2016 Bologna municipal election

5 and 19 June 2016
 
Candidate Virginio Merola Lucia Borgonzoni
Party Democratic Party Northern League
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Popular vote 68,749 38,806
Percentage 39.46% 22.27%
Popular vote (2nd) 83,907 69,660
Percentage (2nd) 54.64% 45.36%

Mayor before election

Virginio Merola
Democratic Party

Elected Mayor

Virginio Merola
Democratic Party

Municipal elections were held in Bologna on 5 and 19 June 2016. The centre-left candidate Virginio Merola was elected mayor at the second round with 54.64% of votes.[1]

Voting system

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the city with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. 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 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.

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.

Parties and candidates

This is a list of the parties (and their respective leaders) which will participate in the election.

Political force or alliance Constituent lists Leader
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party Virginio Merola
Common City with Amelia
Bologna Alive
Citizens for Bologna
Bologna metropolitan hits the mark
Centre-right coalition Northern League Lucia Borgonzoni
Forza Italia
United We Win
Brothers of Italy
Let's take back Bologna
Five Star Movement Five Star Movement Massimo Bugani
Popular Area Together Bologna Manes Bernardini
Left-wing coalition Civic Coalition (incl. SEL and Possible) Federico Martelloni
Federation of the Greens Federation of the Greens Matteo Badiali
Workers' Communist Party Workers' Communist Party Ermanno Lorenzoni
The People of Family The People of Family Mirko De Carli
Justice Honor Freedom Justice Honor Freedom Sergio Celloni

Opinion polling

Results

Summary of the 2016 Bologna City Council election results
Candidates 1st round 2nd round Leaders
seats
Parties Votes  % Seats
Votes  % Votes  %
Virginio Merola 68,772 39.48 83,907 54.64 Democratic Party 60,066 35.46 21
Common City with Amelia 4,917 2.90 1
Federation of the Greens (A) 2,574 1.52
Bologna Alive 1,416 0.84
Citizens for Bologna 1,325 0.78
Bologna metropolitan hits the mark 487 0.29
Lucia Borgonzoni 38,807 22.28 69,660 45.36 1 Northern League 17,376 10.26 3
Forza Italia 10,614 6.27 2
United We Win 4,176 2.47
Brothers of Italy 4,073 2.40
Let's take back Bologna 1,025 0.61
Massimo Bugani 28,889 16.59 1 Five Star Movement 28,115 16.60 3
Manes Bernardini 18,188 10.44 1 Together Bologna 16,844 9.94 1
Federico Martelloni 12,188 7.00 1 Civic Coalition 12,017 7.09 1
Matteo Badiali 2,645 1.52 Federation of the Greens 2,569 1.51
Ermanno Lorenzoni 2,178 1.25 Workers' Communist Party 1,869 1.10
Mirko De Carli 2,074 1.19 The People of Family 2,087 1.23
Sergio Celloni 446 0.26 Justice Honor Freedom 428 0.25
Total 174,187 100.00 153,567 100.00 4 169,409 100.00 32
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Notes: if a defeated candidate for Mayor obtained over 3% of votes, the mayoral candidate is automatically elected communal councilor (Borgonzoni, Bugani, Bernardini and Martelloni); see Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni. The candidate elected Mayor is not a member of communal council, but Merola votes in the communal council (see Italian electoral law 1993).

Popular vote
PD
35.44%
M5S
16.60%
LN
10.25%
IB
9.94%
CC
7.09%
FI
6.26%
CCA
2.89%
UV
2.45%
FdI
2.41%
Others
6.67%
Mayor (1st round)
Merola
39.46%
Borgonzoni
22.27%
Bugani
16.19%
Bernardini
10.43%
Martelloni
7.00%
Others
4.65%
Mayor (2nd round)
Merola
54.64%
Borgonzoni
45.36%

References

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