Rome, 12 June 2024 – Il centre-left it takes Cagliari, Pavia and Sassari and confirms Bergamo, Cesena, Livorno, Modena, Pesaro, Prato, Reggio Emilia. The centre-right brings home Ascoli Piceno, Biella, Ferrara, Forlì and Pescara. Waiting for the ballotscheduled for 23 and 24 June, the results of the municipal elections show that in the provincial capitals the coalition led Pd takes home 10 municipalitiesthat government takes some 5. The center-left thanks the formula of wide field and makes the turnaround in Cagliari, where Massimo Zedda takes back the city after the Truzzu administration, and Sassari with Giuseppe Mascia. Dems are favorites in Florence, Bari and Perugia where the centre-left candidates obtained greater support.
The 101 municipalities
In total there are 101 municipalities in which there will be a run-off: in the first round voting was held in 3,715 municipalities, the second round is expected in those with more than 15 thousand inhabitants. Prestigious the match in Florencewhere they will face each other Sara Funaro for the center-left ed Eike Schmidt for the centre-right. And the votes of Stefania Saccardi, candidate for Italia viva, will be decisive. TO Perugia Instead Vittoria Ferdinandicentre-left, e Margherita Scoccia, center-right, are divided by 500 votes. TO Bari the candidate of the Democratic Party Vito Leccese came close to winning the first round (48.02%), while Michele Laforgia (21.75%), supported by M5s and the Italian Left, has already made it known that it will support him in the run-off with Fabio Romito (centre-right, 29.12%), provided that a table is convened for the drafting of a legality pact. The center-right is ahead Powerwith Francesco Fanelli of the League. The centre-left opponent is Vincenzo Telesca. TO Caltanissetta they will have to deal with it Walter Tesauro (centre-right) which obtained around 35% e Annalisa Petitto (civic supported by the centre-left) with just over 30%, while former mayor Roberto Gambino of the M5s is out.
Errors in Campobasso
In Campobasso an error in data loading related to disjoint votes generates chaos. With the correction, the centre-right candidate Aldo De Benedittis should be around 48%, Marialuisa Forte (centre-left) at 31%. Will be ballot.
Lecce in chaos
In Lecce, however, the event began at 4pm yesterday recount of votes. A run-off between the outgoing centre-left mayor and M5s is expected, Carlo Salveminiand the centre-right candidate and already mayor Adriana Poli Bortone. The count puts her at 49.64% against Salvemini’s 47%, but four sections are missing and there would be objections to alleged irregularities during the counting.
The ballots
With Lecce and Campobasso still in the balance and the final match to be played in two weeks in 13 capitals remaining, this round of administrative elections saw ahigher turnout to that of the Europeans (62.61%) but still down 5% compared to the previous round. The ballot between the centre-left and the centre-right will decide the mayors of Perugia, Potenza, Urbino, Vercelli, Bari, Cremona, Florence, Caltanissetta, Vibo Valentia. The one between the center-left and the civic lists will bring the first citizens of Avellino and Verbania, while the center-right and M5s will compete for Rovigo.
