Bologna municipal election, 2016
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Municipal elections will be held in Bologna on 5 and 19 May 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 inhabintants. 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.
Results
First round
Summary of the 5–19 June 2016 Bologna City Council election results
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| Candidates & parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats
leaders |
Seats |
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| Virginio Merola |
68,749 |
39.46 |
– |
22 |
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Democratic Party |
60,054 |
35.44 |
→ |
21 |
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Common City with Amelia |
4,897 |
2.89 |
→ |
1 |
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Alive Bologna |
1,425 |
0.84 |
→ |
– |
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Citizens for Bologna |
1,330 |
0.78 |
→ |
– |
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Metropolitan Bologna Centre |
1,330 |
0.78 |
→ |
– |
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| Lucia Borgonzoni |
38,806 |
22.27 |
1 |
5 |
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Lega Nord |
17,371 |
10.25 |
→ |
3 |
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Forza Italia |
10,610 |
6.26 |
→ |
2 |
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United We Win |
4,161 |
2.45 |
→ |
– |
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Brothers of Italy |
4,090 |
2.41 |
→ |
– |
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Reclaim Bologna |
1,035 |
0.61 |
→ |
– |
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| Massimo Bugani |
29,912 |
16.19 |
1 |
3 |
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Five Star Movement |
28,136 |
16.60 |
→ |
3 |
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| Manes Bernardini |
18,181 |
10.43 |
1 |
1 |
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Together Bologna |
16,840 |
9.94 |
→ |
1 |
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| Federico Martelloni |
12,200 |
7.00 |
1 |
1 |
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Civic Coalition |
12,024 |
7.09 |
→ |
1 |
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| Matteo Badiali |
2,638 |
1.51 |
– |
– |
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Federation of the Greens |
2,569 |
1.51 |
→ |
– |
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| Ermanno Lorenzoni |
2,180 |
1.25 |
– |
– |
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Workers' Communist Party |
1,871 |
1.10 |
→ |
– |
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| Mirko De Carli |
2,076 |
1.19 |
– |
– |
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The People of Family |
2,090 |
1.23 |
→ |
– |
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| Sergio Celloni |
445 |
0.25 |
– |
– |
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Justice Honor Freedom |
427 |
0.25 |
→ |
– |
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| Total |
169,416 |
100.00 |
4 |
32 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |
Notes: if a defeated candidate for Mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she is automatically elected comunal coincilor (Borgonzoni, Bugani, Bernardini and Martelloni); see Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni. The candidate elected Mayor is not a member of comunal council, but Merola votes in the comunal council (see Italian electoral law 1993).
Second round
| Popular vote |
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| PD |
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35.44% |
| M5S |
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16.60% |
| LN |
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10.25% |
| IB |
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9.94% |
| CC |
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7.09% |
| FI |
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6.26% |
| CCA |
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2.89% |
| UsV |
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2.45% |
| FdI |
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2.41% |
| Others |
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6.67% |
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| Mayor (1st round) |
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| Merola |
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39.46% |
| Borgonzoni |
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22.27% |
| Bugani |
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16.19% |
| Bernardini |
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10.43% |
| Martelloni |
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7.00% |
| Others |
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4.65% |
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| Mayor (2nd round) |
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| Merola |
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54.64% |
| Borgonzoni |
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45.36% |
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