Bucci shading Orlando in first projections

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 28 - Centre-right candidate Marco Bucci was shading the centre left's Andrea Orlando in the first two projections of the Liguria gubernatorial race out Monday.
    Bucci was on 49% and Orlando 47. 5% in the first projection by SWG for La7, while the centre-right man was ahead by 49.8% to 46.5% in an Opinio poll for Rai.
    Bucci is a two-term and current mayor of Genoa while Orlando, a senior figure in the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), is a former environment and justice minister.
    The vote is seen as a key test for the national government and opposition ahead of others in Umbria and Emilia-Romagna on November 17-18.
    Premier Giorgia Meloni is banking on winning Liguria and keeping Umbria to score a 2-1 victory in the three contests.
    The polls are also seen as a test of the 'broad field' centre-left aliance featuring the PD, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and other elftwing and centrist forces.
    (ANSA).