Poli Bortone wins with only 646 votes
After missing out on victory in the first round by just 24 votesthere were many that Poli Bortone needed to obtain 50% + 1, and what did the outgoing mayor Carlo Salvemini (9 lists) of the center-left defeat with the 10 lists that support her. The final result is clear: Poli Bortone beats Salvemini 50.69% to 49.31% and with a 646 vote advantage goes on to administer the city-cradle of Lecce baroque and its 94,434 inhabitants. Voter turnout was 60.76% (68.43% in the first round).
Poli Bortone: “Thank you for the love and affection”
Former minister Adriana Poli Bortone is mayor of Lecce for the third time, after two terms from 1998 to 2007. Together with the secretaries and representatives of the centre-right, he held a short greeting speech from the stage in Piazza Sant’Oronzo to greet the crowd that surrounded her to celebrate her.
«So much affection, so much love, so much enthusiasm. It was the most affectionate electoral campaign that the people of Lecce have had for me», said Adriana Poli Bortone, arriving in Piazza Sant’Oronzo. «I feel the emotion strongly – she said from the stage – I thank everyone. There are many young people I found around who were very good. Let’s put everything bad about this election campaign behind us. We are interested in ensuring that everything beautiful that you have given us remains in our hearts and souls. I kiss and hug you all.”
Adriana Poli Bortone mayor of Lecce for the third time at 80 years old, who she is: the long career of the Apulian FdI exponent
In Lecce the centre-right wins, Poli Bortone becomes mayor
Adriana Poli Bortone is the new mayor of Lecce: she won with 50.69% of the votes. She narrowly beat the outgoing centre-left mayor Carlo Salvemini who stopped at 49.31%.
Lecce, 77 sections out of 102: Poli Bortone still ahead by a very small margin
When 77 out of 102 sections were scrutinized, Adriana Poli Bortone (cdx) is still ahead even if very slightly with 50.25%. Carlo Salvemini, the outgoing centre-left mayor, stands at 49.7%
Lecce, head to head looms. From the first sections forward Poli Bortone
In the municipal elections for the mayor of Lecce, when 11 sections out of 102 were scrutinized based on the Interior Ministry data published on the Eligendo website, the centre-right candidate Adriana Poli Bortone was ahead at 53.57% while the centre-left candidate Carlo Salvemini is at 46.43%.
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