Municipal elections 2023, Meloni: "I wish all the mayors elected in the first round of the administrative elections"

Municipal elections 2023, Meloni: "I wish all the mayors elected in the first round of the administrative elections"

The new map of mayors, while the counting of the first round of the administrative elections is underway, begins to take shape.

There are various administrations that There will be a run-off on 28 and 29 May, a rather hot topic even in the majority where they are pushing for the revision or even the abolition of the second round, which is currently foreseen in municipalities with a population exceeding 15 thousand inhabitants.
Of the 595 municipalities that went to the vote between yesterday and today, 13 are capitals.
Of these, 4 go to the centre-right (Treviso, Imperia, Latina and Sondrio) and 2 to the centre-left (Brescia and Teramo). There are seven capitals heading towards the second round. Only in Siena is the center-left ahead.

BRESCIA. “This result is the result of the good governance of these ten years. It's an emotion to be the first female mayor of Brescia, satisfaction to have won in the first round. The city has given a clear indication of the path to take": these are the first words of Laura Castelletti, candidate of the centre-left, who celebrated her victory in the 2023 administrative elections in Piazza della Loggia in Brescia. Castelle

LATINA. From October 2022, the municipality under the commissionerate will choose the center-right candidate Matilde Celentano, who outclassed that of the center-left Damiano Coletta, establishing herself with 70% of the preferences, against 30% of her opponent.

IMPERIA. The former minister of Forza Italia and outgoing mayor Claudio Scajola confirmed as first citizen with over 62% of the preferences.

ANCONA. A runoff is expected between the center-right candidate, Daniele Silvetti (currently at 45,1%) and that of the Democratic Party and Terzo Polo, Ida Simonella (at 41,4%).

TREVISO. Outgoing mayor Mario Conte, center-right candidate, was confirmed with almost 65% of the votes.

SIENA. Very uncertain ballot. Nicoletta Fabio of the center-right is ahead with 29,5% against 29,3% of Anna Ferretti, a candidate supported by the Democratic Party and the Italian Left. Out with 22,5% Fabio Pacciani with his civic lists

SONDRIO. The centre-right candidate Marco Scaramellini wins in the first round with 58,2% of the preferences. Center-left candidate Simone Del Curto defeated with 38,8%

BRINDISI. We are moving towards a run-off between the centre-right candidate Pino Marchionna, currently at 44,2%, and the centre-left candidate (with the M5s) Roberto Fusco, more than ten points behind at 32,7%.

MASS. We go to the ballot. The outgoing mayor Francesco Persiani, supported by Lega, Fi and civic lists, is at 34,8% against 30,2% of the Pd and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra candidate Enzo Ricci. In the divided centre-right, the candidate indicated by the Brothers of Italy, Marco Guidi, remains outside.

PISA. We go to the run-off at the last minute. Michele Conti, the outgoing centre-right mayor, when there are only a handful of sections left to scrutinise, seems to stop just short of the 50% threshold which allows for election in the first round: in fact he is at 49,5% against 41,4% of the centre-left candidate Paolo Martinelli.

TERAMO. The outgoing mayor, Pd-M5S candidate, Gianguido D'Alberto, wins with 54,2%.

TERNI. Ballot between Orlando Masselli, candidate of the centre-right, and Stefano Bandecchi, candidate of some civic lists. The centre-left and the 5 Star Movement are out in the first round.

VICENZA. The outgoing mayor, Francesco Rucco (centre-right), is leading by only two percentage points (46%) over the centre-left candidate Giacomo Possamai (44%).

The definitive turnout in the elections stood at 59,03%, continuing the trend of a collapse.

Inexorable turnout at the polls in Italy. In the wake of the previous policies, which made a record the lowest figure in republican history (63,9%), even the municipal elections are losing ground, albeit in a slightly more contained manner. At the end of the two days of voting, Sunday and Monday, the total number of voters who went to the polls was 59% of those entitled to vote, 2 percentage points less than the 61,22% of the previous administrative elections.

Any runoffs are scheduled for May 28th and 29th.

On 21 May, however, there will be voting in Trentino Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta, and the following week - 28 and 29 May - in Sardinia and Sicily with run-offs on 11 and 12 June. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, voting was already held on 2 and 3 April.

“I wish all the mayors elected in the first round of the administrative elections. The center-right confirms its strength as a government coalition, the value of stability and clarity towards the Italians.
We are focused on our objectives, the growth data confirm the concreteness of economic policy, the confidence of families and businesses is growing, Italy is a protagonist on the international scene.
The result of the administrative vote is a further push for government action, the voters' consensus encourages us to accelerate the implementation of the economic, social and institutional reform program", this is the statement from the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.