Italy: Voting underway to elect representatives for parliament

Italy: Voting underway to elect representatives for parliament

In Italy, voting is underway to elect representatives for the two houses of the parliament under a new law of parallel voting system.

Italy's Senate have 315 elected members and the Chamber of Deputies have 630 members.

Besides the ruling Democratic Party and its coalition, the Five Star Movement and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition are taking part in the elections. (AFP/APP)