2020 Italian local elections

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.

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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

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.

Results

Coalition results

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

CoalitionComuni
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
Cities Population Incumbent mayor Party Coalition Elected mayor Party Coalition Seats
Agrigento 58,956 Calogero Firetto UDC Centre-left Francesco Miccichè IND Centre-right
14 / 24
Andria 99,671 Gaetano Tufariello[10] none none Giovanna Bruno PD Centre-left
20 / 32
Aosta 34,008 Fulvio Centoz PD Centre-left Gianni Nuti IND Centre-left
16 / 27
Arezzo 99,179 Alessandro Ghinelli IND Centre-right Alessandro Ghinelli IND Centre-right
20 / 32
Bolzano 107,739 Renzo Caramaschi PD Centre-left Renzo Caramaschi PD Centre-left
23 / 45
Chieti 50,646 Umberto Di Primio FdI Centre-right Diego Ferrara PD Centre-left
20 / 32
Crotone 64,710 Tiziana Costantino[11] none none Vincenzo Voce IND Civic lists
20 / 32
Enna 27,004 Maurizio Dipietro IND Centre-right Maurizio Dipietro IV Centre
17 / 24
Fermo 37,119 Paolo Calcinaro IND Civic lists Paolo Calcinaro IND Civic lists
23 / 32
Lecco 48,333 Virginio Brivio PD Centre-left Mauro Gattinoni PD Centre-left
20 / 32
Macerata 41,514 Romano Carancini PD Centre-left Sandro Parcaroli Lega Centre-right
20 / 32
Mantua 49,403 Mattia Palazzi PD Centre-left Mattia Palazzi PD Centre-left
24 / 32
Matera 60,404 Raffaello De Ruggieri IND Centre-right Domenico Bennardi M5S M5S – Others
20 / 32
Nuoro 36,154 Andrea Soddu IND Civic lists Andrea Soddu IND Civic lists
15 / 24
Reggio Calabria 180,369 Giuseppe Falcomatà PD Centre-left Giuseppe Falcomatà PD Centre-left
20 / 32
Trani 55,851 Amedeo Bottaro PD Centre-left Amedeo Bottaro PD Centre-left
21 / 32
Trento 118,288 Alessandro Andreatta PD Centre-left Franco Ianeselli IND Centre-left
25 / 39
Venice 260,520 Luigi Brugnaro IND Centre-right Luigi Brugnaro IND Centre-right
22 / 36

See also

References
  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.
  10. Special Commissioner replacing mayor Nicola Giorgino (League) since 21 May 2019.
  11. Special Commissioner replacing mayor Ugo Pugliese (UDC) since 4 December 2019.
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