Populist Parties Boast Gains in Italy Election, but No Majority

 A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy's parliamentary election, but neither gained enough support to govern the country alone, preliminary results showed Monday.


With no faction winning a clear majority, the results confirmed that negotiations to form a new government that can win a confidence vote in Parliament will be fraught.

"Ungovernable Italy" headlined daily newspaper La Stampa as the early numbers rolled in, AP reported.

Preliminary results released by Italy's interior ministry showed the center-right coalition winning about 37 percent of the parliamentary vote and the 5-Star Movement getting about 31 percent, with the center-left coalition far behind with 23 percent.
  (Tasnim)
 5/3/18