2016 Rome municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Rome in June 2016, following the resignation of the former Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino.[1] The first round of voting on 5 June producing no outright winner, resulting in a run-off election on 16 June between Virginia Raggi of the Five Star Movement (M5S) and Roberto Giachetti of the Democratic Party.[1] Raggi won with two-thirds of the vote,[2] and her party won a majority on the City Council of Rome with 29 of the 48 seats.[3] The results were widely reported as a major breakthrough for the Five Star Movement, which had previously been seen as a protest party rather than a significant political force.[4][5] At the same round of elections, M5S also won in the Turin elections.[4]

2016 Rome municipal election

5 June and 19 June 2016
48 seats to the Rome municipal council 25 seats needed for a majority
Candidate Virginia Raggi Roberto Giachetti Party Five Star Movement Democratic Party Alliance Centre-left coalition Seats won 29 8 Popular vote 453,806 320,170 Percentage 35.25% 24.87% Popular vote (2nd) 770,564 376,935 Percentage (2nd) 67.15% 32.85%
First round results by municipi
Second round results by municipi
Mayor before election Ignazio Marino Democratic Party Elected Mayor Virginia Raggi Five Star Movement

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 election for the mayor or an indirect election 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.[6]

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.[6]

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
	Centre-left coalition		Democratic Party	Roberto Giachetti
			Democrats and Populars
			Federation of the Greens
			Italy of Values
			Italian Radicals
			Italian Socialist Party
	Meloni for Mayor		Brothers of Italy	Giorgia Meloni
			League with Salvini
	Five Star Movement		Five Star Movement	Virginia Raggi
	Alfio Marchini Mayor		Forza Italia	Alfio Marchini
			Marchini List
			Popular Rome
			Storace List
	Italian Left		Italian Left	Stefano Fassina

Opinion polling

Results

First round

Raggi received the most votes in the first round but did not secure the majority required for an outright victory, with voting proceeding to a second, run-off round.[2]

Summary of the 5–19 June 2016 Rome City Council election results

Candidates & parties		Votes	%	Seats leaders	Seats
Virginia Raggi		461,190	35.26	–	29
	Five Star Movement	420,435	35.32	→	29
Roberto Giachetti		325,835	24.91	1	7
	Democratic Party	240,637	17.19	→	6
	Rome Return Rome	49,457	4.15	→	1
	Democrats and Populars	17,378	1.46	→	–
	Italian Radicals	14,165	1.19	→	–
	Secular Civic Socialists	7,716	0.64	→	–
	Italy of Values	3,085	0.25	→	–
Giorgia Meloni		269,760	20.62	1	5
	Brothers of Italy	146,054	12.27	→	4
	With Meloni Mayor	40,441	3.39	→	1
	League with Salvini	32,175	2.70	→	–
	Italian Liberal Party	10,749	0.90	→	–
	Popular Federation	4,146	0.34	→	–
Alfio Marchini		143,829	10.99	1	3
	Marchini List	56,686	4.76	→	2
	Forza Italia	50,842	4.27	→	1
	Popular Rome	15,453	1.29	→	–
	Storace List	7,391	0.62	→	–
	Christian Revolution	1,747	0.14	→	–
	Liberal Network	1,225	0.10	→	–
	Italian Construction Movement	1,124	0.09	→	–
Stefano Fassina		58,498	4.47	1	–
	Left For Rome	46,774	3.93	→	–
	Fassina Mayor	6,006	0.50	→	–
Simone Di Stefano		14,865	1.13	–	–
	CasaPound Italia	14,118	1.18	→	–
Alessandro Mustillo		10,371	0.79	–	–
	Communist Party	9,917	0.83	→	–
Dario Di Francesco		8,021	0.61	–	–
	Talking Cricket List	4,772	0.39	→	–
	Pensioners' Union	1,131	0.09	→	–
	Movement for Rome	1,032	0.08	→	–
	Centre League	719	0.06	→	–
	With Joy – Go Italy!	281	0.02	→	–
Mario Adinolfi		7,992	0.61	–	–
	The People of Family	7,480	0.62	→	–
Carlo Rienzi		2,760	0.21	–	–
	Codacons For Rome	2,578	0.21	→	–
Alfredo Iorio		2,641	0.20	–	–
	Fatherland	2,576	0.21	→	–
Fabrizio Verduchi		1,310	0.10	–	–
	Christian Italy	1,185	0.09	→	–
Michael Maritato		873	0.06	–	–
	Assotutela	878	0.07	→	–
Total		1,307,945	100.00	4	44
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Second round

First-placed Raggi and second-placed Giachetti contested the run-off second round of voting. Raggi was elected, receiving over 67% of the vote.[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
	Virginia Raggi	770,564	67.15%
	Roberto Giachetti	376,935	32.85%
Total		1,147,499	100.00
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Popular vote M5S   35.32% PD   17.20% FdI   12.27% LM   4.71% FI   4.23% RRR   4.15% SxR   3.93% MS   3.40% LcS   2.71% Others   12.08%

Mayor (1st round) Raggi   35.25% Giachetti   24.87% Meloni   20.64% Marchini   10.97% Fassina   4.47% Di Stefano   1.14% Others   2.66%

Mayor (2nd round) Raggi   67.15% Giachetti   32.85%

Maps

The 10th municipi did not hold a municipal election, though it voted for the mayoral race.

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  Result by municipi of the first round of the mayoral election
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  Result by municipi of the second round of the mayoral election
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  Result of the first round of the municipal elections
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  Result of the second round of the municipal elections

See also

• Municipal elections in Rome

References

1. Rosie Scammell, "Rubbish on the streets, corruption in the air: Rome looks for a clean-up candidate", The Guardian, 12 June 2016
2. "Five Star Movement candidate Virginia Raggi could become Rome's mayor". The Age. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
3. "Comunali [Scrutini] Comune di ROMA - Elezioni del 19 giugno 2015 (ballottaggio)". Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali. Ministero Dell'Interno. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. Rosie Scamell (20 June 2016). "Anti-establishment candidates elected to lead Rome and Turin". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
5. John Phillips (20 June 2016). "Rome elects first female mayor in breakthrough for Five Star Movement". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
6. "ELEZIONI AMMINISTRATIVE 2016 - IL DOSSIER" (PDF). Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 20 June 2016.