Italy: anti-establishment parties surge to victory in general election

[-:Undertaker:-]

Exit polls in Italy suggest the election in the country is likely to produce a hung parliament with anti-establishment Five Star Movement predicted to be the largest single party

— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) March 4, 2018

Italy, RAI exit poll:#Elezioni4Marzo2018 #Italy pic.twitter.com/QTt9LZa6A0

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 4, 2018

If you sum 5 Star Movement, League and Brothers of Italy you get to ~50%. All these parties toy/have toyed with the idea of leaving the euro. If true, this would be hugely symbolic. #Italyelection2018

— Ferdinando Giugliano (@FerdiGiugliano) March 4, 2018

Italy, Tecne exit poll:

M5S-EFDD: 124-134 seats
PD-S&D: 77-87
FI-EPP: 56-66
LEGA-ENF: 56-66
FDI-*: 19-25
LEU-S&D: 14-20
+EU-*: 9-15
Others: 1-3#elezioni2018 #ItalyElection

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 4, 2018

16. Is Italy going to shake Europe again? LEGA + M5S + Italy Brotherhood around 50%. More than half Italians MIGHT have voted for populist and eurosceptic parties, according to exit polls. Put your helmet on, in case of#Italyelection2018

— Antonello Guerrera (@antoguerrera) March 4, 2018

To put this into British equivalent terms, the two parties Ukip sits with in the European Parliament (Five Star Movement and Lega Nord) came first and fourth, with the Italian Donald Trump coming third.

The numbers are there for a Five Star + Forza Italia + Lega Nord Coalition. :8



And in typical bunga bunga Italian fashion.....

🆘‼🤪🔥 #Italy: the moment when the Cavaliere Silvio #Berlusconi enters the polling station in #Milan, a feminist pulls her breasts naked and shouts, "You're done." Only crazy people in this world! #Election2018 pic.twitter.com/J1iNplvA7R

— Onlinemagazin Ⓥ (@OnlineMagazin) March 4, 2018

[-:Undertaker:-]

What a stunning election upset.

Italy: Eurosceptic majority confirmed: 5 Star Movement (EFDD) and Lega (ENF) together reach about 49% of vote share. Plus the right-wing FdI (*) they reach well over 50%. #Elezioni4Marzo2018 #elezioni2018

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 4, 2018

Italy: Centre-right and right-wing coalition (FI-EPP, LN-ENF, Fdl-*, NcI-*) wins the North, populist M5S (EFDD) wins the South. Centre-left (PD-S&D, I-*, +E-*, CP-*) wins some urban centres. #elezioni2018 #5marzo pic.twitter.com/mKSzZ3SOBt

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) March 5, 2018

La mia prima parola: GRAZIE! pic.twitter.com/DRXiWVAHQp

— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) March 4, 2018

L’Union européenne va passer une mauvaise soirée... 😃 MLP #Italie🇮🇹 #Elezioni2018

— Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) March 4, 2018

Congratulations to my colleagues in the European Parliament @Mov5Stelle for topping the poll tonight.

— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) March 5, 2018