The centre left looks set to retain Emila Romagna and the race in Umbria looks like a dead heat, according to exit polls and projections after the regional elections Sunday and Monday.
Centre left candidate for Emilia-Romagna governor Michele de Pascale is on 53%-57% while his centre-right rival Elene Ugolini has 39%-43% in the first Opinio Italia exit poll for Rai state broadcaster.
De Pascale appears to be heading for a clear win, pollsters said. Projections confirmed this.
Emilia-Romagna has never been won by a centre-right candidate in the 54 years history of Italy's regions.
The race to be Umbria's next governor is a head to head between incumbent centre-right candidate Donatella Tesei and centre-left challenger Stefania Proietti, according to the first exit Opinio Italia poll for Rai state broadcaster.
Tesei has between 46.5% and 50.5% in the poll while Proietti is on 46%-50% according to the poll.
In the second projection by SWG for La7 Proietti was however very narrowly ahead, by 48.7% to 48%.
The race looks too close to call, pollsters said.
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