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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzajb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Election in Italy March 8, 2018 (IN10867) Related Author Paul Belkin, Analyst in European Affairs (Dbe1kina,rs lc gov 7-0220) More than half of voters in Italy's March 4, 2018, parliamentary election supported political parties considered antiestablishment or outside the mainstream. Since no party or political group won a majority of seats in parliament, the top vote-getters will now negotiate to form a governing coalition. This is expected to be a drawn -Qut prcess that could end in stalemate and possibly new elections. Furthermore, the empowerment of so-called populist parties could have significant implications for the European Union (EU), NATO, and the United States. Election Results A center-right alliance of three conservative parties achieved the election's highest vote total (see Table 1). To the surprise of many, the nationalist, anti-immigration Lega (League) outperformed the more moderate Forza Italia (Forward Italy), which had been expected to forge a centrist orientation for the group. The populist, antiestablishment Five Star Movement (M5S) won the highest vote total of any single party. With control of a third of the seats in parliament, the party is poised to become Italy's strongest political force. However, M5S, founded in 2009 as an internet-based anticorruption protest movement, has until recently ruled out governing in coalition with members of the political establishment it has long opposed. A center-left coalition, led by the incumbent Partito Democratico (PD), was widely portrayed as the 1lction's biggest loser. One day after the election, PD leader and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his intention to resign following coalition negotiations. Table 1. Election Results

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