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2020 Italian local elections

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The 2020 Italian local elections were held on different dates; they were originally scheduled to take place in May 2020, together with the 2020 regional elections, with a second round on June,[1] but they were delayed on 20 and 21 September with a second round on 4 and 5 October due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.[2] Direct elections were held in 1,172 out of 7,904 municipalities; in each of these, the mayor and the members of the City Council are going to be elected. Of the 1,172 municipalities, 18 are provincial capitals.

The elections in Trentino - Alto Adige/Südtirol were planned to be held on 3 May, with a second ballot on 17 May,[3] while the elections in Aosta Valley were planned on 17 May, with a second ballot on 31 May,[4] but they were delayed following the coronavirus pandemic.[5][6] In Sicily the elections were planned to be held on 24 May but they were first postponed on 14 June with a second round on 28 June[7] and then they were delayed again sometime between 11 October and 6 December.[8]

Municipal councillors and mayors ordinarily serve a term of five years.

Voting system

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All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same voting system. Under this system, voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support, although it is not guaranteed.

The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of seats for each party is determined proportionally.

Municipal elections

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Overall results

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Majority of each coalition in the municipalities which have a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants:[9]

Coalition Comuni
Centre-left coalition
48 / 133
Independents and civic lists
38 / 133
Centre-right coalition
33 / 133
Five Star Movement
3 / 133
Others
11 / 133

Mayoral election results

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  Prefectural commissioner
Region City Population Incumbent mayor Elected mayor 1st round 2nd round Seats Source
Votes % Votes %
Aosta Valley Aosta 34,008 Fulvio Centoz (PD) Gianni Nuti (Ind.) 6,361 38.84 6,794 53.34
16 / 27
[1]
Lombardy Lecco 48,333 Virginio Brivio (PD) Mauro Gattinoni (Ind.) 10,096 41.67 10,978 50.07
20 / 32
[2]
Mantua 49,403 Mattia Palazzi (PD) Mattia Palazzi (PD) 16,546 70.75
24 / 32
[3]
Trentino-Alto Adige Bolzano 107,914 Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.) Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.) 16,124 33.96 21,585 57.18
23 / 45
[4]
Trento 118,288 Alessandro Andreatta (PD) Franco Ianeselli (Ind.) 31,885 54.66
25 / 40
[5]
Veneto Venice 260,520 Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) 66,750 54.14
22 / 36
[6]
Tuscany Arezzo 99,179 Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) 23,638 47.08 23,620 54.50
20 / 32
[7]
Marche Fermo 37,119 Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.) Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.) 14,314 71.41
23 / 32
[8]
Macerata 41,514 Romano Carancini (PD) Sandro Parcaroli (Lega) 12,113 52.78
20 / 32
[9]
Abruzzo Chieti 50,646 Umberto Di Primio (FdI) Diego Ferrara (PD) 6,183 21.50 12,403 55.85
19 / 32
[10]
Apulia Andria 99,671 Gaetano Tufariello[a] Giovanna Bruno (PD) 20,037 38.10 21,717 58.87
20 / 32
[11]
Trani 55,851 Amedeo Bottaro (PD) Amedeo Bottaro (PD) 20,785 65.43
21 / 32
[12]
Basilicata Matera 60,404 Raffaello De Ruggieri (Ind.) Domenico Bennardi (M5S) 9,525 27.57 18,830 67.54
20 / 32
[13]
Calabria Crotone 65,086 Tiziana Costantino[b] Vincenzo Voce (Ind.) 12,003 36.22 16,434 63.95
20 / 32
[14]
Reggio Calabria 180,369 Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD) Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD) 35,109 37.17 44,069 58.36
20 / 32
[15]
Sicily Agrigento 58,956 Calogero Firetto (UDC) Francesco Miccichè (Ind.) 11,564 36.68 13,156 60.43
14 / 24
[16]
Enna 27,004 Maurizio Dipietro (IV)[c] Maurizio Dipietro (IV) 9,484 58.27
17 / 24
[17]
Sardinia Nuoro 36,154 Andrea Soddu (Ind.) Andrea Soddu (Ind.) 5,068 28.84 8,841 67.00
15 / 24
[18]
  1. ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Nicola Giorgino (FI) since 29 April 2019
  2. ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Ugo Pugliese (UDC) since 4 December 2019
  3. ^ Centre-right independent politician until 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2020". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Elezioni comunali 2020, si terranno il 3 maggio" (in Italian). Il Dolomiti. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Comunali, Valle d'Aosta vota il 17 maggio" (in Italian). ANSA. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Coronavirus: rinviate elezioni Comunali in Valle d'Aosta" (in Italian). ANSA. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Coronavirus: rinviate elezioni comunali Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). ANSA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Coronavirus, in Sicilia elezioni comunali rinviate a giugno" (in Italian). Sky TG24. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Elezioni amministrative 2020: verso un nuovo rinvio" (in Italian). Rai News. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Speciale Elezioni Comunali 2020: tutti i risultati. - La Repubblica". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 December 2020.