About 51 million Italians are called to the polls. the far-right Giorgia Meloni will become, according to all polls, the first woman to come to power in the country.
Italy go to the polls this Sunday to renew Parliament, in early elections that will end technocrat Mario Draghi’s time as prime minister.
Italy’s polling stations are now open for general elections that could make history if, as all the polls indicate, the far-right Giorgia Meloni she takes victory and becomes the first woman to come to power in the country.
About 51 million Italians are called to the polls. These elections will serve to elect 600 parliamentarians (400 deputies and 200 senators), which represents a significant cut compared to the current 945 (630 and 315) adopted in a reform approved in a referendum and 2.7 million young people will have the opportunity to vote for the first time.
There is also a vote in the region of Sicily (south) for the election of its president and the renewal of its Assembly.
At 11:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. local time) the voting centers will close and the exit polls will be announced.
Source: Eitb
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