1994 Italian local elections

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The 1994 Italian local elections were held on 12 and 26 June, on 20 November and 4 December. [1] It was the first time for many municipalities where citizens could vote both for the mayor and the city council.

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The elections were won by the Democratic Party of the Left, led by Achille Occhetto and his centre-left to left-wing alliance. But the elections were also characterized by a strong aftermath of Forza Italia, the new centre-right party founded by media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.

Municipal elections

Mayoral election results

CitiesIncumbent mayor Party Elected mayor Party
Asti Giorgio Galvagno PSI Alberto Bianchino PDS
Como Renzo Pigni PSI Alberto Botta FI
Rovigo Luigi Frezzato PDS Fabio Baratella PDS
Verona Enzo Erminero DC Michela Sironi Mariotti FI
Savona Sergio Tortarolo PDS Francesco Gervasio FI
Parma Mara Colla PSI Stefano Lavagetto PDS
Piacenza Filippo Grandi PLI Giacomo Vaciago PDS
Lucca Arturo Pacini DC Giulio Lazzerini PPI
Pistoia Lido Scarpetti PDS Lido Scarpetti PDS
Rieti Paolo Bigliocchi PSI Antonio Cicchetti AN
L'Aquila Vincenzo Grimaldi Ind. Carmine Centi PDS
Matera Francesco Saverio Acito DC Mario Manfredi PDS
Catanzaro Antonio Bevacqua PRI Benito Gualtieri PPI
Vibo Valentia Bruno Panuccio DC Giuseppe Iannello PDS
Cagliari Gaetano Giua Marassi DC Mariano Delogu AN
Oristano Pietro Arca DC Mariano Scarpa PDS
Gorizia Erminio Tuzzi DC Gaetano Valenti FI
Enna Vincenzo Vigiano DC Antonio Alvano FI
Messina Salvatore Francesco Leonardi DC Francesco Providenti PPI
Ragusa Giorgio Massari DC Giorgio Chessari PDS
Syracuse Vincenzo Di Raimondo DC Marco Fatuzzo PPI
Trapani Mario Buscaino PDS Mario Buscaino PDS
Brescia Paolo Corsini PDS Mino Martinazzoli PPI
Sondrio Flaminio Benetti DC Alcide Molteni PDS
Treviso Gianfranco Gagliardi DC Giancarlo Gentilini LN
Massa Luigi Della Pina DC Roberto Pucci PDS
Pisa Sergio Cortopassi PSI Piero Floriani PDS
Pescara Mario Collevecchio* PDS Carlo Pace AN
Brindisi Francesco Paolo Arina DC Michele Errico PDS

(*)Mayor directly elected who had been fired.

Provincial elections

Presidential election results

RegionProvinceIncumbent presidentElected president1st round2nd roundSeats
Votes %Votes %
January elections
Coat of arms of Sicily.svg Sicily Catania Antonio Pennisi [2] Nello Musumeci (AN)32.766.4
7 / 45
June elections
Coat of arms of Tuscany.svg Tuscany Lucca Pier Giorgio Licheri (DC) Enrico Grabau (AN)44.951.5
18 / 30
Coat of arms of Marche.svg Marche Ancona Mariano Guzzini (PDS) Marisa Galeazzi (PDS)50.1
18 / 30
Coat of arms of Calabria.svg Calabria Reggio Calabria Mario Galletta (DC) Umberto Pirilli (FI)47.352.0
18 / 30
Coat of arms of Sicily.svg Sicily Agrigento Marika Nicosia Caruselli (DC) Stefano Vivacqua (PSI)24.851.2
19 / 35
Caltanissetta Ernesto Gioacchino Fasulo (DC) Vincenzo Rampulla (Ind.)46.552.6
18 / 30
Enna Michele Galvagno (DC) Michele Galvagno (PPI)22.154.7
8 / 25
Messina Amelia Ioli (DC) Giuseppe Buzzanca (AN)51.8
18 / 30
Palermo Francesco Caldaronello (DC) Francesco Musotto (FI)60,7
26 / 45
Ragusa Giuseppe Lonatica (PDS) Giovanni Mauro (FI)49.451.0
9 / 25
Syracuse Salvatore Baio (PDS) Mario Cavallaro (AN)57.8
21 / 35
Trapani Vincenzo Russo (PDS) Carmelo Spitaleri (FdV)30.056.7
10 / 35
November elections
Coat of arms of Tuscany.svg Tuscany Massa-Carrara Amedeo Boiardi (PSI) Franco Gussoni (PPI)46.456.0
14 / 24
Coat of Arms of Apulia.svg Apulia Foggia Teodoro Moretti (PSI) Antonio Pellegrino (Ind.)57.3
18 / 30

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