Far right looks for victory as Italy goes to the polls

A nun arrives to cast her vote at a polling station on September 25, 2022 in Rome, as the country is voting for the legislative election. AFP - ALBERTO PIZZOLI

Italians are voting Sunday on whether to usher in the country's most right-wing government since World War II. The election, which could bring eurosceptic populists to the heart of Europe, is being closely scrutinised across the EU.

Close to 51 million Italians are eligible to vote in Sunday's poll. 2.6m are first-time voters and 4.7 million are voting abroad.