(UTV|COLOMBO) – Italy is on course for a hung parliament after voters backed right-leaning and populist parties, exit polls suggest.
Initial projections say ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition is set to win the most seats in the lower house of parliament.
It is expected to get between 225-265 seats, polls say – below the 316 needed for an absolute majority.
Forming a government may now take weeks of negotiation and coalition-building.
Exit polls put the anti-establishment Five Star Movement in second place. It has made significant gains and could emerge as the largest single party, with about 30% of votes and 195-235 seats.
The country’s ruling centre-left Democratic Party stands in third place with a projected 115-155 seats – its prospects battered by public anger over unemployment and immigration.
Courtesy: BBC
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