Caltanissetta administrative elections 2024: everything is ready for the municipal elections which will be merged for the first round of the European and regional elections in Piedmont.
In the 2024 local elections he will be back on the field Roberto Gambinothe current mayor of Caltanissetta from the 5 Star Movement who in 2019 managed to defeat the centre-right in the run-off.
To try to have some sort of revenge, the center-right has decided to focus on the lawyer Walter Tesaurowhile Orgoglio Nisseno has indicated as a candidate for mayor Annalisa Petitto which will also be supported by the Democratic Party. Then there are the five mayoral candidates to complete the list Angelo Failla And Ignazio Riggi for the Strength of the People.
Here is a guide to the Caltanissetta 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.
Caltanissetta 2024 administrative elections: dates and times
The Caltanissetta 2024 administrative elections 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 Caltanissetta
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 Caltanissetta a municipality with more than 15,000 inhabitants, if no candidate in the first round obtains 40% of the valid votes 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 24 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.
Candidates and lists
In total they are there are five mayoral candidates running in the Caltanissetta 2024 local elections: here’s who they are and which lists they support.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo Failla | Civic List | / |
| Roberto Gambino | M5s, Mayor Gambino, South calls North | / |
| Annalisa Petitto | Cl for life, Progo Nisseno, Avanti, Making the Center with Totò Licata, Together, Now, Caltanissetta Futura e Democratica | / |
| Ignazio Riggi | Strength of the People | / |
| Walter Tesauro | Forza Italia, FdI, Lega-UDC, Christian Democracy, Azzurri for Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta 2030, We Moderates | / |
In 2019 Roberto Gambino he managed to bring the 5 Star Movement to the leadership of Caltanissetta: after obtaining 20% in the first round, the five-star movement clearly got the better of Michele Giarratana of the centre-right in the run-off.
Five years later in the 2024 local elections the mayor will be in the field seeking a second consecutive mandate, with Gambino who will also be able to count on the support of Sud Gioca Nord.
In the centre-right the coalition has coalesced around the name of Walter Tesaurobut the former city councilor’s run for mayor must be noted Angelo Failla. Ignazio Riggi instead he will be the candidate of Forza del Popolo.
Salvatore Licata’s Nisseno pride – a list capable of getting over 7% in the 2019 elections – will be in the running with the mayoral candidate Annalisa Petitto which will also be supported – without symbol – by the Democratic Party.
