Italy’s right makes inroads, but Democrats hold off sweep

ROME (AP) — Italy’s center-right parties made inroads in bastions of the left, but final results from regional elections Tuesday showed the center-left Democratic Party held out. That gives stability for now to the Democratic partnership with the 5-Star Movement in the ruling national coalition. The right-wing Brothers of Italy party did take the governorship of Le Marche, a longtime center-left stronghold on Italy’s Adriatic coast, giving the party known for its conservative,