ROME: The impending arrival of an anti-establishment, far- right government in Italy heralds even more controversy over how to deal with the flow of migrants as it raises the specter of mass expulsions.

With a coalition of the anti-system Five Star Movement (M5S) and the nationalist League party poised to take power, the prospects for migrants reaching Italy after a hazardous sea crossing from Libya look even dimmer.

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