The counting of votes in the regional elections in Piedmont began at 2pm, where voting took place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June to elect the new president. Based on the first Opinio instant polls released during the night, the outgoing governor Alberto Cirio would be ahead with a range of between 50 and 54% and would therefore set out to reconquer the Region for a second term (ELECTIONS: LIVE NEWS – I REGIONAL RESULTS IN REAL TIME).
Who are the candidates in Piedmont
The outgoing governor Alberto Cirio he was the centre-right candidate: deputy national secretary of Forza Italia, he had the support of five lists: Forza Italia, Lega, Fratelli d’Italia, Noi Moderati and the civic Piemonte Liberale e Moderato. Graduated in law, married, two children, outside of politics Cirio is an agricultural entrepreneur active in the production of hazelnuts. The center-left has deployed Gianna Pentenero, a member of the Democratic Party who was councilor for Labor and Education in the Region, supported by the Democratic Party, the Green Left Alliance, the United States of Europe, the Pentenero Presidente civic list and the Piedmont Environmentalist and Solidarity civic list. Pentenero’s candidacy had come as a surprise, to recompose the Dem party under the Mole, avoiding the counting between the Schlein area and the Bonaccini area, which respectively supported the Democratic Party vice-president Chiara Gribaudo and the vice-president of the Regional Council Daniele Valle, both already during the election campaign. The M5S has deployed Sarah Disabato, outgoing group leader in the Region who, before the split between the Democratic Party and the Movement, had been part of the negotiating table with the Dems for the attempt to build a large field. Then, there is Francesca Frediani known for the No Tav battles in the Susa Valley: graduated in Communication Sciences, she approached politics as press officer of the M5s group in the Region, then was elected councilor for the Movement which she left during the second mandate to create a his group. Now you are running for president with Piemonte Popolare. Finally the lawyer Alberto Costanzosupported by Cateno De Luca’s Libertà list.
