M5S mayor of Rome facing election defeat, exit polls suggest

Virginia Raggi shown in third place behind far-right candidate and centre-left one, who could go to a runoff

The mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, is in danger of being ousted in local elections, according to exit polls, which showed a far-right candidate ahead in the race for Italy's capital.

Raggi was hoping to win a second mandate, but exit polls place her in third position with between 16.5% and 20.5% of the vote.