There is no capital city in Italy that recorded, in the second round of the administrative elections, a worse turnout percentage than that of Bari: in the Apulian capital only 37.53% of those entitled to vote went to the polls (Caltasinetta, in Sicily, did just better than Bari, where the turnout was 38.27%).
The Apulian average
Throughout Puglia, voters called to the polls consistently deserted the voting appointment, recording a significant drop in turnout compared to the first round. The percentage of voters in the 662 sections of the entire region is 44.13%compared to the 61.54% recorded on 8 and 9 June, when however – we remember – we went to the polls to also elect the representatives to the European Parliament.
It is in the city of Bari, however, that the absence from the polls recorded the most significant data: only 37.53% of those entitled chose to express their preference, compared to 58.17% of the first call.
Voters at the polls in the three provinces
The percentage in the Bari area (voting was also held in Santeramo in Colle and Putignano) stood at 40.20%, just below that recorded in the Foggia area with 42.17% (in the first round it was 60.94) And in the Lecce area with 59.26% (68.33). The figure was higher in Salento, where voting was held in the capital and in Copertino (59.26%, while in the first round it was 68.33%). In Lecce it stood at 60.76% (68.43 in the first round).
