"I wish all the mayors elected in the first round of the local elections. The center-right confirms its strength as a coalition government, the value of stability and clarity in the face of Italians". This was declared by the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
For a small handful of missing votes that did not allow him to exceed the fateful threshold of 50% of the preferences plus one, in Pisa fades the victory in the first round for the outgoing mayor of the center-right Michele Conti, who stopped at 49.96%. He will go to the runoff with the center-left candidate and 5 Star Movement Paolo Martinelli, who obtained 41.12%. Overall, Conti won more than 20,3 votes, about 500,<> more than his main center-left challenger. The counting operations proceeded slowly, and above all a stalemate was determined for hours on three sections for which a careful verification of the votes was necessary.
The center-right wins in 4 of the 13 capital cities yesterday at the vote for the municipal elections: Imperia, Sondrio, Treviso and Latina. Two mayors were elected by the centre-left: in Teramo and Brescia. In 7 cities there will be a run-off in two weeks: Ancona, Brindisi, Terni, Vicenza, Massa, Pisa and Siena. Out of the FDI race in Massa, where the Lega-Fi candidate will run against the center-left.
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Municipal elections 2023, the results - Politics
There are 13 capitals where voting was held: 4 go to the center-right, 2 to the center-left, 7 are going to the ballot. Castelletti over 50%, 'an emotion to be the first woman mayor of Brescia'. Pd-M5s do not break through, unknown on the agreement. Six capitals where the ballot is going to take place: voting will take place again on 28 and 29 May. In Ancona, a red stronghold, the centre-right leads. Scajola reconfirmed in the first round in Imperia. Turnout at 59%, down 2 points compared to the past administrative (ANSA)
In Terni, the largest center among the seven interested in the consultation in Umbria, there will be a runoff between Orlando Masselli, center-right, 35.81 percent, and Stefano Bandecchi, Popular Alternative, 28.14, to choose the new mayor. The coalition with the Democratic Party led by José Maria Kenny, 21.94, and that of the 5 Star Movement with Claudio Fiorelli mayoral candidate, 10.82, remain outside the second round. In the center-right Brothers of Italy becomes the first party in the city with 17.94 percent of the votes, against 6.34 of the previous round, while the League collapses, 4.28, from 29.1, and also falls Forza Italia, 6.53, 9.26.