Cagliari administrative elections 2024: everything is ready for the municipal elections which will be merged for the first round of the European elections for a sort of election day also in Sardinia.
In total there are five official candidates. In this legislature the centre-right mayor governed Paolo Truzzuwho ran in the recent regional elections in Sardinia but was defeated by Alessandra Todde.
The parties thus decided to focus on Alessandra Zeddabut in the center-right there is another candidate for the 2024 local elections: è Joseph Farrislawyer and former Forza Italia municipal councilor.
Centre-left-M5s pact also in Cagliari with the candidacy of the former mayor Massimo Zeddawith Emanuela Corda of Alternative and Claudia Ortu for Cagliari Popolare to complete the list of candidates.
Here is a guide to the Cagliari 2024 administrative elections with all the at your placeThe timetables of the seats, who are the candidates mayor, the lists in their support and how to vote according to the dictates of electoral law.
Cagliari administrative elections 2024: dates and times
The Cagliari administrative elections 2024 will be held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June regarding the first round. As mentioned, at the same time we will also vote for the European elections and in Piedmont for the regional elections.
These are the timetables opening and closing of polls for the 2024 local elections.
- Saturday 8th: from 3pm to 11pm
- Sunday 9th: from 7am to 11pm
The counting of votes of the first round of the local elections will begin at 2pm on Monday 10th June.
The possible turn of ballot for the local elections it will be held on Sunday 23 June from 7am to 11pm and on Monday 24 June from 7am to 3pm.
How to vote in the local elections in Cagliari
For elect the mayor and, at the same time, the town Councilthe voter in the local elections has three voting options:
- put an X on the symbol of the list, thus also assigning the vote to the candidate for Mayor;
- put an X only on the name of the aspiring mayor (in this case no vote will be assigned to the list);
- put an X on the list and write the surname of the councilor candidate you prefer.
In local elections, split voting is permitted: it means that the voter can cross out the name of the mayoral candidate he prefers and also put an X on a list that supports a different candidate.
In municipalities with over 15,000 inhabitants it is also possible to assign the double gender preference: just write the surnames of the two candidates of different sexes belonging to the same list.
The electoral law
There electoral law of local elections in Italy it is majority-based when it comes to the election of the mayor, while the distribution of councilors takes place in a proportional manner.
Being Cagliari a municipality with more than 15,000 inhabitants, if no candidate in the first round obtains an absolute majority then a ballot between the two most voted. If there is a perfect head-to-head tie, the oldest candidate will be elected mayor.
To guarantee the formation of a solid majority and consequently substantial governability, the winning mayoral candidate will be added to the lists linked to the candidate awarded 60% of the seats; the remaining seats on the Council will then be assigned to the other lists in a proportional manner through the “D’Hondt method”.
When the seats are divided, the total number of seats will be elected 34 councilors excluding the mayor, all lists and groups of lists of candidates who have passed the threshold will be admitted barrier threshold 3% of valid votes.
The candidates
In total they are there are five mayoral candidates running in the Cagliari 2024 local elections: here’s who they are and which lists they support.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuela Corda | Alternative | / |
| Joseph Farris | CiViCa 2024 | / |
| Claudia Ortu | Cagliari Popular | / |
| Alessandra Zedda | Brothers of Italy, League, Forza Italia, Sardinian Reformers, Psd’Az, Sardinia at the Center 20Venti, Alleanza Sardinia, Civic Movement | / |
| Massimo Zedda | Progressives, Democratic Party, 5 Star Movement, Green Left Alliance, Common Horizon, Future Left, European Cagliari, A Innantis, Cagliari Avanti, Cagliari I would like | / |
In the last local elections Paolo Truzzu, with a victory already in the first round, managed to bring the center-right back to the helm of Cagliari. In view of the vote in 2024, the current mayor chose to try the adventure in the Region but was defeated by Alessandra Todde.
At the regionals Alessandra Zedda she was in the field for a long time as a candidate for president, only to then withdraw her candidacy and support Paolo Truzzu. At the administrative elections in Cagliari, the center-right decided to focus on her with the coalition that ultimately came together.
Within the center-right there is also the lawyer Joseph Farrisbut these elections in Cagliari will also see the field Emanuela Corda of Alternative and Claudia Ortu for Cagliari Popular.
Another return is that of Massimo Zedda who will be back in the field supported – without resorting to primaries – by the center-left and the 5 Star Movement.
