ITALY'S centre-left is poised to win against Silvio Berlusconi in a key election for the eurozone, but a new anti-austerity party is also set to make major gains, exit polls show.
The main Democratic Party led by Pier Luigi Bersani and its smaller leftist allies are ahead with between 34.5 and 37 per cent, beating the 29 to 31 per cent for a coalition led by the scandal-tainted former prime minister Berlusconi.
A projection by the SkyTG24 news channel said the left would manage to win a majority in both chambers of parliament, following fears it would fail to snag a majority in the upper house Senate.
The newcomer Five Star Movement led by former-comedian-turned-activist Beppe Grillo, who has channelled growing disenchantment with traditional politicians and rising social discontent, was given around 20 per cent in the exit polls.
European capitals and the financial markets have been concerned that no clear winner would emerge and stocks in Milan jumped by more than 3.5 per cent immediately after the exit polls were released on Monday.
A lacklustre turnout however reflected widespread frustration among voters fed up with austerity cuts and a grinding recession.
In the first day of voting on Sunday, turnout was 55 per cent - seven percentage points lower than at the same time in the last elections in 2008.
Outgoing prime minister Mario Monti was slated for fourth place, according to the exit polls, with only around 10 per cent of the vote.
The wild card in the election has been Grillo, who has called for Italy's debts to be cancelled and for a referendum on whether to stay in the euro.
Critics have said his party's candidates are too inexperienced, while supporters say they could bring a much-needed breath of fresh air.
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