Pesaro 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.
Matteo Ricci, the current mayor of the Democratic Party who has now reached the end of his second consecutive mandate and will run in the European elections, will no longer be able to run in the Pesaro 2024 administrative elections. The dems thus chose to focus on Andrea Biancani.
The center-right will support Marco Lanzi to try to repeat the exploit achieved in Ancona at the last municipal elections. Also on the field Fabrizio Oliva also supported by +Europa e Pia Perriccicandidate for mayor of the venire Oltre list.
Here is a guide to the Pesaro 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.
Pesaro 2024 administrative elections: dates and times
The Pesaro 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 Pesaro
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 Pesaro 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 Pesaro 2024 local elections: here’s who they are and which lists they support.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Biancani | Pd, M5s, Avs, Il Faro, The extra gear for Pesaro, Biancani Mayor, A city in common, Forza Pesaro | / |
| Marco Lanzi | FdI, Lega, Forza Italia, Marco Lanzi Mayor, Youth for Marco Lanzi, Civici Pesaro, Pesarò | / |
| Fabrizio Oliva | Free Spaces | / |
| Pia Perricci | Come Beyond | / |
The city of Pesaro it has always been considered a sort of fortress of the left, with the results of the latest elections having however raised more than a few alarm bells within the Democratic Party.
Without a figure like Matteo Ricci anymore, the Democratic Party made its choice in March by formalizing its candidacy for mayor Andrea Biancaniformer city councilor and long-term regional councilor.
The centre-right in Pesaro is aware that never before can it aim for a coup like this time and, as regards the candidate for mayor, it has decided to bet everything on Marco Lanzisecretary Siulp.
To complete the list of candidates for the administrative elections in Pesaro there are Pia Perricci who will lead the Lista venire Oltre e Fabrizio Olivaformer director of Apa Hotels also supported by +Europa.
