Factbox-Italy's election law favours coalitions, fewer seats up for grabs

People queue to vote at a polling station during the snap election, in Rome, Italy September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country's most right-wing government since World War Two and usher in its first woman prime minister. Following is a description of Italy's complex election law, which favours parties able to create pre-election coalitions:

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