### [2022-01-24](/feed/2022/01/24/index.md)

##### 2022 Italian presidential election
# In the first round of voting, two-thirds of electors cast blank ballots. 




### Sources:

1. [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/italian-lawmakers-cast-mostly-blank-ballots-in-1st-round-of-presidential-election)

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