Italy's Parliamentary Election Result -Tuesday Feb 26,2013

The election was called two months early after Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party withdrew support for Mario Monti's government.Italy's parliamentary elections have ended in stalemate and the possibility of a hung parliament with all domestic votes counted.

The Parliamentary Election Result was widely feared and predicted - that no party or coalition would be able to govern the country. Italy faces a period of political deadlock as the country is in deep recession. Unemployment is rising and industrial production is at its lowest level since the 1990s.

The details are-

Chamber of Deputies (lower house):630 Members

• Pier Luigi Bersani's centre-left Democratic Party-led bloc: 29.54% of the vote (will have 340 seats as the winning bloc)
• Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right People of Freedom Party-led bloc: 29.18% (124 seats)
• Beppe Grillo's anti-austerity Five Star Movement: 25.55% (108 seats)
• Mario Monti's Civic Choice movement: 10.56% (45 seats)

The Senate (upper house):315 Members

• Neither of the two biggest parties and their allies thought to be close to the 158 seats needed to have a working majority
• Latest figures show the Democratic Party bloc winning about 113 seats (31.63% of the vote)
• The People of Freedom Party bloc to win 116 seats (30.72% of the vote)
• Five Star Movement to win 54 seats (23.79%)
• Civic Choice 18 seats (9.13%)