2016 Rome municipal election

Snap local election in Rome, Italy December 2025 2016 Rome municipal election presidential no 2013 Rome municipal election 2013 2021 Rome municipal election 2021 5 June 2016 (first round)19 June 2016 (second round) 57.0% 4.2 pp (first round)50.1% 6.9 pp (second round) yes Mayoral election presidential election 1st round vote Percentage 2nd round vote Percentage 160x160px Virginia Raggi M5S – 453,806 35.25% 770,564 67.15% 160x160px Roberto Giachetti PD Centre-left coalition (Italy) 320,170 24.87% 376,935 32.85% Mayor Francesco Paolo Tronca(Special Commissioner) Virginia Raggi M5S SVG map of the results by municipi of the first round of the 2016 Rome mayoral election.svg SVG map of the results by municipi of the second round of the 2016 Rome mayoral election.svg 200px First round results by municipi 200px Second round results by municipiRed municipi are those with most votes for Giachetti and Yellow those for Raggi. City Council election yes All 48 seats in the Capitoline Assembly 25 Centre-left 25.40 Roberto Giachetti 8 29 Centre-right 11.30 Alfio Marchini 4 12 M5S 35.32 Virginia Raggi 29 4 Right-wing 19.63 Giorgia Meloni 6 Left-wing 4.43 Stefano Fassina 1 Snap municipal elections were held in Rome on 5 and 19 June 2016 to elect the mayor of Rome and 48 members of the City Council of Rome, as well as the fifteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 15 municipi in which the municipality is divided. The elections were called following the fall of the former mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino, who was elected with the Democratic Party (PD) in 2013 but was ousted from office after more than half of the members of the City Council resigned in October 2015.Scammell Rosie 11 June 2016 Rubbish on the streets, corruption in the air: Rome looks for a clean-up candidate https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/11/rome-mayoral-elections-raggi-corruption-five-star-movement 26 December 2025 The Guardian The first round of voting on 5 June produced no outright winner, resulting in a run-off election on 19 June between the Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate Virginia Raggi and the centre-left coalition and PD candidate Roberto Giachetti. Raggi won the mayoral election with two-thirds of the vote,Five Star Movement candidate Virginia Raggi could become Rome's mayor https://www.theage.com.au/world/five-star-movement-candidate-virginia-raggi-could-become-romes-mayor-20160605-gpbvrl.html 11 June 2016 The Age 5 June 2016 and her party alone won a majority in the City Council, with 29 of the 48 seats.Comunali [Scrutini] Comune di Roma – Elezioni del 19 giugno 2015 (ballottaggio) http://elezioni.interno.it/comunali/scrutini/20160605/G120700900.htm Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali Italian Ministry of the Interior it 20 June 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160630121606/http://elezioni.interno.it/comunali/scrutini/20160605/G120700900.htm 30 June 2016 The results were widely reported as a major breakthrough for the M5S, which had previously been seen as a protest party rather than a significant political force.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/19/rome-likely-to-have-elected-its-first-female-mayor Anti-establishment candidates elected to lead Rome and Turin Scammell Rosie The Guardian 20 June 2016 20 June 2016https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/19/rome-set-to-elect-first-female-mayor/ Rome elects first female mayor in breakthrough for Five Star Movement Philips John The Telegraph 20 June 2016 20 June 2016 At the same round of elections, the M5S also won the mayoralty of Turin. Background On 12 October 2015, the incumbent mayor Ignazio Marino announced his resignation amidst an accusation of expense scandal that had been made by some opposition parties (especially Five Star Movement and the right-wing Brothers of Italy). On 29 October, he retired the resignation. On 30 October, he was ousted from his position after 26 of the 48 members of the City Council resigned. The mayor was replaced by a government-appointed commissioner and snap municipal elections were called.The Holy See cracks down on leaks about its scandalous finances https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21677982-holy-see-cracks-down-leaks-about-its-scandalous-finances-church-poor-judgment 7 November 2015 The Economist 7 November 2015 Centre-left coalition primary election As in 2013, the centre-left coalition decided to hold a primary election on 6 March 2016 to decide its mayoral candidate. There were six main candidates, all from the Democratic Party since the left-wing parties decided to break the alliance and present their own mayoral candidate. Among the most popular candidates were deputies Roberto Giachetti and Roberto Morassut. More than 47,000 citizens took part to the primary election, which was won by Giachetti.8 March 2016 Primarie Pd Roma 2016. I dati definitivi RomeToday it https://www.romatoday.it/politica/elezioni/comunali-roma-2016/primarie-roma-dati-definitivi-ufficiali.html 19 July 2022 Candidate Supported by Votes (%) Roberto Giachetti PD 64% Roberto Morassut PD 28%Others 8%Total 100% Five Star Movement primary election As it previously did in different occasion, the Five Star Movement decided to hold a primary election to choose its mayoral candidate. Many candidates took part in the closed primary, which was held online on 23 February 2016. Virginia Raggi, one of the four members of the City Council elected for the M5S in 2013, won the primary with 45% of votes.24 February 2016 Virginia Raggi candidata sindaco di Roma del M5S it Panorama http://www.panorama.it/news/politica/virginia-raggi-m5s-perche-candidata-sindaco-roma/ 19 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303025426/http://www.panorama.it/news/politica/virginia-raggi-m5s-perche-candidata-sindaco-roma/ 3 March 2016 dead Voting system The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy in the cities with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. Under this system, voters express a direct election for the mayor or an indirect election voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives 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.http://elezioni.interno.it/contenuti/report/dossier_amministrative_giugno2016.pdf Elezioni amministrative 2016 – Il Dossier Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali Italian Ministry of the Interior it 20 June 2016 11 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170611130648/http://elezioni.interno.it/contenuti/report/dossier_amministrative_giugno2016.pdf dead 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 the seats for each party is determined proportionally. Political parties and candidates + List of political parties and candidatesPolitical party or allianceConstituent party or listsCandidate Left-wing coalition Left for Rome (SEL, PRC, PCdI, AET, POS, FaS) Stefano Fassina Fassina for Mayor Centre-left coalition Democratic Party Roberto Giachetti Democrats and Populars (UDC, CD, DemoS) Federation of the Greens Italy of Values Radicals Federalists Lay Ecologists Lay Civic Socialists Five Star Movement Virginia Raggi Centre-right coalition Forza Italia Alfio Marchini Marchini List Popular Rome Storace List Right-wing coalition Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni League – Us with Salvini Italian Liberal Party Popular Federation for Freedom (PpI, NCDU) Opinion polling First round Date Polling firm Giachetti Bertolaso Raggi Meloni Marchini Fassina Storace Others Lead 19 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.0 29.9 19.0 17.4 5.1 4.6 5.9 18–19 May 2016 IPRMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.0 29.0 21.0 19.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 17–19 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 25.0 27.0 19.0 18.5 7.5 3.0 2.0 17–18 May 2016 IZI SpAMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.3 26.3 24.1 15.5 6.2 3.6 2.0 9–18 May 2016 Demos&Pi 24.5 30.5 23.1 11.4 8.1 2.4 6.0 16–17 May 2016 IPRMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.0 26.0 21.0 20.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 12–13 May 2016 QuorumMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.7 30.5 21.1 18.4 4.3 1.0 5.8 7–12 May 2016 TermometroPoliticoMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 30.5 29.5 14.0 18.5 7.5 1.0 11 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 27.1 30.2 19.8 19.0 3.9 3.1 9 May 2016 DeligoMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 25.3 31.2 24.1 16.9 2.5 5.9 6 May 2016 TermometroPolitico29.5 28.5 14.5 16.5 6.0 5.0 1.0 4–6 May 2016 Index ResearchMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 22.0 28.0 20.0 19.0 7.5 3.5 6.0 3–5 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 23.5 26.5 19.5 19.5 6.5 4.5 3.0 2 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 20.5 28.5 20.0 19.5 7.0 4.5 8.5 2 May 2016 Index Research 24.5 26.7 19.5 19.5 7.0 2.8 2.2 28 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 21.5 27.6 20.0 20.9 5.6 1.6 2.8 6.1 20–22 April 2016 IZI SpAMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 22.4 7.428.2 24.0 9.0 6.6 2.4 0.0 4.2 19 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 20.0 27.0 21.0 21.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 19 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 21.0 11.026.0 20.0 10.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 4–8 April 2016 Index ResearchMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.5 8.127.4 17.6 10.4 6.8 3.2 2.0 1.9 22–24 March 2016 ScenariPolitici 26.6 10.5 25.0 17.7 8.9 6.4 4.0 0.9 1.6 14–15 March 2016 ScenariPoliticiMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.0 15.025.0 14.0 10.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 14–15 March 2016 ScenariPoliticiMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.0 25.0 25.0 11.0 8.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 10–11 March 2016 Index ResearchMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 30.0 15.033.0 10.0 5.0 7.0 0.0 3.0 Second round Giachetti vs. Raggi Date Polling firm Giachetti Raggi Lead 19 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 42.8 57.2 14.4 17–19 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 40.0 60.0 20.0 9–18 May 2016 Demos&Pi 45.8 54.2 8.4 17 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 43.0 57.0 14.0 16–17 May 2016 IPRMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 42.0 58.0 16.0 12–13 May 2016 QuorumMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 42.2 57.8 15.6 11 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 40.6 59.4 18.8 3–5 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 40.0 60.0 20.0 2 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 40.0 60.0 20.0 2 May 2016 Index Research 45.0 55.0 10.0 28 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 39.9 60.1 20.2 20–23 April 2016 ScenariPolitici 39.0 61.0 22.0 19 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 41.0 59.0 18.0 17–18 April 2016 Index ResearchMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 44.0 56.0 12.0 Meloni vs. Raggi Date Polling firm Meloni Raggi Lead 19 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 45.2 54.8 9.6 17–19 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 50.5 49.5 1.0 9–18 May 2016 Demos&Pi 43.3 56.7 13.4 17 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 46.5 53.5 7.0 16–17 May 2016 IPRMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 48.0 52.0 4.0 12–13 May 2016 QuorumMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 42.2 57.8 15.6 11 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 45.6 54.4 8.8 3–5 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 51.0 49.0 2.0 2 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 47.0 53.0 6.0 2 May 2016 Index Research 49.0 51.0 2.0 28 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 47.1 52.9 5.8 20–23 April 2016 ScenariPolitici 51.5 48.5 3.0 19 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 48.0 52.0 4.0 Marchini vs. Raggi Date Polling firm Marchini Raggi Lead 19 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 45.9 54.1 8.2 17–19 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 48.0 52.0 4.0 17 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 48.0 52.0 4.0 16–17 May 2016 IPRMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 51.0 49.0 2.0 12–13 May 2016 QuorumMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 34.5 65.5 31.0 11 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 46.6 53.4 6.8 3–5 May 2016 ScenariPolitici 51.0 49.0 2.0 2 May 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 48.5 51.5 3.0 2 May 2016 Index Research 51.0 49.0 2.0 28 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 49.6 50.4 0.8 19 April 2016 TecnèMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 50.0 50.0 0.0 Political parties Date Polling firm PD FI M5S LM SI FdI LS LcS AP Others Lead 9–18 May 2016 Demos&PiMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 22.3 7.4 32.2 5.4 3.7 8.5 3.2 4.3 9.9 7–12 May 2016 TermometroPoliticoMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 24.5 6.5 28.5 10.5 11.0 2.0 1.5 15.5 4.0 6 May 2016 TermometroPolitico 27.0 6.5 28.0 9.0 6.0 11.0 2.0 2.5 0.5 7.5 1.0 1–3 Mar 2016 ScenariPolitici 28.9 7.9 24.3 6.5 4.7 10.7 5.6 4.9 1.9 4.6 4.6 9–11 Feb 2016 ScenariPoliticiMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 28.6 7.7 27.6 7.2 4.4 12.3 3.1 4.1 1.0 2.5 1.0 18–24 Jan 2016 TermometroPoliticoMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 26.3 6.9 29.1 8.2 3.9 8.5 5.2 1.2 10.7 2.8 6 May 2013 Election results 26.3 19.2 12.8 7.5 6.3 5.9 1.3 20.7 7.1 Results + Summary of the 2016 Rome City Council and Mayoral election results center|300px Candidate 1st round 2nd round Leader'sseat Political party or party list Votes % Seats Votes % Votes % Virginia Raggi 461,190 35.26 770,564 67.15 – Five Star Movement 420,435 35.32 29 Roberto Giachetti 325,835 24.91 376,935 32.85 15 Democratic Party 240,637 17.19 6 Giachetti for Mayor 49,457 4.15 1 Democrats and Populars 17,378 1.46 – Radicals Federalists Lay Ecologists 14,165 1.19 – Lay Civic Socialists 7,716 0.64 – Federation of the Greens 5,827 0.49 – Italy of Values 3,085 0.25 –Total302,26525.407 Giorgia Meloni 269,760 20.62 – – 15 Brothers of Italy 146,054 12.27 4 With Giorgia Meloni for Mayor 40,441 3.39 1 League – Us with Salvini 32,175 2.70 – Italian Liberal Party 10,749 0.90 – Popular Federation for Freedom 4,146 0.34 –Total233,56519.635 Alfio Marchini 143,829 10.99 – – 15 Alfio Marchini for Mayor 56,686 4.76 2 Forza Italia 50,842 4.27 1 Popular Rome 15,453 1.29 – Storace List 7,391 0.62 – Christian Revolution 1,747 0.14 – Liberal Network 1,225 0.10 – Italian Building Site Movement 1,124 0.09 –Total134,46811.303 Stefano Fassina 58,498 4.47 – – 15 Left for Rome 46,774 3.93 – Fassina for Mayor 6,006 0.50 –Total52,7804.43 – Simone Di Stefano 14,865 1.13 – – – CasaPound 14,118 1.18 – Alessandro Mustillo 10,371 0.79 – – – Communist Party 9,917 0.83 – Dario Di Francesco 8,021 0.61 – – – Talking Cricket List – No Euro 4,772 0.39 – Pensioners' Union 1,131 0.09 – Movement for Rome 1,032 0.08 – Centre League 719 0.06 – With Joy! Long Live Italy 281 0.02 –Total7,8850.66 – Mario Adinolfi 7,992 0.61 – – – The People of the Family 7,480 0.62 – Carlo Rienzi 2,760 0.21 – – – Codacons 2,578 0.21 – Alfredo Iorio 2,641 0.20 – – – Fatherland 2,576 0.21 – Fabrizio Verduchi 1,310 0.10 – – – Christian Italy 1,185 0.09 – Michel Emi Maritato 873 0.06 – – – Assotutela 878 0.07 – Total 1,307,945 100.00 1,147,499 100.00 4 1,190,130 100.00 44Eligible voters100.00100.00Did not vote42.9749.86Voted57.0350.14Blank or invalid ballots2.973.18Total valid votes97.0396.82Source: Ministry of the Interior Municipi election thumb|300px|Result of municipi election + Results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the second round Municipio M5S Centre-left Right-wing Elected President Party I 49.2 50.8 – Sabrina AlfonsiPD II 48.3 51.7 – Francesca Del BelloPD III 62.9 37.1 – Roberta CapoccioniM5S IV 68.2 31.8 – Roberta Della CasaM5S V 67.8 32.2 – Giovanni BoccuzziM5S VI 72.9 – 27.1 Roberto RomanellaM5S VII 64.8 35.2 – Monica LozziM5S VIII 59.1 40.9 – Paolo PaceM5S IX 65.0 35.0 – Dario D'InnocentiM5S XMunicipal Council and President suspended XI 61.9 38.1 – Mario TorelliM5S XII 56.9 43.1 – Silvia CrescimannoM5S XIII 64.7 35.3 – Giuseppina Castagnetta M5S XIV 61.9 38.1 – Alfredo CampagnaM5S XV 58.6 41.2 – Stefano SimonelliM5S All the presidents were elected on the second round, since none obtained more than 50% of votes on the first round of voting. The president of Municipio X was not elected since the municipio was under the administration of a Special Commissioner nominated after the municipal council had been dissolved in 2015 due to mafia association. Source: Municipality of Rome – Electoral Service See also 2016 Italian local elections 2016 Turin municipal election Opinion polling for the 2016 Italian local elections References Category:2010s in Rome Category:2016 elections in Italy Rome Category:Elections in Rome Category:June 2016 in Italy Rome