ROME (Reuters) - The head of Italy's Northern League, an ally of Silvio Berlusconi, is on course to win the Lombardy regional presidency vote, giving the centre-right control of the richest and most productive area of the country.
Roberto Maroni was forecast to take 42.4 percent of the vote with the centre left's Umberto Ambrosoli on 37.2 percent, projections from RAI state television showed.
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