Italian election turnout down significantly – Countdown to polls close

Voter turnout in the Italian elections until 19:00 local time formed at 51%it is about a noticeable reduction in relation to the 2018 elections.

According to the figures so far from the Italian Ministry of the Interior, by 19:00 at night local time, 51% of those eligible had voted. In relation to the parliamentary elections of 2018, a decrease in participation by seven percentage points is recorded.

The election process will be completed at 11 pm (midnight Greek time) while the polls are open from 7am (local time)

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.

Two main alliances of parties participating in the electoral contest: the conservative front (with the Brothers of Italy, Lega and Forza Italia) and the progressive (Democratic Party, More Europe, Alliance of Environmentalists and the Italian Left and Citizens’ Choice).

At the same time, as an independent force, it takes part in the Italian elections Five Star Movementwhile the voters’ support is also requested 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.

In Rome at noon, long queues of voters had formed outside many polling stations, which are mainly due to the priority numbers given to citizens, with the aim of avoiding the phenomenon of double voting and, more generally, the risk of fraud.

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