Italy Election: Voters Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament





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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Italy Election: Voters Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament

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