Rome, 23 June. (askanews) – Polling stations open to choose the mayor in 105 municipalities (14 capitals) of 16 regions in the run-off round. Over 3.4 million voters. All eyes on Bari, Campobasso, Florence, Lecce, Perugia and Potenza. The region with the most runoffs is Tuscany with 18 municipalities. The polls will be open from 7am to 11pm today and from 7am to 3pm tomorrow. Counting will begin when the polls close.
This electoral round is dedicated to municipalities with more than 15 thousand inhabitants in which no candidate obtained more than 50% of the votes in the first round. But there are also some with less than 15 thousand inhabitants because the elections of 8 and 9 June ended in a draw like in Zerba, in the province of Piacenza, the smallest city to vote with 70 residents. The two mayoral candidates, Claudia Borrè (Il Castello list) and Giovanni Razzari (Zerba Futura list), obtained 28 votes each. Equality of preferences also for the mayoral candidates of the small municipalities of Tresignana (Fe), Colle d’Anchise (Cb), Valle San Nicolao (Bi), Stanto (Cn) and Pragelato (To). The two candidates who first round they obtained the highest number of votes. The ballot paper presents the name and surname of the candidates for the office of mayor, with the symbols of the connected lists. The vote is expressed by drawing a mark next to the name of the chosen candidate. Split voting is not permitted, i.e. the possibility of voting for a candidate for the office of mayor and, at the same time, for a list of candidates for the office of municipal councilor not connected to that candidate for mayor.
The first turnout survey is at 12pm. The second is scheduled for 7pm. The final turnout on the first day of voting is at 11pm, once the polls close.
