Lecce 2024 administrative elections ballot. Polls open again for the second round, with date And timetables which have been defined for some time: we vote Sunday 23 June starting from 7 am and ending at 11 pm And Monday 24 June from 7am to 3pm.
The bare of votes will begin at 3pm on Monday 24 June, with the counting of the Lecce 2024 elections which can be followed live and in real time below.
As the results of the first round have certified, to elect the next mayor of Lecce a run-off will be necessary between Adriana Poli Bortone And Carlo Salveminiwith no affiliation having been signed with the other candidates.
It must be said, however, that the total of Poli Bortone’s lists has exceeded the absolute majority threshold – 50.30% -, so if Salvemini were to win in the run-off in Lecce the so-called “lame duck” could be staged again.
Below are all official results of the mayoral candidates and lists present in these local elections in Lecce, with all the updates on the ballot counting starting from 3pm on Monday.
Lecce 2024 election ballot
The counting of the Lecce 2024 administrative elections will start at 3pm on Monday 24 June. These are the results after counting 0 out of 102 sections.
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Adriana Poli Bortone | / |
| Carlo Salvemini | / |
In the event of a perfect tie, the oldest candidate present on the ballot will be elected mayor.
Results of the first round of the Lecce 2024 local elections
The counting of the votes of the Lecce administrative elections 2024 it started at 2pm on Monday 10 June. These are the results officials after counting 102 out of 102 sections.
| Candidates | Lists | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino Ciucci | Rights and Civilizations for Lecce (1.07%) | 1.60% |
| Adriana Poli Bortone | FdI (9.38%), Forza Italia (5.26%), Lega (2.39), Udc-Puglia Popolare (5.86%), Prima Lecce (7.03%), Tutta Lecce (2.35 %), Io Sud (8.11%), Salento Region Movement (5.42%), Lecce Futura (4.16%), National Voice (0.35%) | 49.95% |
| Carlo Salvemini | Pd (12.54%), M5s (2.62%), Lecce Public City (7.46%), We for Lecce (4.05%), Wake Up Lecce (3.53%), Civic Consciousness (7, 33%), Lecce Città Giusta (2.81%), Avanti Lecce (5.16%), Reformists for Salvemini (2.24%) | 46.73% |
| Alberto Siculella | Air (0.39%), Mind (0.51%) | 1.71% |
By virtue of the fact that none of the mayoral candidates obtained an absolute majority in the first round, a ballot between the two most voted which will be held on 23 and 24 June.
Lecce administrative elections 2024: dates and times
The Lecce administrative elections 2024 will be held on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June regarding the first round. As mentioned, at the same time we will also vote for the European elections and in Piedmont for the regional elections.
These are the timetables opening and closing of polls for the 2024 local elections.
- Saturday 8th: from 3pm to 11pm
- Sunday 9th: from 7am to 11pm
The counting of votes of the first round of the local elections will begin at 2pm on Monday 10th June.
The possible turn of ballot for the local elections it will be held on Sunday 23 June from 7am to 11pm and on Monday 24 June from 7am to 3pm.
How to vote in the local elections in Lecce
For elect the mayor and, at the same time, the town Councilthe voter in the local elections has three voting options:
- put an X on the symbol of the list, thus also assigning the vote to the candidate for Mayor;
- put an X only on the name of the aspiring mayor (in this case no vote will be assigned to the list);
- put an X on the list and write the surname of the councilor candidate you prefer.
In local elections, split voting is permitted: it means that the voter can cross out the name of the mayoral candidate he prefers and also put an X on a list that supports a different candidate.
In municipalities with over 15,000 inhabitants it is also possible to assign the double gender preference: just write the surnames of the two candidates of different sexes belonging to the same list.
The electoral law
There electoral law of local elections in Italy it is majority-based when it comes to the election of the mayor, while the distribution of councilors takes place in a proportional manner.
Being Lecce a municipality with more than 15,000 inhabitants, if no candidate in the first round obtains an absolute majority then a ballot between the two most voted. If there is a perfect head-to-head tie, the oldest candidate will be elected mayor.
To guarantee the formation of a solid majority and consequently substantial governability, the winning mayoral candidate will be added to the lists linked to the candidate awarded 60% of the seats; the remaining seats on the Council will then be assigned to the other lists in a proportional manner through the “D’Hondt method”.
When the seats are divided, the total number of seats will be elected 32 councilors excluding the mayor, all lists and groups of lists of candidates who have passed the threshold will be admitted barrier threshold 3% of valid votes.
Candidates and lists
After the lame duck of 2017, Carlo Salvemini also in 2019 he managed to prevail in the local elections in Lecce with a victory already in the first round. Five years later the mayor wants to try again.
For a new investiture, however, the mayor had to go through the coalition primaries which were held on 26 November, winning with 76.3% of the votes while the challenger Pierpaolo Patti stopped at 23.7%.
The regulation was signed by Lecce Città Pubblico, Green Europe, Italian Left, Democratic Party, Italia Viva, Con, Civic Conscience, For Puglia, Movimento Sveglia, Popular Civism, Italian Socialist Party, La Puglia inpiù and Article 3.
In the end, the 5 Star Movement also joined the coalition supporting the outgoing mayor, however causing the disappointment of many activists who decided to break away and support the mayor’s race. Alberto Siculella.
The centre-right candidate for mayor will be Adriana Poli Bortonehistorical figure of politics in Lecce and in the past already at the helm of the city, while the fourth aspiring mayor will be the doctor Agostino Ciucci.
