Florence, 8 June 2024 – Whatever happens, nothing will be the same as before. There Tuscany leads to the polls 185 out of 273 municipalities (67.8 percent) of which 34 over 15 thousand inhabitants. They stand out the challenges of Florence, Livorno and Lawn. But also of Piombino and Empoli. And for the region that goes to the vote in a year (with possible postponement to the beginning of 2026) it is a super test. Or rather a crash test. Will the centre-left stronghold “confined” to the most populous cities be able to defend itself from the attack of candidates (civic or otherwise) linked to the centre-right? Will the three capitals of the Democratic Party maintain the political tradition that has been undermined in only a few cases (Prato, 2009 and Livorno, 2014)? Will the center-right add more blue flags to the Tuscan chessboard to try to give the government of Tuscany a definitive push after the 2020 attempt and the conquest of many provincial capitals and symbolic municipalities?
The match of the Fi-Po-Li triangle is the final before the Super Cup. The reason is all too clear: a Florence voters in previous policies they approached 200 thousandThe voters Prato called to vote are 132 thousandmore or less like those ones Livorno. The sum forms the decisive platform to orient the fate of the Tuscany region in one way or another.
But not only. The Fi-Po-Li triangle has fundamental vertices in the local and national map. Especially Florence. Significant in itself, a national case even more so in this election round, thinking about what has happened in these weeks of negotiations. No primaries for the Democratic Party And centre-left coalition. Frictions with allies. Unlike the majority of the Region (governor Giani) and that of the last mandate Nardella at Palazzo Vecchio, The paths of the Democratic Party and Italia Viva have never crossed in the sprint for the ’24 Municipal elections.
Renzi on the one hand with his candidate for mayor Stefania Saccardi (regional councilor and vice-president of Tuscany), the PD on the other hand, forced to defend the candidacy of Will be Funaro, outgoing councilor of the Nardella council, also blessed by the secretary Schlein, nephew of the former mayor Bargellini who made the history of Florence. In the pre-election phase, the internal split: Cecilia Del Rethe ousted councillor, made her list (democratic Florence) capable of taking away a treasure trove of votes between the center and the left.
The centre-right after the defeat of five years ago (Bocci stopped at 24.8%) everything changed. The turnaround supported primarily by Fratelli d’Italia brought the former director of the Uffizi gallery onto the scene Eike Schmidt. Two strategies: electoral campaign compressed into a few weeks with door-to-door methods and elevation of the civic characteristic to the maximum power by keeping the parties, if not behind, at least to the side. Funaro, Saccardi, Del Re, Schmidt. And six other candidates among whom stand out on the left Dmitrij Palagi And Lorenzo Masi of the 5 Stars who found themselves with the match in hand after the agreement with the dems almost collapsed in extra time. Final hypothesis? The Funaro ballot–Schmidt. But with Saccardi with a double-digit rating. And what will happen in the next few weeks with Italia Viva ago della libra? In the meantime, the challenge between Renzi and Nardella, former friends, who find themselves battling for preferences for the European elections, will be over.
TO Livorno Valentina Barale, Alessando Guarducci (civic who leads the centre-right coalition), Constance Vaccaro, Lorenzo Cosimi And Giovanni Pezone they challenge Luca Salvetti, outgoing mayor. Strategies for the future are at stake, starting from the Darsena Europa mega project. Lawn, a city of the infinite laboratory of integration, is faced with possible diversification: it will always be textile, but sustainable and clean. And not only that: culture, tourism and infrastructure can tailor-made a new suit for him. Who will wear it first? Ilaria Bugettivirtuous synthesis of the internal struggle of the Democratic Party, o Gianni Cenniformer councilor of the coalition that first defeated the centre-left, who shows off his racing bike for the most fascinating challenges?
