Peugia, 10 June 2024 – Brothers of Italy first party, but the PD. This is what emerges from the definitive data of the European elections in Umbria. With the counting completed in all the thousand sections, Meloni’s party confirmed itself as the first party and obtained 32.62 percent of the votes. This figure is approximately two points higher than the policies of two years ago. In the centre-right Forza Italia overtakes the League. The Democratic Party is also growing, while scoring a noticeable decline the 5 Star Movement. Not successful Popular alternative led by the mayor of Terni Stefano Bandecchi.
European, data at national level
Now the wait is for the counting of the votes from which the names of the mayors of some of the main Umbrian municipalities will emerge starting from Perugia (according to the exit poll, there is a head-to-head between Vittoria Ferdinandi, centre-left, given between 49 and 53%, and Margherita Scoccia, centre-right, 44-48%).
Perugia elections: exit polls
In the centre-right, Forza Italia obtained 8.38 of the votes (6.84 in the Chamber for policies and 7.28 in the Senate), overtaking the League which stopped at 6.83 (7.75 and 7.91 in the two houses of Parliament in previous policies). The Democratic Party confirms itself as the second party and is growing. In fact, he obtained 26.38 percent of the votes. Data higher than 23.98 of the previous European elections but also in the political elections when in Umbria it had recorded 20.9 in the Chamber and 21.42 in the Senate.
An electoral section in Perugia. Turnout remains the Achilles’ heel in Umbria too. Six out of ten eligible citizens voted (Photo Crocchioni)
Collapse the M5s which obtained 8.87 of the votes, 5.76 less than the previous European figure but also lower than the just over 12 percent of the political elections. They stop at 3.05 and 2.53 United States of Europe Matteo Renzi and Action of Carlo Calenda overtaken by the Greens and Left Alliance at 5.71. Stefano Bandecchi’s Popular Alternative did not take off and obtained 1.84 percent of the votes. Regarding the individual candidates, undisputed dominator Giorgia Meloni with 39,047 votes followed by the president of the Legislative Assembly Marco Squarta, 18,683. In the Democratic Party, the outgoing MEP Camilla Laureti with 15,239 she is better than the leaders Elly Schlein, 9,150. The league leaders Roberto Vannacci exceeds 10 thousand preferences.
Even in the city of Terni, Fratelli d’Italia is the first party. The following data is definitive. At around three o’clock the counting in the capital had been completed. Giorgia Meloni collected 27.9%, while the Democratic Party stopped at 23.9%. The Five Stars movement it is the third party with 10.2%. Popular alternative of the mayor of Terni Bandecchi collects 9.4% of the votes. Lega and Forza Italia are at 6%, with Salvini’s party close to 7%, stopping at 6.9%.
