Italy Elections: Centre-Left Ahead In Exit Polls

The centre-left bloc led by Pier Luigi Bersani is leading a national vote in Italy, early exit polls have shown.

The polls on Italian TV show the conservatives led by Silvio Berlusconi trailing by about five percentage point in the lower house, while a comedian at the helm of a protest movement has had a strong showing.

However, the Senate is more complicated, and the result could turn on a handful of regions, including some in which Mr Berlusconi has traditionally been strong.

The two days of polling, held at a time of economic crisis, are testing the Italians' resolve to stay the course of painful economic reform.

According to polls on Sky Italia, Mr Bersani's coalition has taken 35.5% of the vote for the lower house of parliament, ahead of the centre-right coalition under former premier Mr Berlusconi with 29%.

The poll by Tecne has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5%.

Silvio Berlusconi is trailing in the polls

A political movement founded by comic-turned-political agitator Beppe Grillo is projected to take 19% of the vote, while outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti's centrist coalition has 9.5%.

The austerity measures brought in by Mr Monti, an unelected economist, have caused widespread public resentment.

The vote is being closely watched in the eurozone, with the Italian government's future commitment to austerity measures particularly under scrutiny.

Beppe Grillo's protest movement is the new force in Italian politics

The first results based on partial vote counts are due in the next few hours.

Italy's electoral laws guarantee a strong majority in the lower house to the party or coalition that wins the biggest share of the national vote.

The Senate is elected on a region-by-region basis, and big regions including Lombardy in the rich industrial north and the southern island of Sicily will likely be crucial.

Adding to the uncertainty, the surge in protest votes supporting Mr Grillo's Five-Star Movement could undermine the stability of any future government.

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