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Italy's far-right Lega party leader and former interior minister, Matteo Salvini, holds a rally in Emilia-Romagna, a week before the regional elections. IMAGES
Polling stations open for Emilia Romagna regional elections, where candidate of Salvini's League Lucia Borgonzoni is facing the outgoing Democratic party president Stefano Bonaccini, who hopes to gain a new mandate. The wealthy centre-north region of Emilia Romagna has been a stronghold of the Italian left for over 70 years, but while left-wing values still hold sway in its cities, the right has been rallying serious support in towns and the countryside. IMAGES
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's anti-immigration League party, casts his vote in Sunday's general election, which is expected to usher in the country's first government led by the far-right since World War II. IMAGES
The anti-fascist movement "The Sardines" hold a rally in Bologna, a week before regional elections in Emilia-Romagna. IMAGES
With his "Italians first" rallying cry and his tub-thumping against Islam and a "migrant invasion", Matteo Salvini leads a far-right, anti-immigrant, euro-sceptic Northern League, rally in Milan. IMAGES
Sicilians are casting their ballots in a regional vote seen as a barometer for Italy's coming general elections, with the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) challenging a resurgent right as a divided left flounders. IMAGES