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The first data is positive for the center-left in the administrative elections. The most significant result is in Genoa where Salis is heading for victory in the first round.
The center-left leads the elections in Genoa, Ravenna, Taranto and Matera.
The majority supporting the Meloni government is behind in all four provincial capitals. This is the first picture to emerge from the polls for the administrative elections that took place on Sunday, 25 and Monday, 26 May.
Vote in Genoa
In Genoa, progressive front candidate Silvia Salis is defeating Pietro Piciocchi, the center-right-backed interim mayor.
According to the first Opinio poll for Rai, Salias leads between 53-57%, while Piciocchi has a percentage between 38-42%. The gap seems wide and unreachable between the two parties.
Marco Bucci, who became president of the Liguria Region in recent months, the center-right is trying to resist in Genoa with Piciocchi. The challenge is not easy: the center-left is united and aims for victory.
The Progressive Front has fielded former athlete Silvia Salis, deputy vice-president of CONI. The Democratic Party, the 5 Star Movement and the Green-Left Alliance are seeking revenge after regional elections in October, when former mayor Bucci defeated Democratic Party representative Andrea Orlando by a narrow margin.
Ravenna's vote
In Ravenna, the center-left is aiming for victory in the first round and wants to make the most of the divisions in the opposing camp. According to the first poll published by Opinio for Rai in the city of the President of the Emilia Romagna Region, Michele De Pascale, the provincial secretary of the Democratic Party, Alessandro Barattoni, ranks between 61 and 65 percent.
The center-right was presented with two candidates. Nicola Grandi, supported by Fratelli d'Italia and Forza Italia, stands at a percentage between 21.5 and 25.5 percent. While Alvaro Ancisi, supported by the League, stands at a percentage between 4 and 6 percent. One of the hottest topics of the election campaign was gas.
The vote of Taranto
In Taranto the challenge is open: the Apulian city is competing with 6 candidates for mayor. The balances are fragmented, while the center-left and center-right are divided in the starting blocks. According to the first survey published by Opinion Rai, the candidate of the Democratic Party, Piero Bitetti, is ranked at a percentage between 37 and 41 percent. Bitetti is ahead of all the other candidates: Francesco Tacente (center-right citizen), Luca Lazzaro (Brothers of Italy-Forza Italia), Annagrazia Angolano (5 Star Movement), Mirko Di Bello (citizen) and Mario Cito (At6).
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Matera's vote
According to the first poll published by Opinion Rai in Matera, Roberto Cifarelli, who leads a reformist coalition, is ahead with a percentage between 44.5 and 48.5 percent. Behind him is the center-right mayoral candidate, Antonio Nicoletti, who ranks between 31.5 and 35.5 percent. Then Domenico Bennardi of the 5 Star Movement, between 8 and 12 percent.
Participation data
The partial turnout recorded at the close of polling stations was 57.35%. The data refer to 1,024 sections out of a total of 2,342. The region with the highest voter turnout at the moment is Puglia, with 67.16%; the lowest is Emilia Romagna with 51.20%. On Sunday, 25 May and Monday, 26 May 2025, voting took place in 126 municipalities, of which 117 were in regions with ordinary statute and 9 municipalities, all under special administration, as in Sicily (which has a special statute).
The provincial capitals that must renew their council and municipal board are 4: Genoa, Ravenna, Taranto and Matera. A total of 31 municipalities with a population of more than 15,000 inhabitants went to vote, including Assisi, Lamezia Terme and Rende. The run-off elections are scheduled for Sunday, 8 and Monday, 9 June.
In municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, to achieve victory in the first round, 50 percent plus one of the votes must be collected. Voting centers remained open on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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