In towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants, where mayoral candidates have not obtained 50 per cent +1 of the vote, a second round of voting is often required.
In Ancona, where the outgoing mayor is centre-left, a run-off looks likely between centre-right candidate Daniele Silvetti and that of the centre-left Democratic Party and centrist Third Pole, Ida Simonella, with Silvetti a slight favourite to take the long-time leftwing fief.
Brescia meanwhile is feting its first woman mayor as Laura Castelletti held onto the northern city for the centre left.
A member of the Democratic Party (PD), Castelletti said on Monday she was excited to be Brescia’s first woman mayor after getting more than 55 per cent of the vote in the northern city compared to 41.5 per cent for the centre-right’s Fabio Rolfi, as the centre-left held onto the battleground city where rightwing party leaders campaigned heavily before the vote.
Brindisi looks poised for a run-off between centre-right candidate Pino Marchionna and the centre-left's Roberto Fusco.
At Imperia, former centre-right multiple minister and long-time local potentate Claudio Scajola, although officially a civic candidate, can be counted centre-right and looks certain to clinch another term.
In Latina, a city south of Rome run by a commissioner since last October, centre-right candidate Matilde Celentano looks certain to defeat centre-left incumbent Damiano Coletta.
In Massa, centre-right incumbent Francesco Persiani is ahead of the centre-left’s Enzo Ricci.
Pisa, too, looks set to go to a run-off with incumbent centre-right Michele Conti ahead of the centre-left’s Paolo Martinelli.
A run-off is possible in Siena, too, where centre-left candidate Anna Ferretti is ahead of the centre-right’s Nicoletta Fabio.
It’s a close run race at Sondrio where the centre-right’s Marco Scaramellini is currently over the winning 50 per cent mark.
Centre-left candidate Simone Del Curto is not far behind, however.
In Teramo, centre-left candidate Gianguido D’Alberto (PD and M5S) looks set to win outright in the first round.
In Terni, there looks likely to be a run--off between the centre right’s Orlando Masselli, slightly ahead, and civic list candidate Stefano Bandecchi, with the PD-M5S candidate out of the running.
At Treviso, outgoing centre-right mayor Mario Conte has been confirmed.
Another run-off, finally, is likely in Vicenza where centre-right incumbent Francesco Rucco is slightly behind centre-left candidate Giacomo Possamai.
More than six million Italians were called to the vote Sunday and Monday in 595 comuni in nine regions. Turnout was three points down at 59 per cent.
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