2021 Italian local elections
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The 2021 Italian local elections were held on 3 and 4 October. Originally scheduled as usual between 15 April and 15 June with run-offs two weeks later,[1] the Government of Italy announced on 4 March that they were postponed to after the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[2] Elections took place in 1,293 out of 7,903 municipalities, 20 of which are provincial capitals. Mayors and city councils have been elected for the ordinary five-year terms, lasting till 2026.
Voting system[]
The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy in the cities with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. 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 50% of votes during the first round, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The winning candidate obtains a majority bonus equal to 60% of seats. During the first round, if no candidate gets more than 50% of votes but a coalition of lists gets the majority of 50% of votes or if the mayor is elected in the first round but its coalition gets less than 40% of the valid votes, the majority bonus cannot be assigned to the coalition of the winning mayor candidate.
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a maximum of two preferential votes, each for a different gender, belonging to the same party list: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally, using D'Hondt seat allocation. Only coalitions with more than 3% of votes are eligible to get any seats.[3]
Results[]
Mayoral election results[]
Cities | Population | Incumbent mayor | Party | Coalition | Elected mayor | Party | Coalition | Seats | ||||||
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Benevento | 58,338 | Clemente Mastella | NC | Centre-right | Clemente Mastella | NC | Centrist | 20 / 32
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Bologna | 395,416 | Virginio Merola | PD | Centre-left | Matteo Lepore | PD | Centre-left | 25 / 36
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Carbonia | 26,813 | Paola Massidda | M5S | M5S | PD | Centre-left | 17 / 24
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Caserta | 73,984 | Carlo Marino | PD | Centre-left | Carlo Marino | PD | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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Cosenza | 65,623 | Mario Occhiuto | FI | Centre-right | PSI | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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Grosseto | 81,912 | Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna | Independent | Centre-right | Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna | Independent | Centre-right | 20 / 32
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Isernia | 21,267 | Giacomo D'Apollonio | FdI | Right-wing | Independent | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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Latina | 127,037 | Damiano Coletta | IiC | Civic lists | Damiano Coletta | IiC | Centre-left | 11 / 32
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Milan | 1,406,242 | Giuseppe Sala | EV | Centre-left | Giuseppe Sala | EV | Centre-left | 31 / 48
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Naples | 948,850 | Luigi De Magistris | DemA | Left-wing | Gaetano Manfredi | Independent | Centre-left | 28 / 40
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Novara | 103,287 | Alessandro Canelli | Lega | Right-wing | Alessandro Canelli | Lega | Centre-right | 23 / 32
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Pordenone | 51,733 | Alessandro Ciriani | Independent | Centre-right | Alessandro Ciriani | Independent | Centre-right | 27 / 40
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Ravenna | 158,247 | Michele De Pascale | PD | Centre-left | Michele De Pascale | PD | Centre-left | 22 / 32
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Rimini | 149,335 | Andrea Gnassi | PD | Centre-left | Jamil Sadegholvaad | PD | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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Rome | 2,808,293 | Virginia Raggi | M5S | M5S | Roberto Gualtieri | PD | Centre-left | 29 / 48
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Salerno | 131,556 | Vincenzo Napoli | PD | Centre-left | Vincenzo Napoli | PD | Centre-left | 22 / 32
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Savona | 59,439 | Ilaria Caprioglio | Independent | Centre-right | PD | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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Turin | 857,910 | Chiara Appendino | M5S | M5S | Stefano Lo Russo | PD | Centre-left | 24 / 40
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Trieste | 201,613 | Roberto Dipiazza | FI | Centre-right | Roberto Dipiazza | FI | Centre-right | 24 / 40
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Varese | 80,724 | Davide Galimberti | PD | Centre-left | Davide Galimberti | PD | Centre-left | 20 / 32
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See also[]
- 2021 Rome municipal election
- 2021 Milan municipal election
- 2021 Naples municipal election
- 2021 Turin municipal election
- 2021 Bologna municipal election
References[]
- ^ "Elezioni Amministrative 2021". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Elezioni rinviate in autunno: voto amministrative tra il 15 settembre e il 15 ottobre" (in Italian). Il Sole 24 Ore. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Ministero dell'Interno – Approfondimento". Ministero dell'Interno (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- 2021 elections in Italy
- City council elections in Italy
- Elections postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Mayoral elections in Italy
- Municipal elections in Italy
- October 2021 events in Italy