DW: Italy heads to the polls in fractious election
Italians are casting ballots in an election pollsters say will likely result in a hung parliament. A bid for power by a group led by scandal-ridden former premier Silvio Berlusconi has added spice to the campaign.
Polls opened in Italy on Sunday in an election widely seen as a three-way race between a right-wing alliance led by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the left-wing euroskeptic 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the ruling center-left Democratic Party (PD).
The latest poll conducted by Euromedia Research put Berlusconi's coalition in the lead with 38.6 percent of the vote. The alliance, which teams the center-right Forza Italia with three other parties including the far-right Northern League, has campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, while also promising tax cuts.
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Who's who in Italy's election. The last polls carried out in mid-February suggested that a right-wing coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia (Go Italy) party will pick up the most votes -- roughly 37 percent pic.twitter.com/ubhcPpvEwt— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 4, 2018
Italy Election: Voters Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
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