Her words have come as the latest exit polls show that the eurosceptic Five Star Movement is now the single largest party in the election.
The anti–EU former French presidential candidate tweeted: “The European Union is going to have a terrible evening… #Italie #Elezioni2018.”
Meanwhile, exit polls have also shown that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right party and his far-right eurosceptic allies, Lega, could emerge as the largest bloc in parliament but fall short of a majority.
Italian voters look set to send a stern warning to the European Union as the country goes to the poll with “disappointment” in Brussels’ establishment continuing to grow.
The recent campaign has been “more populist and more anti-EU” than any other election in Italian history.
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Eurosceptic voices not only lead a number of the major parties, including Lega and the Five Star Movement, but also have a strong representation in Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia.
Political risk analyst Raffaella Tenconi suggested voters will use the Italian election 2018 to send a clear message to the European Union higher echelons.
She said: “It’s true that love towards the EU has significantly decreased.
“The Italian electorate is simply saying that the structural changes that have been done, the implementation policies and the type of policies that have been done are nor optimal for the state of the economy today.”
Ms Tenconi, however, estimated it would take years for Italy – a co-founder and one of the largest contributors to the EU – to effectively decide to break up with Brussels.
She told Bloomberg: “Disillusionment about the current state of the EU has significantly increased but between now and actually desiring to leave the euro area as priority number one I think is really a tiny minority.”
A recent study revealed 51 percent of Italians would be in favour of leaving the EU – with young citizens holding the worst opinion about the impact of the EU on their country.
Political commentators link the emergence of anti-EU election slogans with the lack of support from Brussels during the height of the migrant crisis in 2016.
But others, like the Lega’s economy spokesperson Claudio Borghi, have long claimed the European Union and the euro, in particular, are a threat to the Italian economy.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Mr Borghi said: “If the destiny of the country is in the hands of a non-accountable bank like the European Central Bank then I think there is a serious risk to the political integrity of the country.
“There is a growing awareness that the euro doesn’t work. We started sharing information about the problem many years ago and throughout the years people’s awareness of the problem has grown.”