LIVE: Italians go to the polls for 2018 election
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Italians are heading to the polls today to vote in the country’s general election after a rollercoaster of a campaign. Follow our live blog for the latest updates, predictions, and the results when we get them.
11:00 Welcome to The Local’s live blog for the Italian election
It’s been a tumultuous election campaign in Italy, but today is the day Italians head to the polls.
From around 4pm local time, we’ll be updating this blog with live updates of all things election-related. Polls are open from 7am to 11pm, and the first exit poll is expected shortly after they close.
As for how things will turn out, that’s anyone’s guess. Opinion polls are officially banned during the last two weeks of the campaign, though the final pre-vote polls put Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition in the lead, but short of an absolute majority. That’s just one forecast though: for a more thorough look at some of the most likely post-election scenarios, click here.
The Local’s Europe Editor Catherine Edwards will be running this blog and our journalist Jessica Phelan will be out in Rome bringing us reaction from voters and experts throughout the day. Follow us on Twitter and get in touch with your election opinions and predictions.
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Meanwhile, if you want to catch up on the story so far, take a look at our election coverage by clicking on the link below:
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