Italy Exit Polls Suggest Center-Left Victory

Silvio Berlusconi looking like a loser

As authorities tallied official results after voting ended on the final day of Italy's parliamentary elections Monday, polls suggested the center-left—led by Pier Luigi Bersani—was on track to defeat controversial three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

But Berlusconi's rise in the polls in recent weeks, combined with widespread public disillusionment, means that nothing about the race is a foregone conclusion.