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 in 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.

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.

Municipal elections

Overall results

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

Coalition		Comuni
	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

   Centre-left coalition

   Centre-right coalition

   Five Star Movement

   Centrist coalition

   Civic lists

  Prefectural commissioner

Region	City	Population	Incumbent mayor		Elected mayor		1st round		2nd round		Seats	Source
							Votes	%	Votes	%
Aosta Valley	Aosta	34,008		Fulvio Centoz (PD)		Gianni Nuti (Ind.)	6,361	38.84	6,794	53.34	16 / 27
Lombardy	Lecco	48,333		Virginio Brivio (PD)		Mauro Gattinoni (Ind.)	10,096	41.67	10,978	50.07	20 / 32
	Mantua	49,403		Mattia Palazzi (PD)		Mattia Palazzi (PD)	16,546	70.75	—	—	24 / 32
Trentino-Alto Adige	Bolzano	107,914		Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.)		Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.)	16,124	33.96	21,585	57.18	23 / 45
	Trento	118,288		Alessandro Andreatta (PD)		Franco Ianeselli (Ind.)	31,885	54.66	—	—	25 / 40
Veneto	Venice	260,520		Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.)		Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.)	66,750	54.14	—	—	22 / 36
Tuscany	Arezzo	99,179		Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.)		Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.)	23,638	47.08	23,620	54.50	20 / 32
Marche	Fermo	37,119		Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.)		Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.)	14,314	71.41	—	—	23 / 32
	Macerata	41,514		Romano Carancini (PD)		Sandro Parcaroli (Lega)	12,113	52.78	—	—	20 / 32
Abruzzo	Chieti	50,646		Umberto Di Primio (FdI)		Diego Ferrara (PD)	6,183	21.50	12,403	55.85	19 / 32
Apulia	Andria	99,671		Gaetano Tufariello [a]		Giovanna Bruno (PD)	20,037	38.10	21,717	58.87	20 / 32
	Trani	55,851		Amedeo Bottaro (PD)		Amedeo Bottaro (PD)	20,785	65.43	—	—	21 / 32
Basilicata	Matera	60,404		Raffaello De Ruggieri (Ind.)		Domenico Bennardi (M5S)	9,525	27.57	18,830	67.54	20 / 32
Calabria	Crotone	65,086		Tiziana Costantino [b]		Vincenzo Voce (Ind.)	12,003	36.22	16,434	63.95	20 / 32
	Reggio Calabria	180,369		Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)		Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)	35,109	37.17	44,069	58.36	20 / 32
Sicily	Agrigento	58,956		Calogero Firetto (UDC)		Francesco Miccichè (Ind.)	11,564	36.68	13,156	60.43	14 / 24
	Enna	27,004		Maurizio Dipietro (IV) [c]		Maurizio Dipietro (IV)	9,484	58.27	—	—	17 / 24
Sardinia	Nuoro	36,154		Andrea Soddu (Ind.)		Andrea Soddu (Ind.)	5,068	28.84	8,841	67.00	15 / 24

1. Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Nicola Giorgino (FI) since 29 April 2019
2. Prefectural commissioner replacing mayor Ugo Pugliese (UDC) since 4 December 2019
3. Centre-right independent politician until 2019

See also

• 2020 Venice municipal election

References

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3. "Elezioni comunali 2020, si terranno il 3 maggio" (in Italian). Il Dolomiti. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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6. "Coronavirus: rinviate elezioni comunali Trentino Alto Adige" (in Italian). ANSA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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