OfAndrea Arzilli
477 thousand called to choose mayor and municipal councils. In the province of Rome, polls open in Civitavecchia, Tivoli and Monterotondo
TO Civitavecchia we also vote for the new mayoras well as a Monte Porzio Catonewhere the (almost) majority live rich people from Lazio (the top is Grottaferrata), a Monterotondobastion of the center-left, e Tivoli, in the home of the Minister of Agriculture (and Giorgia Meloni’s brother-in-law) Francesco Lollobrigida. TO Palestrina polls open to turn the page after more than a year of commissionershipan inevitable consequence of the lack of confidence in the then mayor, Mario Moretti.
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The 142 municipalities of Lazio elect the mayor
They are in Lazio 142 i municipalities called to renew mayor and city council for an involving administrative session 477,781 citizens: same times and same seats as the European elections, the only difference is that in the administrative elections it Counting begins on Monday at 2pm. It can also be expressed the split vote: voters can vote for a candidate for mayor and a list that supports another. Seven municipalities – Cassino, Civitavecchia, Monterotondo, Palestrina, Tarquinia, Tivoli, Veroli – have more than 15 thousand inhabitants and elect the first citizen with the double-round majoritarian electoral system: in the event that none of the candidates obtains 50% plus one of the votes, the two remaining in the running after the first round compete in the runoff (23 and 24 June). In all the other municipalities (135) voting takes place in a single round: the candidate with a relative majority of votes becomes mayor and the lists supporting him receive a majority prize.
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Civitavecchia, Tivoli and Monterotondo
In province of Rome we vote for the mayor in 30 municipalitiesof 4 «heavy», i.e. with over 15 thousand inhabitants. In Civitavecchia the five years of Ernesto Tedesco (centre-right) who said no to re-nomination. They challenge Massimiliano Grassoby FdI, e Marco Piendibene, of the Democratic Party. But also in the running are Paolo Poletti, supported by FI, Enzo D’Antò of the M5S, Vittorio Petrelli and Roberta Galletta, the last two supported by civic lists. In Monterotondo the outgoing mayor, Riccardo Varone at Pd altitude, he runs against it again Simone Di Ventura (centre-right) who he had beaten in the run-off five years ago. Ten years as mayor of Tivoli come to an end Giuseppe Proietti: the race is at five, of which three women: Maria Rosaria Cecchetti, Francesca Chimenti and Giovanna Marconi (Pd) share shares of the centre-left electorate. Three candidates are running in Monte Porzio Catone: Massimo Pulcini comes back for the BIS supported by the centre-right, Azione Italia Viva and Più Europa, and challenging him are Carla Carletti (Pd, M5S, Verdi) and Gioia Di Mauro (civic list Defend Monte Porzio Catone).
The other municipalities
I’m in the Viterbo area 25 municipalities are voting (including Bagnoregio, Bolsena, Calcata and Nepi) with Tarquinia only village with over 15 thousand inhabitants. In the province of Frosinone we vote in Cassino (where Enzo Salera of the Democratic Party is aiming for reconfirmation against Arturo Buongiovanni of the centre-right) and in 35 other centres, including Veroli, Ceprano, Isola del Liri and Piglio. In the province of Latina 6 municipalities to the vote including Monte San Biagio and Sermoneta. In the Rieti area the ballot boxes are open (also) to renew the municipal council in 45 centres: among these Greccio, Leonessa and Accumoli, one of the towns devastated by the 2016 earthquake.
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June 8, 2024 (changed June 8, 2024 | 1:23 pm)
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