ANCONA – The vote is rapidly approaching in the municipalities of the Marche which must renew the mayor and city council. The polls are scheduled for 8 and 9 June, when we will also vote for the European elections. Voting will be held on Saturday 8th June from 2pm to 11pm and on Sunday 9th from 7am to 11pm. Any run-off round will take place on Sunday 23rd June and Monday 24th June.
In the Marche there are 148 municipalities that go to vote, among these there are also three capitals: Pesaro, Ascoli Piceno and Urbino (recognized as the capital by government decree). Among the most populous municipalities that will have to elect a new mayor, with a resident population above 15 thousand inhabitants, there are Osimo (Ancona), Potenza Picena and Recanati (Macerata), Fano (Pesaro Urbino).
In municipalities under 15 thousand inhabitants from this year you can vote for the mayor for the third consecutive term. In the Province of Ancona you vote in Agugliano, Arcevia, Barbara, Belvedere Ostrense, Camerata Picena, Castelbellino, Castelleone di Suasa, Castelplanio, Filottrano, Genga, Mergo, Monsano, Monte Roberto, Monte san Vito, Montecarotto, Montemarciano, Numana, Ostra, Poggio San Marcello, Polverigi, San Marcello, San Paolo di Jesi, Sassoferrato, Serra de’ Conti, Serra San Quirico, Sirolo, Staffolo and Trecastelli.
In Province of Pesaro-Urbino you vote in Acqualagna, Apecchio, Belforte all’Isauro, Borgo Pace, Cagli, Cantiano, Carpegna, Cartoceto, Fratte Rosa, Frontone, Gabicce Mare, Lunano, Macerata Feltria, Mercatello sul Metauro, Mombaroccio, Monte Cerignone, Monte Grimano Terme, Monte Porzio, Montecalvo in Foglia, Montefelcino, Montelabbate, Peglio, Pergola, Petriano, Piandimeleto, Pietrarubbia, Piobbico, San Costanzo, San Lorenzo in Campo, Sant’Ippolito, Sassocorvaro Auditore, Serra Sant’Abbondio, Tavullia, Urbania, Urbino and Vallefoglia.
In the Province of Ascoli-Piceno: Carassai, Castignano, Castorano, Colli del Tronto, Comunanza, Cupra Marittima, Folignano, Maltignano, Massignano, Monsampolo del Tronto, Montalto delle Marche, Montedinove, Montefiore dell’Aso, Montemonaco, Monteprandone, Offida, Palmiano, Roccafluvione, Rotella, Spinetoli . Venarotta.
In the Province of Fermo: Amandola, Belmonte Piceno, Campofilone, Falerone, Francavilla d’Ete, Grottazzolina, Lapedona, Magliano di Tenna, Massa Fermana, Monsampietro Morico, Montappone, Monte Giberto, Monte Rinaldo, Monte Urano, Monte Vidon Combatte, Monte Vidon Corrado, Montefalcone Appennino , Moresco, Ponzano di Fermo, Servigliano, Smerillo, Torre San Patrizio.
In the Province of Macerata: Apiro, Appignano, Belforte del Chienti, Caldarola, Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Cessapalombo, Cingoli, Colmurano, Fiastra, Fiuminata, Gualdo, Loro Piceno, Matelica, Mogliano, Monte Cavallo, Monte San Giusto, Monte San Martino, Montecassiano , Montecosaro, Montefano, Montelupone, Pieve Torina, Pioraco, Poggio San Vicino, Pollenza, Ripe San Ginesio, Sant’Angelo in Pontano, Sarnano, Sefro, Serrapetrona, Serravalle di Chienti, Treia, Urbisaglia and Visso.
The challenge in the three capitals to vote
In Pesaro there are four candidates for mayor: Andrea Biancani, with 7 lists (Democratic Party, Five Star Movement, Green and Left Alliance and four civic lists), Marco Lanzi, with six lists (Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, Forza Italia- Udc-Noi Moderati, Civici Marche and two civic lists), Pia Perricci with the venire Oltre list and Fabrizio Oliva with Spazi Liberi.
In Ascoli Piceno, the outgoing mayor Marco Fioravanti, with nine supporting lists (Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, Forze Italia and civic lists) and Emidio Nardini, supported by Pd, M5S and two civic lists, are competing.
In Urbino the challenge is three-way: the outgoing mayor Maurizio Gambini supported by the centre-right, Action and civic lists, Federico Scaramucci, supported by the Pd, Alleanza Verdi and Sinistra, M5S and four civic lists and Maria Francesca Crespini with the Futura civic list.
