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Giorgia Meloni, as was easy to predict, is the absolute record holder for personal consensus in these European elections. Official data is missing, but she is estimated to have over 2 million preferences, having run as the head of the list in all five constituencies. However, the prime minister will not go to Strasbourg and will give up her seat to other members of the list. And despite her excellent personal performance, she does not surpass the personal consensus record established by Silvio Berlusconi in 1999: three million votes. And she shouldn’t even exceed the 2.35 million preferences collected by Matteo Salvini at the last European elections in 2019
Decaro most voted Pd with half a million votes, 380 thousand for Bonaccini
He is instead the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro the most voted in the Democratic Party at the European elections. In the South – where the Democratic Party is the first party, with about a percentage point ahead of the Brothers of Italy – Decaro collects 494 thousand votes (of which 350 thousand in Puglia), more than the leaders Lucia Annunziata, which collects around 240 thousand. Followed by the governor of Emilia Romagna and president of the Democratic Party Stefano Bonacciniwhich touches the 380 thousand votes, of which 250 thousand in his region. The leaders in the North West Cecilia Strada collects around 260 thousand votes. The secretary Elly Schlein, candidate in the Center and in the Islands, obtained over 200 thousand votes (in this case the votes of over 2 thousand sections were missing).
Over 500 thousand votes for Vannacci
Below the psychological threshold of 10%, the League’s result (at 9.1%, a slight recovery compared to 8.8% in previous elections) is driven by General Roberto Vannacci. Candidate in all the constituencies, the general collected over half a million votes, around 180 thousand in the North West, 138 thousand in the North East, 94 thousand in the Centre, 71 thousand in the South and around 35 thousand in the Islands.
Decaro exploit in the Democratic Party: more than double Schlein’s preferences
In the Democratic Party, it is an exploit of the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro. The judicial investigations for vote swapping, which involved the Emiliano council, did not affect the candidate’s popularity. The mayor of Bari is the most voted candidate in the Democratic Party at the European elections. Presenting himself only in the South – where the Democratic Party is the first party, with about a percentage point of advantage over the Brothers of Italy – Decaro received 494 thousand votes (of which 350 thousand in Puglia). Decaro doubles the Democratic leaders in the South Lucia Annunziatawhich he collects around 240milto preferences. Followed by the governor of Emilia Romagna and president of the Democratic Party Stefano Bonaccini, who with 380 thousand votes, of which 250 thousand in his region. The leaders in the North West Cecilia Stradto collects further 280 thousand votes. While secretary Elly Schleincandidate in the Center and in the Islands, obtains only 206 thousand votes (121 thousand in the Center and 85 thousand in the islands).
Salis elected to the European Parliament: exceeds 160 thousand votes
Ilaria Salis gets plenty of preferences in the two constituencies where she is a candidate with Avs (6.6%), the North-West, where she is the leader, and the Islands. When the data of a few hundred sections is still missing, the activist under house arrest with the electronic bracelet in Budapest exceeds 164 thousand votes. She and she is therefore elected to the European Parliament
