Milan municipal election, 2016
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Municipal elections will be held in Milan on 5 June 2016 to elect the Mayor of Milan and the 48 members of the City Council.
Councillors and presidents of the 9 administrative zones of the city will also be decided in these elections.
Incumbent Mayor Giuliano Pisapia has chosen not to run for re-election for a second term in office.[2]
Background
Center-left primary election
On 22 March 2015, the incumbent mayor Giuliano Pisapia announced that he had chosen not to run for re-election in 2016 for a second term in office. Following Pisapia's decision, the ruling center-left coalition decided to call an open primary election to choose a new single mayoral candidate.[3]
Four people registered to be candidates in this election: Giuseppe Sala, business executive and Milan Expo 2015 CEO;[4] Francseca Balzani, current deputy mayor, responsible for Budget in the Milan's municipal government and former MEP;[5] Pierfrancesco Majorino, current responsible for Social Equalities in the municipal government of the city;[6] Antonio Iannetta, former president of UISP (Italian Sport Union for Everyone).
The election took place on 6-7 February 2016:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Sala | PD | 25,600 | 42.33 | |
| Francesca Balzani | PD | 20,516 | 33.92 | |
| Pierfrancesco Majorino | PD | 13,916 | 23.01 | |
| Antonio Iannetta | Independent | 443 | 0.73 | |
| Total | 60,475 | 100.00 | ||
Total voters: 60,900
Center-righ candidacy
On 10 February 2016, Stefano Parisi, former City manager of Milan (1997-2001), announced his acceptance to become the center-right coalition candidate for the mayoral election, a role proposed to him by the former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.[7] Parisi is also the former CEO of the telecommunication company Fasteweb S.P.A.
Others
On 8 November 2015, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement choose its own candidate with a closed primary election. The 52 yo unemployed activist Patrizia Bedori was chosen as official mayoral candidate. On that date no official data were provided by the movement.[8] However, on 12 March 2016 Bedori stepped down from the candidacy, saying tearful during an assembly that she wasn't the right person to represent the movement. Afterwards on 24 March 2016 with a closed virtual primary on the web, the Five Star Movement choose its new candidate, Gianluca Corrado, who received 632 votes out of 876.[9]
Voting system
The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy of cities with a population higher than 15,000. 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 at least 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.
For the zones the voting system is the same, not referred to the mayor but to the president of the zones.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Democratic Party (PD) | | ||
| Left for Milan | ||||
| Italy of Values (IdV) | ||||
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Forza Italia (FI) | | ||
| Lega Nord (LN) | ||||
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | ||||
| New Centre-Right (NCD) | ||||
| Unique Italy (IU) | ||||
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Five Star Movement (M5S) | | ||
Opinion polling
Candidates
First round
| Date | Polling firm | Sala | Parisi | Corrado | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2016 | Tecnè | 38.0 | 37.5 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 |
| 20–22 Apr 2016 | ScenariPolitici | 39.5 | 37.0 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Tecnè | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | SWG | 47.0 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | Ipsos | 38.8 | 37.1 | 16.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| 13 Apr 2016 | Index | 37.0 | 36.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
| 12 Apr 2016 | Eurometra | 33.0 | 30.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 |
| 7 Apr 2016 | Demopolis | 40.0 | 37.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 Apr 2016 | Termometropolitico | 40.5 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 Mar 2016 | Tecné | 38.0 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Tecné | 38.0 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 4.0 |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Index | 42.0 | 35.0 | N/A | 23.0 | 7.0 |
| 25 Feb 2016 | Tecné | 37.0 | 33.0 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 |
Second round
| Date | Polling firm | Sala | Parisi | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2016 | Tecnè | 50.5 | 49.5 | 1.0 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | SWG | 57.0 | 43.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | Ipsos | 52.0 | 48.0 | 4.0 |
| 13 Apr 2016 | Index | 53.0 | 47.0 | 6.0 |
| 17 Mar 2016 | Tecné | 52.0 | 48.0 | 4.0 |
| 14 Mar 2016 | Index | 52.0 | 48.0 | 4.0 |
Parties
| Date | Polling firm | FI | PD | LN | SI | M5S | FdI | NCD | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2016 | SWG | 12.0 | 32.0 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 19.0 | 17.0 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | Ipsos | 11.8 | 21.5 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 12.0 | N/A | N/A | 30.9 | 4.9 |
| 1 Apr 2016 | TermometroPolitico | 14.5 | 37.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 20.5 |
| 15 Feb 2016 | TermometroPolitico | 17.5 | 35.5 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 |
| 15 May 2011 | Election results | 28.7 | 28.6 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | N/A | N/A | 25.0 | 0.1 |
References
- ↑ According to the Italian Law, local elections in Italy must always be held on a sunday between 15 April and 15 June.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (March 22, 2015). "L'annuncio di Pisapia: "Non mi ricandido".". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 8, 2015). "Milano, il centrosinistra ha deciso: primarie il 7 febbraio.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 22, 2015). "Milano, Giuseppe Sala ai blocchi di partenza.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 16, 2015). "Milano, la vicesindaco Balzani si candida.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 22, 2015). "Primarie Milano, Majorini ce l'ha fatta.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Sergio Rame (February 10, 2016). "Parisi in campo a Milano: sarà lui il candidato del centrodestra". Il Giornale. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ Luca De Vito (November 8, 2015). "Milano, I grillini hanno scleto". La Repubblica. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Andrea Monatanri (March 24, 2016). "M5S, referendum a Milano". La Repubblica. Retrieved April 17, 2016.