Reggio Emilia administrative elections 2024: everything is ready for the municipal elections which will be merged for the first round of the European elections as already happened five years ago for a sort of election day.
In total they will be seven candidates in Reggio Emilia. Having now almost reached the end of his second mandate, the current mayor Luca Vecchi will not be able to stand again in the 2024 administrative elections, with the Democratic Party having decided to focus on the doctor Marco Massari while the center-right will support the civic Giovanni Tarquini.
Here is a guide to the Reggio Emilia 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.
Administrative elections Reggio Emilia 2024: dates and times
The Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia
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 Reggio Emilia 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.
The candidates
In total they are seven candidates for mayor running in the Reggio Emilia 2024 local elections: here’s who they are and which lists support them.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrizio Aguzzoli | Civic Coalition | / |
| Marco Massari | Pd, Action, Massari Mayor, Green and Possible Europe, M5s, United for Reggio Emilia, Sic | / |
| Giuliana Reggio | Civic Alliance | / |
| Vladimir Sabillon | Bread Peace Work | / |
| Paola Soragni | Reggio Emilia Movement | / |
| Giovanni Tarquini | FdI, Forza Italia, Lega, Tarquini Mayor | / |
| Gianni Tasselli | To react | / |
The city of Reggio Emilia it has always been considered a sort of left-wing fortress and, even during the 2024 local elections, the Democratic Party aims to maintain a dominance that has essentially lasted for 78 years.
After ten years under Luca Vecchi, the Democratic Party must now look ahead, with the Democrats having decided to avoid the primaries by choosing to nominate the doctor Marco Massari.
The coalition will also include the 5 Star Movement, Action, Green Europe, Possibile, Sinistra Italiana and Sic!. In the end Italia Viva, +Europa and Psi also joined, while the former 5 Star Fabrizio Aguzzoli he will be the aspiring mayor of Reggio Emilia of the Civic Coalition.
The center-right will be compact with Fratelli d’Italia, Lega, Forza Italia, Alleanza Civica and Noi Moderati, who have decided to focus on the lawyer Giovanni Tarquini. The city councilor is also on the scene Paola Soragni with the Movement for Reggio e Gianni Tasselli for Rifondazione Comunista, with the list of candidates being completed by Vladimir Sabillon for Bread Peace Work e Giuliana Reggio for Civic Alliance.
