Italians vote to slash size of parliament by a third.
Italians have voted in a referendum to cut the size of the country's parliament by more than a third.
Almost 70% of people voted in favour of the change, with almost all votes counted.The number of MPs in the lower house will be reduced from 634 to 400. The senate will also be downsized.
The referendum was pushed by the Five Star Movement, part of the governing coalition, which argued that the move would reduce costs.
It was held alongside several key regional elections, where the results were seen as a setback for far-right League leader Matteo Salvini and a boost for the centre left Democratic Party, which is part of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's coalition government with the populist Five Star movement.
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