Salvini May be Edged Out in Key Vote, Boosting Italy Coalition

(Bloomberg) -- Italy’s Matteo Salvini looked to be heading for defeat in a key regional vote, an outcome that would provide a much-needed boost to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s fragile government and make a snap general election less likely.An exit poll by Opinio for Rai Television showed a center-left bloc led by the Democratic Party, a partner in Conte’s ruling coalition, at 48% to 52% in northern Emilia-Romagna, a leftist stronghold for decades. A center-right group headed