A topless activist disrupted polling in Italy's national election while ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi was casting his ballot.
The woman, who had the words "Berlusconi, you've expired" written in black marker on her topless torso, jumped onto the table at the Milan polling station as Mr Berlusconi was voting.
Photographers in the room to shoot the scene jostled for position amid the chaos. Berlusconi was escorted out.
Pollsters had predicted that former Mr Berlusconi and his far-right allies would emerge as the largest bloc in Italy's parliament, but fall short of a majority.
But the former PM, 81, cannot himself hold public office until next year due to a tax fraud conviction.
The four-time prime minister, who has allied himself with the anti-immigrant League party, backed European Parliament President Antonio Tajani as his choice to lead the country.
Polling stations opened at 7am local time, 6am in the UK, on Sunday.
Opinion polls were banned in the last two weeks of the campaign but earlier surveys that suggested Mr Berlusconi's alliance was in front.
The anti-establishment Five Star Movement, ruling Democratic Party and ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition are all in the race for office.
More than 46 million Italians were eligible to vote, including Italians abroad who already mailed in ballots.
Exit polls were expected after polls closed, projections sometime thereafter and consolidated results Monday.
Additional reporting by the Press Association
