Italian local elections, 2006
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A number of elections for the renewal of both municipal councils and mayors were held in Italy on May 28 and 29 2006. Notably, these election regarded the four biggest cities in the country, Rome, Milan, Naples and Turin. Other relevant cities where municipal elections were held included Cagliari, Varese, Novara, Ravenna, Rimini, Ancona, Siena, Salerno and Catanzaro.
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Cities
Rome
Incumbent mayor Walter Veltroni, of The Union ran for a second mandate.
The House of Freedoms, which initially considered not to present a unique candidate, in fact proposed the unitary candidacy of Gianni Alemanno, prominent member of the National Alliance and Minister for Agriculture in the second Berlusconi cabinet; before that, both Mario Baccini of the UDC, Minister for Public Function in the Berlusconi cabinet, and Member of the European Parliament Alfredo Antoniozzi of Forza Italia considered the candidacy. There are also twelve other minor candidates.
Veltroni, member and former secretary of the Democrats of the Left, as well as former editor-in-chief of newspaper L'Unità, won the Mayor office in 2001, after having defeated Antonio Tajani of Forza Italia in the ballot round.
A majority of pollsters predicted an easy victory for Veltroni in the first electoral round. [1]
Milan
Since incumbent mayor Gabriele Albertini of the House of Freedoms completed his second mandate, as Italian law does not allow more than two consecutive mandates, his coalition had to nominate a different candidate, Letizia Moratti, currently Minister for School and University in the Berlusconi cabinet. She faced Bruno Ferrante of The Union, former city prefect, chosen after a primary election which saw also Nobel prize Dario Fo to compete in it. Some other candidates considered the candidacy, notably Ombretta Colli, former president of the Province of Milan.
Differently than Rome, the Milan election was thought to be characterized by a close race between the two main opponents. [2]
Naples
In the Campanian capital city, and largest city in Southern Italy, incumbent mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino of The Union competed for another mandate. She faced Franco Malvano of the House of Freedoms, as well as a number of minor competitors, of which Marco Rossi Doria was considered the most important one. Pollsters predicted Iervolino to be clearly first-placed in the election. [3]
Turin
Sergio Chiamparino, centre-left incumbent mayor elected in 2001, competed for another mandate. The centre-right mayoral candidate was Rocco Buttiglione, former Minister and MEP, as well as prominent member of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats. Seven other minor candidates ran in the election.
Results
Rome
| Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Veltroni (incumbent) | The Union | 921,491 | 61.44% |
| Gianni Alemanno | House of Freedoms | 556,176 | 37.08% |
| Rita Casillo | Communist Initiative | 5,826 | 0.39% |
| Luca Romagnoli | Tricolour Flame | 4,020 | 0.27% |
| David Gramiccioli | Dolphin People's Movement | 3,491 | 0.23% |
| Alessandra Sarti Magi | National Social Front – New Force | 2,635 | 0.18% |
| Valentina Valenti | Third Pole | 2,573 | 0.17% |
| Roberto De Santis | Ecologists | 1,060 | 0.07% |
| Umberto Nardinocchi | Active Democracy | 1,027 | 0.07% |
| Marina Larena | Humanist Party | 691 | 0.05% |
| Maurizio Giorgetti | Italian Dream | 346 | 0.02% |
Source: City of Rome
Milan
| Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letizia Moratti | House of Freedoms | 353,410 | 51.97% |
| Bruno Ferrante | The Union | 319,487 | 46.98% |
| Giorgio Ballabio | Your Milan | 1,329 | 0.20% |
| Cesare Fracca | Living Milan | 1,220 | 0.18% |
| Gabriele Pagliuzzi | Federal Europe – Liberal Right | 1,187 | 0.17% |
| Ambrogio Crespi | Socialists-Liberal Democrats – No ICI | 1,086 | 0.16% |
| Valerio Colombo | Humanist Party | 752 | 0.11% |
| Alberto Beniamino Saibene | This is a City | 676 | 0.10% |
| Sante Gaiardoni | Sante Gaiardoni List | 523 | 0.08% |
| Pietro Vangeli | Communist List | 392 | 0.06% |
Source: City of Milan, La Repubblica.it
Naples
| Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Russo Iervolino (incumbent) | The Union | 304,775 | 57.04% |
| Franco Malvano | House of Freedoms | 201,987 | 37.81% |
| Marco Rossi Doria | Let's Decide Together | 18,460 | 3.46% |
| Salvatore Lauro | With Lauro for Naples | 3,016 | 0.56% |
| Angelo Tramontano | NPP – Liberal Democrats | 2,411 | 0.45% |
| Mario Esposito | Proletarian Internationalism – Union of the Lefts | 2,087 | 0.39% |
| Luigi Sito | Communist List | 1,524 | 0.29% |
Source: City of Naples
Turin
| Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Chiamparino (incumbent) | The Union | 307,913 | 66.59% |
| Rocco Buttiglione | House of Freedoms | 136,134 | 29.44% |
| Denis Stefano Martucci | Tricolour Flame – No Euro – others | 9,905 | 2.14% |
| Alessandro Lupi | Several lists | 4,245 | 0.91% |
| Paola Balestra | Humanist Party | 1,439 | 0.31% |
| Nicola Cassano | Your Turin–Civic List | 953 | 0.20% |
| Ezio Alessandro Susella | Monarchist Alliance | 779 | 0.16% |
| Carlo Gariglio | Censored and Freedom | 523 | 0.11% |
| Lorenzo Varaldo | No EU | 445 | 0.09% |
Source: City of Turin
Other provincial capital cities
Cities where a centre-left candidate was elected as mayor are indicated with red; cities where a centre-right candidate was elected are indicated with blue, and cities where a second round is needed are indicated with gray.
| City | First placed | Runner-up | Incumbent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novara held on June 4 and 5 |
Massimo Giordano (centre-right) 61.1% | Augusto Ferrari (centre-left) 35.1% | Massimo Giordano (centre-right) | |
| Lecco | Antonella Faggi (centre-right) 53.5% | Alfredo Marelli (centre-left) 39.4% | Lorenzo Bodega (centre-right) | |
| Varese | Attilio Fontana (centre-right) 57.8% | Antonio Conte (centre-left) 35.9% | Aldo Luigi Fumagalli (centre-right) | |
| Belluno | Celeste Bortoluzzi (centre-right) 45.5% | Ermano De Col (centre-left) 40.5% | Ermano De Col (centre-left) | |
| Rovigo | Paolo Avezzù (centre-right) 44.5% | Fausto Merchiori (centre-left) 41.3% | Paolo Avezzù (centre-right) | |
| Savona | Federico Berruti (centre-left) 59.5% | Fausto Merchiori (centre-right) 31.9% | Carlo Ruggeri (centre-left) | |
| Ravenna | Fabrizio Matteucci (centre-left) 68.9% | Gianfranco Spadoni (Forza Italia) 22.1% | Vidimer Mercatali (centre-left) | |
| Rimini | Alberto Ravaioli (centre-left) 51.1% | Alberto Bucci (centre-right) 40.2% | Alberto Ravaioli (centre-left) | |
| Arezzo | Giuseppe Fanfani (centre-left) 59.2% | Rossella Angiolini (centre-right) 39.8% | Luigi Lucherini (centre-right) | |
| Grosseto | Emilio Bonifazi (centre-left) 51.8% | Gabriele Bellettini (centre-right) 37.2% | Alessandro Antichi (centre-right) | |
| Siena | Maurizio Cenni (centre-left) 54.9% | Pierluigi Piccini (local lists) 31.0% | Maurizio Cenni (centre-left) | |
| Ancona | Fabio Sturani (centre-left) 58.1% | Paolo Pelosi (centre-right) 22.7% | Fabio Sturani (centre-left) | |
| Fermo | Saturnino Di Ruscio (centre-right) 56.1% | Giuseppe Boundonno (centre-left) 43.9% | Saturnino Di Ruscio (centre-right) | |
| Benevento | Fausto Pepe (centre-left) 56.1% | Sandro Nicola D'Alessandro (centre-right) 42.4% | Sandro Nicola D'Alessandro (centre-right) | |
| Caserta | Paolino Maddaloni (centre-right) 45.2% | Nicodemo Petteruti (left-wing alliance) 27.5% | Luigi Falco (centre-right) | |
| Salerno | Vincenzo De Luca (local left-wing lists) 42.3% | Alfonso Andria (centre-left) 37.1% | Mario Pasquale De Biase (centre-left) | |
| Barletta | Nicola Maffei (centre-left) 70.9% | Carlo Dibello (centre-right) 20.1% | Francesco Salerno (centre-left) | |
| Catanzaro | Giuseppe Franco Cimino (UDEUR, IdV, local lists) 35.6% | Rosario Olivo (centre-left) 35.2% | Sergio Abramo (centre-right) | |
| Cosenza | Salvatore Perugini (centre-left) 53.7% | Giacomo Mancini (Rose in the Fist, PRC, local lists) 29.9% | Eva Catizone (centre-left) | |
| Crotone | Peppino Vallone (centre-left) 77.8% | Salvatore Vincenzo Foti (centre-right) 20.9% | Pasquale Senatore (centre-right) | |
| Cagliari held on June 11 and 12 |
Emilio Floris (centre-right) 53.6% | Gian Mario Selis (centre-left) 38.7% | Emilio Floris (centre-right) | |
| Carbonia held on June 11 and 12 |
Salvatore Cherchi (centre-left) 79.7% | Alberto Zonchello (UDC, National Alliance) 9.6% | Salvatore Cherchi (centre-left) | |
Source: La Repubblica.it
Second rounds
| City | First placed | Runner-up | Incumbent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belluno | Celeste Bortoluzzi (centre-right) 53.7% | Ermano De Col (centre-left) 46.3% | Ermano De Col (centre-left) | |
| Rovigo | Fausto Merchiori (centre-left) 50.03% | Paolo Avezzù (centre-right) 49.97% | Paolo Avezzù (centre-right) | |
| Caserta | Nicodemo Petteruti (left-wing alliance) 53.2% | Paolino Maddaloni (centre-right) 46.8% | Luigi Falco (centre-right) | |
| Salerno | Vincenzo De Luca (local left-wing lists) 56.9% | Alfonso Andria (centre-left) 43.1% | Mario Pasquale De Biase (centre-left) | |
| Catanzaro | Rosario Olivo (centre-left) 50.8% | Giuseppe Franco Cimino (UDEUR, IdV, local lists) 49.2% | Sergio Abramo (centre-right) | |
