Pescara 2024 administrative elections: everything is ready for the municipal elections8 and 9 June which will be merged for the first round of the European elections as already happened five years ago.
After the victory in the 2019 local elections, Carlo Masci will still be in the field with the current mayor of Pescara who will once again enjoy the support of the entire centre-right.
All the main opposition forces – from the Democratic Party to the 5 Stars, passing through the left and Action – have united under the banner of the Pact for Pescara: the name chosen for the role of candidate is that of the former deputy Carlo Costantini.
They will also be there on the pitch Domenico Pettinari – regional councilor of the former 5 Star Movement – e Gianluca Fusilli on behalf of the United States of Europe.
Here is a guide to the Pescara 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.
Pescara 2024 administrative elections: dates and times
The Pescara 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 administrative elections in Pescara
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 Pescara 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 32 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 four candidates for mayor running in the Pescara 2024 local elections: here’s who they are and which lists they support.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Costantini | Pd, M5s, Avs, Carlo Costantini Mayor, For You We Will Make Pescara Great | / |
| Gianluca Fusilli | United States of Europe | / |
| Carlo Masci | Forza Italia, FdI, Lega, Pescara Futura, Masci Mayor for Pescara Unica 2024 and Udc | / |
| Domenico Pettinari | Pettinari Mayor, Citizens for Pescara | / |
Carlo Masci in 2019 with a victory in the first round he managed to bring the center-right back to the leadership of the city; five years later, on the occasion of the Pescara 2024 administrative elections, the current mayor will present himself again in search of a second mandate.
The lawyer Carlo Costantini, after his run as a civic member in 2019, he joined Action and in 2024 he will have the support of almost the entire centre-left. In fact, the only exception is the United States of Europe which presents itself with the former Renzian deputy Gianluca Fusilli as a candidate.
Among the ranks of the opposition, the first official candidate was the regional councilor Domenico Pettinari who, after saying goodbye to the 5 Star Movement, long ago announced his run for mayor supported by two civic lists.
