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, 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. 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, while the elections in Aosta Valley were planned on 17 May, with a second ballot on 31 May, but they were delayed following the coronavirus pandemic. 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 and then they were delayed again sometime between 11 October and 6 December.
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:
Coalition Comuni Centre-left coalition Independents and civic lists Centre-right coalition Five Star Movement Others
Mayoral election results
Region City Population Incumbent mayor Elected mayor 1st round 2nd round Seats Source Votes % Votes % Aosta Valley Aosta Fulvio Centoz (PD) Gianni Nuti (Ind.) 6,361 38.84 6,794 53.34 Lombardy Lecco Virginio Brivio (PD) Mauro Gattinoni (Ind.) 10,096 41.67 10,978 50.07 Mantua Mattia Palazzi (PD) Mattia Palazzi (PD) 16,546 70.75 — — Trentino-Alto Adige Bolzano Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.) Renzo Caramaschi (Ind.) 16,124 33.96 21,585 57.18 Trento Alessandro Andreatta (PD) Franco Ianeselli (Ind.) 31,885 54.66 — — Veneto Venice Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) Luigi Brugnaro (Ind.) 66,750 54.14 — — Tuscany Arezzo Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) Alessandro Ghinelli (Ind.) 23,638 47.08 23,620 54.50 Marche Fermo Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.) Paolo Calcinaro (Ind.) 14,314 71.41 — — Macerata Romano Carancini (PD) Sandro Parcaroli (Lega) 12,113 52.78 — — Abruzzo Chieti Umberto Di Primio (FdI) Diego Ferrara (PD) 6,183 21.50 12,403 55.85 Apulia Andria Gaetano Tufariello Giovanna Bruno (PD) 20,037 38.10 21,717 58.87 Trani Amedeo Bottaro (PD) Amedeo Bottaro (PD) 20,785 65.43 — — Basilicata Matera Raffaello De Ruggieri (Ind.) Domenico Bennardi (M5S) 9,525 27.57 18,830 67.54 Calabria Crotone Tiziana Costantino Vincenzo Voce (Ind.) 12,003 36.22 16,434 63.95 Reggio Calabria Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD) Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD) 35,109 37.17 44,069 58.36 Sicily Agrigento Calogero Firetto (UDC) Francesco Miccichè (Ind.) 11,564 36.68 13,156 60.43 Enna Maurizio Dipietro (IV) Maurizio Dipietro (IV) 9,484 58.27 — — Sardinia Nuoro Andrea Soddu (Ind.) Andrea Soddu (Ind.) 5,068 28.84 8,841 67.00
See also 2020 Venice municipal election
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