The center -left conquers significant victories in the first round of the administrative ones, imposing itself in Genoa and Ravenna with Silvia Salis and Alessandro Barattoni. In Genoa, Salis’s victory marks the return of the left after eight years of the center -right, while in Ravenna Barattoni continues the progressive tradition of the city. In Taranto and Matera you will go to the ballot, but the progressive candidates start ahead. The turnout remains stable at 56.3% in a return which, beyond the numbers, relaunches the theme of the unit and rekindles the political clash with the government.
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There were 126 municipalities called to vote on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May, among them also a regional capital, Genoa and three provincial capitals: Ravenna, Matera and Taranto. The final turnout was 54.42%, increasing compared to 47.17% of the last consultations (at 11 pm yesterday it stopped at 43.85% of the entitled people).
The attention is undoubtedly paid to the Ligurian capital, former “Fortino Rosso”, governed in the last 8 years by the mayor Marco Bucci, then halved following his victorious election to President of the Region. The center -right, which presented compact, carried out the candidacy of Pietro Piciocchiformerly acting mayor functions after Bucci’s passage in the Region.
For the left the candidate is Silvia Salisformer athlete as well as vice -president of Coni, supported by a minestrone of parties that includes Pd, M5S, Green and Left Alliance, Italy Viva, Action and +Europe. A removal with which the left hopes to snatch the municipality after 8 years of center -right government.
The results
While the scrutiny of the sections is still in progress, in Genoaafter the bare of 467 sections out of 653, Silvia Salis of the center -left is ahead with the 52.00% of preferences, the candidate of the center -right Pietro Piciocchi is al 43.74%. TO Ravenna The bare confirms the advantage of the left (98 sections out of 164), with the candidate Alessandro Barattoni who gets a provisional 58.73%very far Nicola Grandione of the candidates of the center -right, which is given to 24.63%.
According to the first exit polls, released immediately after closing the polls at 3pm, In Genoa the center -left was given forwardwith the candidate of the center -left estimated between the 53% and the 57%. The candidate of the center -right was instead between the 38% and the 42%.
Directed towards a reconfirmation of the left the city of Ravennatherefore, where the center -right presented itself divided, with three different candidates: Big supported by Fratelli d’Italia and Forza Italia, Alvaro Ancisi Supported solo by the League and Veronica Verlicchi by the right -wing civic list “La Pigna”.
Towards the ballot Materawhere according to the exit polls, Roberto Cifarelli – supported by nine center -left lists – would be ahead with a percentage between 44.5% and 48.5%. Antonio Nicoletticandidate of the center -right, would instead be between 31.5% and 35.5%. Even if confirmed, Cifarelli’s result would not be enough to get the victory in the first round, making the ballot necessary. Among the other candidates, Domenico Bennardi of the 5 Star Movement would collect between 8% and 12%, while Vincenzo Santochirico, an expression of a common project, would obtain a consent between 6% and 8%.
Taranto also goes to the ballot, here, after the ballot of 6 of the 191 sections, the candidate of the center -left Pietro Bitetti get the 33.38% of preferences, the two candidates of the center -right almost appeared, with Luca Lazzaro (Fdi and Fi) which obtains the 24.01% And Francesco Tanto (civic lists and league) the 24.16%. The exit polls here gave a percentage between 37% and 41% in Bitetti, followed by Lazzaro (20-24%) and tax (19-23%).
The turnout
Ravenna: turnout at 47.82% on the first 80 sections
To the administrative ones of Ravenna, the turnout after the bare of 80 sections out of 164 stands at 47.82%, falling compared to 54.08% of the previous round. The data are available on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.
Genoa: voters at 52.26% in 241 sections
In Genoa, scrutinized the votes of 241 sections out of 653, the turnout reaches 52.26%, increasing compared to 44.17% of the last elections. The Ministry of the Interior makes it known.
Matera: definitive turnout at 65.2%, down compared to 2020
For the Matera municipalities, the final data marks a turnout of 65.2%, decreasing compared to the 70.83% recorded in 2020, when it always voted over two days.
Taranto: the voters were 56.6% of those entitled
The final turnout is 4 percentage points higher than the last municipal of 2022.
