Similar ballot glitches were reported elsewhere, forcing the suspension of the vote in two towns in Alessandria. More than 46 million people were eligible to vote, including Italians abroad who already mailed in their ballots. Exit polls are expected after polls close at 11 p.m. Italian time, projections sometime thereafter and consolidated results Monday. Italy’s political scene is dominated by three main blocs — the centre-right coalition anchored by ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, the ruling centre-left coalition anchored by the Democratic Party and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement. While the centre-right coalition that capitalized on Italy’s anti-migrant sentiment led the polls, analysts predicted the likeliest outcome of Sunday’s vote was a hung parliament.

Source: National Post March 04, 2018 06:13 UTC