Even before the polling stations opened at 08:00 Greek time, people were forming queues outside them, according to an AFP journalist.
The polls opened this morning for parliamentary elections in Italy, in which the conservative alliance is the favorite, according to opinion polls.
Even before the polling stations opened at 08:00 Greek time, people were forming queues outside them, according to an AFP journalist.
The polling stations will close at midnight Greek time.
Once the polls are closed, the results of a series of exit polls are expected to be made public.
Almost 51 million Italians at the polls
50,869,304 Italians go to the polls to renew the composition of the country’s parliament.
51.74% of citizens with the right to vote are women, and the remaining 48.26% men, while 4,741,790 are expatriate Italians. In total, throughout the Italian territory, there are 61,566 polling stations, the vast majority of which are housed in school complexes.
There are two main alliances of parties participating in the election: the conservative front (with the Brothers of Italy, the League and Forza Italia) and the progressive (Democratic Party, More Europe, the Alliance of Environmentalists and the Italian Left and Citizen’s Choice).
At the same time, the Five Star Movement is taking part in the Italian elections as an independent force, while the support of the voters is also sought by the parties Zodani Italia and Drasi, which recently created the so-called “Center Pole”. The electoral law by which today’s contest is held was implemented for the first time in 2018 and is based on two-thirds simple proportionality and one-third majority.
Once the polls close, Italy’s biggest media outlets are set to run a series of Exit Polls, with vote counting expected to conclude on Monday morning.
According to meteorological forecasts, heavy rains are expected in at least one third of the country during almost the entire day. Which, according to several analysts, could contribute to the reduction of the participation rate of citizens in the electoral process.
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