The Five-Star Movement has come out clearly as the top individual party in Italy’s election on Sunday, while the anti-immigration Lega has also outperformed expectations, the first exit polls suggest.
The RAI exit poll predicted 30.5 percent for the Eurosceptic, anti-corruption Five Star Movement, and pegged Lega on a par with its coalition partner, the Silvio Berlusconi-led Forza Italia, at 14.5 percent. The ruling socialist Democratic Party was predicted to gain 22 percent of the vote.
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