Election Day

So today is the second and final day of Italy's general election, and it's an exciting one. The votes for both the Senate and the House (of Deputies) are statistical dead heats at the moment (the winning party determines who becomes Prime Minister). I'm watching the returns on the Internet. Very exciting. Early in the night, it looked like Sr. Prodi, the center-left candidate, had it locked up, but now it looks like Sr. Berlusconi, the incumbent Prime Minister, has staged a comeback and may win. Which will of course result in accusations of vote rigging and crooked electioneering. The thing that should make us all hang our heads in shame: 83.6% voter turnout.