Turnout was around 19% by 1000 GMT, according to the interior ministry, in line with the last elections in 2018, as large queues formed outside voting stations. "I'm playing to win, not just to take part," Matteo Salvini, head of the far-right League, told reporters as he went to cast his ballot. "I can't wait to come back from tomorrow as part of the government of this extraordinary country," he added.
