Italian polling stations reopen for general election

Two thirds of the electorate had already cast their vote by 10:00 pm on Sunday, when polling booths closed for the night.

Italian polling stations opened at 7:00 am on Monday for the second and final day of voting in the country's hard-fought general election.

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Voting was scheduled to end at 3:00 pm.

Two thirds of the electorate had already cast their vote by 10:00 pm on Sunday, when polling booths closed for the night.

Conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is fighting for his political life in the ballot, which his centre-left opponent, Romano Prodi, is tipped to win.