2016 Turin municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Turin, northern Italy, in May 2016. Chiara Appendino, the candidate of the Five Star Movement, was elected after defeating former mayor Piero Fassino in the runoff.

2016 Turin municipal election

5 and 19 June 2016
 
Candidate Chiara Appendino Piero Fassino
Party Five Star Movement Democratic Party
Popular vote 118,273 160,023
Percentage 30.92% 41.83%
Popular vote (2nd) 202,764 168,880
Percentage (2nd) 54.56% 45.44%

Mayor before election

Piero Fassino
Democratic Party

Elected Mayor

Chiara Appendino
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 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.[1]

Political force or alliance Constituent lists Leader
Centre-left coalition
Democratic Party (PD)
Piero Fassino
Moderates (Mod)
Five Star Movement
Five Star Movement (M5S)
Chiara Appendino
Morano for Mayor
Lega Nord (LN)
Alberto Morano
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
Napoli for Mayor
Forza Italia (FI)
Osvaldo Napoli
Popular Area (AP)
Italian Left
Italian Left (SI)
Giorgio Airaudo
Rosso for Mayor
Conservatives and Reformists (CoR)
Roberto Rosso
Rosso for Mayor (RS)

Opinion polling

Results

First round

According to the Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni', if a defeated candidate for mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she was automatically elected comunal councillor (Fassino, Morano, Napoli, Rosso and Airaudo). The candidate elected mayor voted ono communal council, but was not a member of it.

Candidates & parties Votes % Seats
leaders
Seats
Piero Fassino 160,023 41.83 1 10
Democratic Party 106,832 29.78 8
Moderates 21,309 5.94 1
For Fassino 14,900 4.15 1
Left For The City 7,253 2.02
Chiara Appendino 118,273 30.92 24
Five Star Movement 107,455 29.96 24
Alberto Morano 32,103 8.39 1 1
Lega Nord 20.730 5.77 1
Brothers of Italy 5,249 1.46
Let's Work Together 4,986 1.39
Osvaldo Napoli 20,349 5.31 1
Forza Italia 16,688 4.65
Save Oftalmico 2,437 0.67
A Dream For Turin 566 0.15
Roberto Rosso 19,334 5.05 1
Rosso Mayor 11,332 3.15
Union of the Centre 5,074 1.41
Pensioners' Union 11,568 0.43
Popular Federation 421 0.11
Moderates in Revolution 11,332 3.15
Giorgio Airaudo 14,166 3.70 1
Turin in Common 10,083 2.81
Turin Environment 2,264 0.63
Pensioners, Disabled, Young Together 1,088 0.30
Total 382,503 100.00 4 36
Source: Ministry of the Interior

According to the Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni', if a defeated candidate for mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she was automatically elected comunal councillor (Fassino, Morano, Napoli, Rosso and Airaudo). The candidate elected mayor voted ono communal council, but was not a member of it.

Second round

Candidate Votes %
Chiara Appendino 202,764 54.56%
Piero Fassino 168,880 45.44%
Total 371,644 100.00
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Popular vote
M5S
29.96%
PD
29.78%
M
5.94%
LN
5.77%
FI
4.65%
PF
4.15%
RS
3.40%
TiC
2.81%
Mayor (1st round)
Fassino
41.83%
Appendino
30.92%
Morano
8.39%
Marchini
5.31%
Rossp
5.05%
Airaudo
3.70%
Mayor (2nd round)
Appendino
54.56%
Fassino
45.44%

See also

  • Municipal elections in Turin

References

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