2001 Milan municipal election

2001 Milan municipal election presidential no 1997 Milan municipal election 1997 2006 Milan municipal election 2006 82.3% 10.4 pp 13 May 2001 yes Mayoral election presidential election Popular vote Percentage 120px Gabriele Albertini Forza Italia (1994) 0A6BE1 Centre-right coalition (Italy) 499,020 57.5% 120px Sandro Antoniazzi Independent F0002B Centre-left coalition (Italy) 264,217 30.5% Mayor Gabriele Albertini FI Gabriele Albertini FI City Council election yes All 60 seats in City Council 31 Centre-right 54.17 Gabriele Albertini 36 36 Centre-left 33.39 Sandro Antoniazzi 19 12 IdV 5.62 Antonio Di Pietro 3 0 FdV 3.81 Milly Moratti 2 1 Municipal elections were held in Milan on 13 May 2001 to elect the Mayor of Milan and the 60 members of the City Council. The incumbent Mayor Gabriele Albertini easily won a second term in office, defeating the centre-left candidate and former trade unionist Sandro Carlo Antoniazzi.15 May 2001 Milano, per Albertini sindaco più voti che ai partiti del Polo it La Stampa http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,1/articleid,0385_01_2001_0132_0001_3457887/anews,true/ 5 April 2021 The municipal elections occurred on the same day of the national general election which was heavily won by Silvio Berlusconi's House of Freedoms, a circumstance that largely influenced also the local vote. In this election, the Mayor was elected for the first time for a five years term, in accordance to a new local administration Law approved in 2000. Background During his first 4-years term as Mayor, Gabriele Albertini usually referred himself as a "condominium administrator",14 May 2001 Albertini, una sfida senza storia ancora sindaco col 60% dei voti it la Repubblica https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2001/05/14/albertini-una-sfida-senza-storia-ancora-sindaco.html 5 April 2021 underlining his soft attitude to the government of the city: Albertini's popularity was extremely high since his administration seemed more like the one of a manager heading an enterprise.13 September 1999 La nomenklatura di Albertini it la Repubblica https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/09/13/la-nomenklatura-di-albertini.html 5 April 2021 Describing himself as a man of the civil society, he managed to identify and subdivide municipal affairs with the politically and economically closest interests, choosing trusted men for the top management jobs of large municipal companies and banks and creating a real network of alliances with the social and economical powers of the city, such as businessmen, stylists and bankers. On the other side, moreover weakened by the national government's extreme unpopularity, the centre-left coalition was unable to find a way to fit into this system of power.30 April 2001 Milano, Albertini snobba i comizi e Antoniazzi lavora per i posteri it la Repubblica https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2001/04/30/milano-albertini-snobba-comizi-antoniazzi-lavora-per.html 5 April 2021 Campaign As Albertini decided to conduct a low profile campaign, benefiting from Berlusconi's national campaign (Berlusconi himself was candidate in the constituency of Milan City Centre for the Chamber of Deputies), the semi-unknown centre-left candidate Sandro Antoniazzi struggled to emerge as a competitive contender to the office of Mayor. Moreover the centre-left coalition was deeply divided, with the Federation of the Greens (FdV) and Italy of Values (IdV) parties presenting their own mayoral candidates (respectively the environmentalist activist Milly Moratti and the notorious former magistrate Antonio Di Pietro). On the contrary, the centre-right coalition was unified thanks to a new alliance between Berlusconi and the Lega Nord leader Umberto Bossi, even if Bossi repeatedly attacked the incumbent Mayor describing him as a "man of power" while his party was at the side of the people.10 January 2001 Bossi-Albertini, offese e scontro it la Repubblica https://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/milan/albertini/albertini.html 5 April 2021 Voting system The semipresidential voting system was the one used for all mayoral elections in Italy of cities with a population higher than 15,000 for the third time. 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. 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 losing party is determined proportionally. Parties and candidates thumb|right|250px|Gabriele Albertini welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Milan on 6 June 2000 This is a list of the major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election. Political party or allianceConstituent listsCandidate Federation of the Greens Milly Moratti Centre-left coalition(The Olive Tree) Democrats of the Left Sandro Antoniazzi The Daisy Communist Refoundation Party Party of Italian Communists Italian Democratic Socialists Italy of Values Antonio Di Pietro Centre-right coalition(House of Freedoms) Forza Italia Gabriele Albertini National Alliance Northern League Christian Democratic Centre Results + Summary of the 2001 Milan City Council and Mayoral election resultscenter|300px Candidates Votes % Leader'sseatParties Votes % Seats Gabriele Albertini 499,020 57.54 – Forza Italia 245,052 37.47 25 National Alliance 66,389 10.15 7 Northern League 28,623 4.38 3 Christian Democratic Centre – United Christian Democrats 14,184 2.17 1Total354,24854.1736Sandro Antoniazzi 264,217 30.47 15 Democrats of the Left 91,336 13.97 8 Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 66,337 10.14 6 Communist Refoundation Party 39,663 6.06 3 Miracle in Milan 11,513 1.76 1 Party of Italian Communists 5,990 0.92 – Italian Democratic Socialists 3,550 0.54 –Total218,38933.3918 Antonio Di Pietro 45,667 5.27 15 Italy of Values 36,746 5.62 2Milly Moratti 36,189 4.17 15 Federation of the Greens 17,570 2.69 1 Moratti List 7,333 1.12 –Total24,9033.811 Arturo Testa 6,749 0.78 – Pensioners' Party 6,074 0.93 – Camilla Occhionorelli 3,965 0.46 – European Democracy 3,434 0.53 – Attilio Carelli 3,832 0.44 – Tricolour Flame 3,416 0.52 – Stefano Carluccio 3,108 0.36 – Liberal Socialists 2,898 0.44 – Giorgio Schultze 2,586 0.30 – Humanist Party 2,227 0.34 – Sergio Gozzoli 1,878 0.22 – New Force 1,655 0.25 – Total 867,211 100.00 3 653,990 100.00 57Eligible voters100.00Did not vote17.71Voted82.29Blank or invalid ballots3.4Total valid votes96.6Source: Ministry of the Interior References Category:2001 elections in Italy Milan Milan Category:Elections in Milan