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Italy heads to polls with center-right ahead but stalemate likely

A campaign poster for politician and 5-Star leader Luigi Di Maio. [Photo: Courtesy]

Italians went to the polls on Sunday in a vote that could bring political gridlock after an election campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration.

Pollsters have predicted that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his far-right allies will emerge as the largest bloc in parliament, but fall short of a parliamentary majority.

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