2016 Italian local elections
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The 2016 Italian local elections were held on 5 June, with a run-off, where necessary if a candidate for Mayor obtained less than 50 percent of votes in the first round, held on 19 June.[1]
In Trentino-Alto Adige the elections were held on 8 May (second round on 22 May),[2] in Aosta Valley on 15 May.[3] Municipal councilors and mayors ordinarily serve a term of five years.
Voting system
[edit | edit source]All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same system.
Under this system voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for one of the parties of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round two weeks later. The coalition of the elected mayor is guaranteed a majority of seats in the council with the attribution of extra seats, but the majority bonus system is not adopted by the cities of Trentino-Alto Adige. If a Mayor resigns, dies or is ousted from office after more than half the municipal councillors stepped down, an early municipal election (for the Mayor and for all municipal councillors) is called.
The City Council is elected at the same time as the mayor. Voters can vote for a list of candidates and can express up to two preferences for candidates of said list. In case of two preferences, they must be given to candidates of both genders. Seats are the attributed to parties proportionally, and for each party the candidates with the highest number of preferences are elected.
Opinion polling
[edit | edit source]Results
[edit | edit source]Overall results
[edit | edit source]Majority of each coalition in 149 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:
| Coalition | Comuni | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | 37 | |
| Centre-left coalition | 23 | |
| Five Star Movement | 21 | |
| Left-wing coalition | 5 | |
Notes: almost all political parties and coalitions in local (municipal and regional) elections usually run with the support of some minor allied list active in local politics forming coalitions under the same nominee as the mayoral candidate, only M5S ran in all elections with a single list (that is the M5S list with its mayoral candidate without forming coalitions with minor local lists or other national parties). A civic list (lista civica) is a local list.
- By party
Party votes in the main 132 municipalities:[4]
| Party | votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 949,510 | 18.8% | |
| Five Star Movement | 878,828 | 17.4% | |
| Italian Left and allies | 407,915 | 8.1% | |
| Forza Italia | 366,456 | 7.2% | |
| Northern League | 260,511 | 5.2% | |
| Brothers of Italy | 230,554 | 4.6% | |
| New Centre-Right – Union of the Centre | 103,020 | 2.0% | |
| Other centre-left lists | 610,548 | 12.1% | |
| Other centre-right lists | 466,483 | 9.2% | |
| Other right-wing lists | 140,477 | 2.8% | |
| Other left-wing lists | 102,496 | 2.0% | |
| Other centrist lists | 96,435 | 1.9% | |
| Others | 444,442 | 8.8% | |
- By coalition
Coalition results in the main municipalities:
| Coalition | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-left coalition | 1,736,776 | 32.2% | |
| Centre-right coalition | 1,155,106 | 21.4% | |
| Five Star Movement | 989,610 | 18.4% | |
| Left-wing coalition | 459,445 | 8.5% | |
| Right-wing coalition | 446,880 | 8.3% | |
| Centrist coalition | 119,688 | 2.2% | |
| Others | 478,055 | 8.9% | |
Mayoral election results
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- 2016 Bologna municipal election
- 2016 Milan municipal election
- 2016 Naples municipal election
- 2016 Rome municipal election
- 2016 Turin municipal election
References and notes
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- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Luigi Spagnolli (PD) since November 2015.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Giovanni Di Giorgi (FdI) since June 2015.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Ignazio Marino (PD) since November 2015.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Luigi Brasiello (PD) since September 2015.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Pio Del Gaudio (FI) since June 2015.
- ^ Mayor ad interim after Vincenzo De Luca (PD) was elected President of Campania in June 2015.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Cosimo Consales (PD) since February 2016.
- ^ Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Mario Occhiuto (centre-right independent) since February 2016.
