2020 Italian local elections

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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 on 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.

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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]

CoalitionComuni
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
RegionCityPopulationIncumbent mayorElected mayor1st round2nd roundSeatsSource
Votes %Votes %
Valle d'Aosta-Stemma.svg Aosta Valley Aosta 34,008 Fulvio Centoz (PD) Gianni Nuti (Ind.)6,36138.846,79453.34
16 / 27
Flag of Lombardy square.svg Lombardy Lecco 48,333 Virginio Brivio (PD) Mauro Gattinoni (Ind.)10,09641.6710,97850.07
20 / 32
Mantua 49,403 Mattia Palazzi (PD) Mattia Palazzi (PD)16,54670.75——
24 / 32
Coat of arms of Trentino-South Tyrol.svg Trentino-Alto Adige Bolzano 107,914 Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.) Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.)16,12433.9621,58557.18
23 / 45
Trento 118,288 Alessandro Andreatta (PD) Franco Ianeselli (Ind.)31,88554.66——
25 / 40
Coat of Arms of Veneto.png Veneto Venice 260,520 Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.)66,75054.14——
22 / 36
Coat of arms of Tuscany.svg Tuscany Arezzo 99,179 Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.)23,63847.0823,62054.50
20 / 32
Coat of arms of Marche.svg Marche Fermo 37,119 Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.) Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.)14,31471.41——
23 / 32
Macerata 41,514 Romano Carancini (PD) Sandro Parcaroli (Lega)12,11352.78——
20 / 32
Regione-Abruzzo-Stemma.svg Abruzzo Chieti 50,646 Umberto Di Primio (FdI) Diego Ferrara (PD)6,18321.5012,40355.85
19 / 32
Coat of Arms of Apulia.svg Apulia Andria 99,671Gaetano Tufariello [lower-alpha 1] Giovanna Bruno (PD)20,03738.1021,71758.87
20 / 32
Trani 55,851 Amedeo Bottaro (PD) Amedeo Bottaro (PD)20,78565.43——
21 / 32
Regione-Basilicata-Stemma.svg Basilicata Matera 60,404 Raffaello De Ruggieri (Ind.) Domenico Bennardi (M5S)9,52527.5718,83067.54
20 / 32
Coat of arms of Calabria.svg Calabria Crotone 65,086Tiziana Costantino [lower-alpha 2] Vincenzo Voce (Ind.)12,00336.2216,43463.95
20 / 32
Reggio Calabria 180,369 Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD) Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD)35,10937.1744,06958.36
20 / 32
Coat of arms of Sicily.svg Sicily Agrigento 58,956 Calogero Firetto (UDC) Francesco Miccichè (Ind.)11,56436.6813,15660.43
14 / 24
Enna 27,004 Maurizio Dipietro (IV) [lower-alpha 3] Maurizio Dipietro (IV)9,48458.27——
17 / 24
Sardegna-Stemma.svg Sardinia Nuoro 36,154 Andrea Soddu (Ind.) Andrea Soddu (Ind.)5,06828.848,84167.00
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

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