2012 Italian local elections

none The 2012 Italian local elections were held on 6–7 May, with a second round on 20–21 May. In Italy, direct elections were held in 948 municipalities: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 948 municipalities, 28 were provincial capitals and only 176 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily). Citizens living in Italy who were 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local council elections. The deadline for voters to register to vote in the 6–7 May elections was midday on Tuesday 3 April 2012. For the first time there weren't provincial elections around Italy because they were abolished by the Law n.3660 of 4 December 2011. Instead of a president, the provincial government would be entrusted to a Special Commissioner. Other elections were taken on 10–11 June with a second round on 24–25 June in 65 municipalities of Sardinia: important cities like Alghero and Oristano chose their mayors and councils. Total voter turnout on the first round was of 66.9%, lower than that of 2007; 667 municipalities in the first round had a mayor elected (except Sicily). In Isernia, the result was an anatra zoppa case: Ugo De Vivo of centre-left coalition won the runoff, but the lists supporting him did not get a majority of votes, thus leaving him without a council majority. 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. If the lists supporting a different candidate than the elected mayor receive a majority of votes, the outcome will be anatra zoppa: with the mayor and the majority of council being from different camps. 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. Results Majority of each coalition in 142 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000: Coalition Comuni Centre-left coalition 82 Centre-right coalition 29 Five Star Movement 2 Independents and others 29 Party results Party votes in 26 provincial capital municipalities: PartyVotes% Democratic Party248,90916.29 The People of Freedom176,98311.58 Five Star Movement105,4886.90 Union of the Centre75,7824.96 Italy of Values68,2904.47 Left Ecology Freedom46,9433.07 Northern League41,3882.71Totals with others 1,528,047 100 Mayoral election results Cities Population Incumbent mayorParty Elected mayorParty L'Aquila Massimo Cialente Centre-left Massimo Cialente Centre-left Catanzaro Michele Traversa Centre-right Sergio Abramo Centre-right Parma Pietro Vignali Centre-right Federico Pizzarotti Five Star Piacenza Roberto Reggi Centre-left Paolo Dosi Centre-left Gorizia Ettore Romoli Centre-right Ettore Romoli Centre-right Frosinone Michele Marini Centre-left Nicola Ottaviani Centre-right Rieti Giuseppe Emili Centre-right Simone Petrangeli Centre-left Genoa Marta Vincenzi Centre-left Marco Doria Centre-left La Spezia Massimo Federici Centre-left Massimo Federici Centre-left Como Stefano Bruni Centre-right Mario Lucini Centre-left Monza Marco Mariani Centre-right Roberto Scanagatti Centre-left Isernia Gabriele Melogli Centre-right Ugo De Vivo Centre-left Alessandria Piercarlo Fabbio Centre-right Maria Rita Rossa Centre-left Asti Giorgio Galvagno Centre-right Fabrizio Brignolo Centre-left Cuneo Alberto Valmaggia Centre-left Federico Borgna Centre Brindisi Domenico Mennitti Centre-right Cosimo Consales Centre-left Lecce Paolo Perrone Centre-right Paolo Perrone Centre-right Taranto Ippazio Stefano Centre-left Ippazio Stefano Centre-left Trani Giuseppe Tarantini Centre-right Luigi Nicola Riserbato Centre-right Oristano Angela Eugenia Nonnis Centre-right Guido Tendas Centre-left Agrigento Marco Zambuto Centre Marco Zambuto Centre Palermo Diego Cammarata Centre-right Leoluca Orlando Left-wing Trapani Girolamo Fazio Centre-right Vito Damiano Centre-right Lucca Mauro Favilla Centre-right Alessandro Tambellini Centre-left Pistoia Roberto Berti Centre-left Samuele Bertinelli Centre-left Belluno Antonio Prade Centre-right Jacopo Massaro Civic Verona Flavio Tosi Centre-right Flavio Tosi Centre-right City councils CityPDPdLM5SLNSELIdVUDC OthersAlessandria105201118Asti104100218Cuneo200101518La Spezia124302106Genova124402347Monza154111202Como1030120010Verona612510117Belluno311000023Gorizia614221139Parma502000012Piacenza126201107Lucca1021011111Pistoia145201106Carrara81201009Frosinone3100000116Rieti730021414L'Aquila910011213Isernia360013314Brindisi630020314 Lecce4100000016Trani2120010312Taranto710021215Oristano610010313Palermo3300030311Agrigento250000419 Trapani350000022 External links Election result archive Category:2012 elections in Italy Category:Municipal elections in Italy Category:May 2012 in Italy