Election projections point to euroskeptic shift in Italy
ROME — A rival pair of populist and stridently anti-European Union political forces surged in Italy’s election for Parliament, but without enough support to govern the country alone, projections showed early Monday.
With the prospect of a hung Parliament looking increasingly likely, the nation faced a long slog to the formation of a viable government.
“Ungovernable Italy” headlined daily newspaper La Stampa as the early numbers rolled in.
In projections based on samples from Sunday’s voting, a centre-right coalition that included former Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, the anti-immigrant League and a small far-right party had a slight lead over the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement.