PESCARA. After the first day of voting, at 11pm on Saturday 8 June the turnout in Abruzzo for the European elections stood at 12.71%. In Pescara for the municipal elections the turnout reached 17.53%. In Montesilvano 16.65% voted. The highest turnout was in Giulianova: 22.82% of those entitled to vote.
Polling stations reopened non-stop on Sunday 9 June, from 7am to 11pm.
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For European and municipal elections, the arrival of data on turnout in Abruzzo is expected by 7pm
In the Adriatic capital there are 4 candidates for mayor, 14 lists: the outgoing Carlo Masci, centre-right, Carlo Costantini, centre-left, Domenico Pettinari, Civic Coalition and Gianluca Fusilli, United States of Europe. Given the possible run-off round as for centers with over 15 thousand inhabitants, the ballot for the administrative elections is blue. For municipal elections, split voting is possible.
The second most populous city in Abruzzo voting is Montesilvano: here the challengers are Ottavio De Martinis, outgoing mayor for the centre-right and Fabrizio D’Addazio, candidate of the centre-left.
Another municipality with over 15 thousand inhabitants is Giulianova, where the challenge is four-way: Jwan Costantini, outgoing mayor; Alberta Ortolani; Romolo Lanciotti and Daniele Di Massimantonio.
In Abruzzo, the provincial territory with the highest number of municipalities voting for local elections is Chieti: 50. In the province of L’Aquila voting takes place in 8 municipalities. In the Pescarese area, elections are held in 17 municipalities. 23 cities in the province of Teramo are affected.
Naturally, for the European elections all 305 centers in the region will be called to vote.
From 11pm on Sunday the European elections will be counted, but there will also be exit polls for the municipal elections. The counting for the local elections will begin from 2pm on Monday.
