Far-right Brothers of Italy close to snatching Marche region from left
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from on (#58DN5)
Party set to end 25 years of leftist rule and take second presidency in regional elections
A candidate for the far-right Brothers of Italy has ended 25 years of leftwing rule in the eastern Marche region, giving the party its second regional presidency, according to incomplete results.
However, the centre-left managed to retain its stronghold of Tuscany, in what the region's centre-left candidate Eugenio Giani called an extraordinary victory".
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