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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Angelo Amante

Italy's right eyes landslide in 5-Star's Sicilian strongholds

FILE PHOTO: People walk around Piazza del Duomo, in Catania, ahead of Italian general election, in eastern Sicily, Italy, September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

Like many Sicilians, Agatino Zappala, who runs a delicatessen in the city of Catania, voted for the 5-Star Movement at Italy's last national election in 2018 but will switch his allegiance to the right at this month's vote.

The trend, reflected in polls, could give the conservative bloc a landslide victory on the island at the Sept. 25 ballot and help pave its way to power nationwide.

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