2016 Naples municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Naples on 5 June 2016.

2016 Naples municipal election

5 and 19 June 2016

Candidate Luigi de Magistris Gianni Lettieri Party Independent Forza Italia Popular vote 172,710 96,961 Percentage 42.82% 24.04% Popular vote (2nd) 185,907 92,174 Percentage (2nd) 66.85% 33.15%

Mayor before election Luigi de Magistris Independent Elected Mayor Luigi de Magistris

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 participated in the election.

Political force or alliance		Constituent lists		Leader
	De Magistris for Mayor		Italy of Values (IdV)	Luigi de Magistris
			Federation of the Greens (FdV)
			Party of the South (PdS)
	Lettieri for Mayor		Forza Italia (FI)	Gianni Lettieri
			Naples First (PN)
	Centre-left coalition		Democratic Party (PD)	Valeria Valente
			Popular Naples (NP)
			Citizens for Naples (CpN)
			Union of the Centre (UdC)
			Italian Socialist Party (PSI)
			Liberal Popular Alliance (ALA)
			Republican Party–Liberal Party (PRI–PLI)
	Five Star Movement		Five Star Movement (M5S)	Matteo Brambilla
	Brothers of Italy–Our Land		Brothers of Italy (FdI)	Marcello Taglialatela
			Naples Our Land (NTN)

Opinion polling

Results

First round

Candidates & parties		Votes	%	Seats leaders	Seats
Luigi de Magistris		172,710	42.82	–	24
	De Magistris for Mayor	51,896	13.79	→	10
	Democracy and Autonomy	28,587	7.59	→	5
	Naples in Common to the Left	19,945	5.30	→	4
	City with de Magistris	13,413	3.56	→	2
	Federation of the Greens	11,341	3.01	→	2
	We Are Tired	5,958	1.58	→	1
	Democratic Republicans	4,276	1.13	→	–
	Italy of Values	4,248	1.12	→	–
	Common Good with de Magistris	3,243	0.86	→	–
	Mo! Autonomist Naples	3,179	0.84	→	–
	Meridionalists – Naples Capital	1.858	0.49	→	–
	Party of the South	1,796	0.47	→	–
Gianni Lettieri		96,961	24.04	1	6
	Forza Italia	36,145	9.60	→	3
	Naples First	28,869	7.67	→	2
	Naples Capital	12,374	3.28	→	1
	Build City	6,541	1.73	→	–
	Youngs Running	3,929	1.04	→	–
	Italia 20.50	1,778	0.47	→	–
	Pensioners of Europe	763	0.20	→	–
	Christian Revolution	761	0.20	→	–
	Common Business	705	0.18	→	–
	Construction and State	496	0.13	→	–
Valeria Valente		85,225	21.13	1	6
	Democratic Party	43,790	11.63	→	5
	Popular Naples	7,521	1.99	→	1
	Citizens for Naples	6.891	1.83	→	–
	NapoliVale	6,649	1.76	→	–
	Democratic Centre	496	0.13	→	–
	Liberal Popular Alliance	5.361	1.42	→	–
	Union of the Centre	4,104	1.09	→	–
	Moderates	3,333	0.88	→	–
	National Laboratory	2,565	0.68	→	–
	Italian Socialist Party	1,677	0.44	→	–
	Liberal Party – Republican Party	701	0.18	→	–
Matteo Brambilla		38,863	9.63	1	1
	Five Star Movement	36,359	9.66	→	1
Marcello Taglialatela		5,186	1.28	–	–
	Brothers of Italy	4,829	1.28	→	–
	Naples Our Land	282	0.07	→	–
Luigi Mercogliano		1,489	0.36	–	–
	The People of Family	1,021	0.27	→	–
Martina Alboreto		1,207	0.29	–	–
	Brothers of the Italian People	1,021	0.27	→	–
Nunzia Amura		1,082	0.26	–	–
	Communist Party	765	0.20	→	–
Paolo Prudente		331	0.08	–	–
	Workers' Communist Party	291	0.07	→	–
Domenico Esposito		257	0.06	–	–
	Quality of Life	213	0.05	→	–
Total		403,311	100.00	3	37
Source: Ministry of the Interior

According to the Italian electoral law 1993 for Comuni, if a defeated candidate for mayor obtained over 3% of the votes, he/she is automatically elected communal councillor (Lettieri, Valente and Brambilla); the elected mayor is not a member of communal council, but De Magistris votes in the communal council.

Second round

Candidate		Votes	%
	Luigi de Magistris	185,907	66.85%
	Gianni Lettieri	92,174	33.15%
Total		278,081	100.00

Popular vote DMS   13.79% PD   11.63% M5S   9.66% FI   9.60% PN   7.67% DemA   7.59% NCS   5.30% CcDM   3.56% NC   3.28% FdV   3.01%

Mayor (1st round) De Magistris   42.82% Lettieri   24.04% Valente   21.13% Brambilla   9.63% Taglialatela   1.28%

Mayor (2nd round) De Magistris   66.85% Lettieri   33.15%

See also

• Municipal elections in Naples

References