour of the confidence motion as the government being the "least worst option".^[24][25][26] However, after a few weeks, on 31 March, the three FN deputies voted against the confidence vote on the Meloni government.^[27] On the same day, the far-right and ultraconservative movement Independence, led by former mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno, joined FN.^[28] On 19 May, another prominent member of the League in the Chamber of Deputies, Laura Ravetto, left the group to join National Future.^[29]

On 23 May, Vannacci announced via Twitter that the party had reached 60,000 registered members,^[30] increasing from the 12,000 reported in March.^[31][32] The membership included 2,000 registrants in Calabria,^[33] 1,700 in Sardinia,^[34] and more than 1,300 in Piedmont as of 4 April.^[35] The party allegedly reached 80,000 members on 30 May.^[36] On 28 May, FN has established its autonomous sub-group within the Mixed Group, thanks to an agreement with Free, a list that ran in the 2022 general election, receiving 829 votes. Free's leader Marco Lusetti became the coordinator of FN in Reggio Emilia,^[37] while Ziello became the party's leader in the Chamber of Deputies and vicepresident of the Mixed Group.^[38] On 6 June, four more deputies joined FN: Domenico Furgiuele and Gianangelo Bof from Lega, Davide Bergamini and Attilio Pierro from Forza Italia.^[39] Also Antonio Maria Rinaldi, former Lega MEP, joined the party.^[40]

During the 2026 local elections, in Vigevano, Furio Suvilla ran for mayor with FN list "Future Vigevano", coming fourth with 14.21% of the vote in the first round; he did not qualify for the runoff, but was elected as the list's lone councillor in the city.^[41][42][43]

National Future is described as a far-right and nationalist political party, whose ideologies are strictly linked to the views of its leader, Roberto Vannacci.^[44] Its ideological framework emphasises national identity, sovereigntism and sovereignty, traditional values, social conservatism, and a strong conception of cultural homogeneity.^[45] The party presents itself as an uncompromising form of right-wing politics, rejecting political moderation and what it characterises as ideological convergence with the political left.^[46] Vannacci himself described the party as "radical right".^[47]

Central to the movement's platform is the concept of national identity, defined in ethnic, cultural, and historical terms. The party references Italy's Roman heritage and Christian roots as foundational elements of the nation, portraying Italian civilisation as the product of classical Roman law, Christian tradition, and European historical development. According to its manifesto, national borders are to be strictly defended, and the interests of the Italian people are placed above those of institutions or supranational entities.^[48] The movement adopts a strongly anti-immigration stance, arguing that mass immigration undermines social cohesion and weakens national identity. While distinguishing between criminal and non-criminal migration, the party maintains that large-scale immigration dilutes cultural unity. It promotes policies of remigration for individuals who do not assimilate into Italian cultural norms and values.^[49]

FN advances a traditionalist vision of society, particularly regarding family structure. The party defines the family as exclusively based on a heterosexual union between a man and a woman, presenting this model as rooted in biology and nature. It rejects alternative family forms and criticises what it views as progressive social ideologies, including LGBTQ rights movements.^[50] On civil liberties, the movement supports expansive rights of self-defense, arguing that individuals should be entitled to use force to protect their property and personal safety. Economically and culturally, the party promotes the pursuit of excellence over egalitarianism, criticising policies it associates with social levelling and welfare state dependency. It frames national success as dependent on merit, discipline, and enthusiasm rather than equality of outcomes.^[51]

The party's name had been linked to the Futurist movement of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, and Vannacci himself frequently referred to its members as "Futurists".^[52] Rossano Sasso distanced the party from the earlier Future and Freedom and emphasized that FN being a natural ally of the centre-right coalition.^[53][54]

• President: Roberto Vannacci (2026–present)
• Coordinator: Massimiliano Simoni (2026–present)
• Organisational Secretary and Treasurer: Edoardo Ziello (2026–present)
• Membership Secretary: Annamaria Frigo (2026–present)
• Party leader in the Chamber of Deputies: Edoardo Ziello (2026–present)
• Party leader in the European Parliament: Roberto Vannacci (2026–present)

• List of political parties in Italy