2010 Italian local elections

none The 2010 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 29–30 March (second round on 11–12 April) concurrently with the Regional elections. In Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol the elections were held on 15–16 May with a second ballot on 30–31 May; all of 321 comuni of the region voted for a new mayor and a new City Council. In Aosta Valley the elections were held on 23–24 May in the city of Aosta. On May 30–31 the elections were held in Sicily and Sardinia. In Italy, direct elections were held in municipalities and provinces: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council, in each province were chosen president and members of the Provincial Council. Citizens living in Italy who were 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local council elections. Voting system The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000. 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 the seats for each party is determined proportionally.The compactness of the minority is part of the goals that the law intends to achieve, avoiding fragmentation to establish a fruitful counterweight to the majority: Buonomo Giampiero Provinciali, seggi ai perdenti con il criterio delle coalizioni Diritto&Giustizia Edizione Online 2001 https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89289206 2016-03-17 2016-03-24 Questia subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20160324160801/https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89289206 dead Municipal elections Mayoral election results Cities Incumbent mayorAlliance Elected mayorAlliance Aosta Guido Grimod Valdostan Union Bruno Giordano Valdostan Union Bolzano Luigi Spagnolli Centre-left Luigi Spagnolli Centre-left Venice Massimo Cacciari Centre-left Giorgio Orsoni Centre-left Mantua Fiorenza Brioni Centre-left Nicola Sodano Centre-right Lecco Sante Frantellizzifn1 Special commissioner replacing mayor Antonella Faggi (LN) since 28 October 2009. None Virginio Brivio Centre-left Lodi Lorenzo Guerini Centre-left Lorenzo Guerini Centre-left Macerata Giorgio Meschini Centre-left Romano Carancini Centre-left Chieti Francesco Ricci Centre-left Umberto Di Primio Centre-right Matera Sandro Calvosafn2 Special commissioner replacing mayor Emilio Nicola Buccico (AN) since 5 October 2009. None Salvatore Adduce Centre-left Andria Vincenzo Zaccaro Centre-left Nicola Giorgino Centre-right Vibo Valentia Francesco Sammarco Centre-left Nicola D'Agostino Centre-right Nuoro Mauro Demuru Zidda Centre-left Alessandro Bianchi Centre-left Iglesias Pierluigi Carta Centre-left Pierluigi Carta Centre-left Sassari Gianfranco Ganau Centre-left Gianfranco Ganau Centre-left Enna Gaspare Agnello Centre-left Paolo Garofalo Centre-left City councils CityPdLPDLNSELIdVUDC Others Venice101740427Mantua14961104Lecco82071101Lodi814601010Chieti137002611Matera412014117Vibo Valentia183010215Macerata81404227Andria134021017Sassari613022313Iglesias4601089Nuoro413021215 Provincial elections Only 12 provinces were up for election. The elections was for a new provincial president and members of the Provincial Council. Four presidents were elected in March. Then on May was elected all the provincial president and Provincial Council of Sardinia. President election results Provinces Incumbent presidentAlliance Elected presidentAlliance Imperia Giovanni Giuliano Centre-right Luigi Sappa Centre-right Viterbo Alessandro Mazzoli Centre-left Marcello Meroi Centre-right L'Aquila Stefania Pezzopane Centre-left Antonio Del Corvo Centre-right Caserta Alessandro De Franciscis Centre-left Domenico Zinzi Centre-right Cagliari Graziano Milia Centre-left Graziano Milia Centre-left Carbonia-Iglesias Pierfranco Gaviano Centre-left Salvatore Cherchi Centre-left Medio Campidano Fulvio Tocco Centre-left Fulvio Tocco Centre-left Nuoro Roberto Deriu Centre-left Roberto Deriu Centre-left Ogliastra Pier Luigi Carta Centre-left Bruno Pilia Centre-left Olbia-Tempio Anna Pietrina Murrighile Centre-left Fedele Sanciu Centre-right Oristano Pasquale Onida Centre-right Massimiliano De Seneen Centre-right Sassari Alessandra Giudici Centre-left Alessandra Giudici Centre-left See also 2010 Sardinian provincial elections Notes Category:2010 elections in Italy Category:Municipal elections in Italy Category:Provincial elections in Italy Category:March 2010 in Italy Category:April 2010 in Italy Category:May 2010 in Italy Category:June 2010 in Italy