Italy holds general elections to elect new parliament
STORY: Italy holds general elections to elect new parliament
DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:10
LOCATION: Rome
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of people voting
2. various of polling stations
STORYLINE:
General elections to elect a new parliament were held in Italy on Sunday.
Over 50 million citizens, including some 4.7 million living abroad, voted to choose the 400 deputies and 200 senators that will form the two houses of the next assembly.
A right-wing coalition and a center-left alliance are seen as the main contenders. Adding to them are a smaller coalition of two centrist parties, and the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), with both the coalition and the M5S running alone.
The right-wing alliance -- made up of the nationalist Brothers of Italy, the League, and center-right Forza Italia -- appeared to be leading in all opinion polls published up to two weeks before the vote.
Brothers of Italy appeared as the frontrunner, followed at a short distance by the Democratic Party, the key
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