As predicted by many, a ballot will be needed to choose the new mayor of Florence: that’s what they say final results of the 2024 municipal elections. On the San Giovanni bridge the “play-off” will be between Sara Funarosupported by the center left (leading the first round), ed Eike Schmidt, supported by the center-right. From the first ballots scrutinized, the situation seemed clear. At the end of the counting, in the 360 sections into which the Municipality is divided, the two candidates are separated by around 10 percentage points. Stefania Saccardiby Italia Viva, stands at 7.29%, Cecilia Del Reformer Democratic Party at the helm of the autonomous Firenze Democratica list, at 6.21%.
The definitive results of the municipal elections in Florence for the mayor
Here in detail are the percentages obtained by the various mayoral candidates in Florence, with their respective lists, according to the results published on the Municipality’s website (360 sections out of 360):
- Sara Funaro 43.17% (78,126 votes)
GREEN LEFT ALLIANCE 9,282 votes 5.4%
WE ARE EUROPEAN ACTION WITH CALENDA 2,075 votes 1.21%
SARA FUNARO MAYOR 10,581 votes 6.16%
+EUROPE 1,325 votes 0.77%
CENTER 351 votes 0.2%
SOUL FLORENCE 845 votes 0.49%
PD 51,617 votes 30.04% - Eike Schmidt 32.86% (59,465 votes)
FORZA ITALIA 7,267 votes 4.23%
BROTHERS OF ITALY 22,597 votes 13.15%
CIVIC LIST EIKE SCHMIDT MAYOR 16,458 votes 9.58%
LEAGUE 8,695 votes 5.06%
- Stefania Saccardi 7.29% (13,186 votes)
AT THE CENTER WITH SACCARDI 12,616 votes 7.34%
- Cecilia Del Re 6.21% (11,240 votes)
DEMOCRATIC FLORENCE 10,363 votes 6.03% - Dmitrj Palagi 5.45% (9,868 votes)
LEFT COMMON PROJECT 7,634 votes 4.44%
ENVIRONMENTALIST AND SOLIDARITY FLORENCE 1,161 votes 0.68% - Lorenzo Masi 3.35% (6,068 votes)
5 STAR MOVEMENT 6,068 votes 3.53% - Francesca Marrazza (1,004 votes)
REBELLA FLORENCE 981 votes 0.57%
- Alessandro De Giuli 0.48% (877 votes)
FLORENCE IS REBORN 849 votes 0.49% - Francesco Zini 0.4% (722 votes)
FLORENCE CHANGES 686 votes 0.4% - Andrea Asciuti 0.22% (403 votes)
FLORENCE VERA 394 votes 0.23%
The new mayor of Florence will be decided by ballot
For the final verdict of the 2024 municipal elections in Florence we will therefore have to wait for the results of the ballot: let’s vote Sunday 23 June from 7am to 11pm Monday 24 June from 7am to 3pm. On the blue sheet of the second round there will be the names of Eike Schmidt and Sara Funaro, who will now have a week to decide any similarities with other lists. Both candidates, commenting on the outcome of the polls, stated that they wanted to listen to the citizens first of all, without anticipating anything about possible alliances with other political groups. However, it will also weigh the unknown of abstentiongiven that we will return to the polls in the middle of the bridge for the patron saint San Giovanni.
The results of the preferences: the most voted city councilors
As regards the elections of the municipal councilors (36 those who will sit in the Salone dei Duegento) the final results indicate the Democratic Party as the most voted in Florencewith around 30% (over 51 thousand votes), followed by Brothers of Italywhich stands at just over 13% (more than 22 thousand preferences), on the third step of the podium is civic list in support of Eike Schmidt which garners 9.58% of the vote, with over 16 thousand votes. Behind it is the center list that supported the candidacy of Stefania Saccardi (Italia Viva), at 7.34% of the votes, equal to over 12 thousand votes.
For the Democratic Party, a woman is the champion of preferences: Letizia Perini gets 1,199 votes. Followed by Jacopo Vicini (961), Laura Sparavigna (886), Benedetta Albanese (819) and Luca Milani (812). For the center right, the top of the class are three names from the Brothers of Italy: Angela Sirello with 1,126 votes, Alessandro Draghi with 1,125 votes and Matteo Chelli with 1,010 preferences. But the most voted overall is an exponent of Italia Viva, despite the party’s less than brilliant result: Francesco Casiniformer mayor of Bagno a Ripoli, who took home 1,500 preferences.
The results of the elections in the neighborhoods of Florence
Alongside the elections for the new mayor (or new mayor) of Florence, those of the Neighborhood Councils were also held, which they all go to the center left, here are the results. The smallest advantage is in District 1 where Mirco Ruffilli he was elected with 46.38% of the votes, against the 31.43% of Maria Cristina Paoli of the center right (in fact, run-off elections are not foreseen in the constituencies). In District 2 it is confirmed Michele Pierguidi (50.11%), in his third term, while Serena Perini does an encore in Q3 with 51.43%. The best result for the center left in the constituencies is that of Mirko Dormentoni, which in District 4 wins the third mandate with 54.64%. Finally, District 5 will be led in the next 5 years by Filippo Ferrarowho now moves from councilor to the position of president, elected with 53.6%.
The definitive results of the 2024 municipal elections are available on the website of the Municipality of Florence.
