Democratic Party leader Matteo Renzi speaks during a rally in Florence on Friday, ahead of Sunday's elections. 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. 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. Pollsters predict the election will result in a hung parliament in which former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's alliance of centre-right groups will be the largest bloc and 5-Star the biggest single party.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 10:27 UTC