Italians will vote Ballots in 41 municipalities and for the first round of municipal elections in Sicily and Sardinia, the polls open today, 29 May, from 7 to 15. All voting on the two islands will take place on 11 and 12 June. The counting starts when the polls are closed, we will give all updates live from this page from 15:00.
Ballots dated 28 and 29 May 2023
A total of 1,340,688 voters participate in the ballot boxes. Voting takes place in 41 municipalities, including seven capitals: Vicenza, Massa, Pisa, Siena, Terni, Ancona, Brindisi.
According to the data of the Ministry of Interior, at 23:00 on Sunday, May 28, the turnout was 37.51%. A figure below the 45.43% recorded in the first round.
Going into the details of the capitals, Daniele Silvetti (center right) and Ida Simonella (center left) face off in Ancona.
In Brindisi, the race is between centre-right candidate Pino Marchionna and centre-left rival Roberto Fusco, backed by the M5S.
In Massa, outgoing mayor Francesco Persiani and Pd and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra candidate Enzo Ricci, supported by Lega, Forza Italia and civic lists, compete for the tricolor belt.
A “pink” challenge between Nicoletta Fabio (center right) and Anna Ferretti (Pd and Italian Left) in Siena.
In the Terni duel between Orlando Masselli (center-right) and Stefano Bandecchi (Popular Alliance and civic lists).
Vicenza’s outgoing mayor, Francesco Rucco (center-right), aims to challenge center-left candidate Giacomo Possamai again.
Finally, landing on the ballot in the line of votes, Pisa, centre-right, bets on Michele Conti, while Pd and M5S line up Paolo Martinelli.
Elections on 28 and 29 May 2023 in Sicily
Even in Sicily, polls reopen until 3 pm today, 29 May.128 Municipalities are voting to elect mayors and renew city councils. The relevant population is 1,387,169 people. Four provincial capitals were called to the polls: Catania, Ragusa, Trapani and Syracuse. Voting is carried out in 113 centers (up to 15,000 population) with a majority system, and in fifteen with a proportional system.
There is a sharp drop in turnout on the first day of the elections on the island. When the polls closed at 23:00 on Sunday evening, the voter rate was 44.38%, lower than in the last election round in all municipalities.
Elections on 28 and 29 May 2023 in Sardinia
Voting is also held for the first round of municipal elections in Sardinia. There are 39 centers involved Attention has focused on two cities with a population of over 15,000 inhabitants: Assemini (Cagliari) with just under 26 thousand inhabitants and Iglesias (Southern Sardinia) with a population of about 25,100.
In Sardinia, at 23:00 on Sunday, 28 May, turnout was 47.64% (63.05% in the previous session), according to the news on the Viminale website.
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