2013 Italian local elections

The 2013 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 26–27 May, with a second round on 9–10 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 720 municipalities, 20 were provincial capitals and only 171 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily).

In Friuli-Venezia Giulia the elections were held on 21–22 April with a second ballot on 5–6 May; all of 13 municipalities of the region voted for a new mayor and a new City Council concurrently with the Regional elections.{{cite web |url=http://elezioni.regione.fvg.it/000377_Reg/Affluenza/000001.html |title=Elezioni regionali e amministrative del 21 e 22 aprile 2013 - Regionali - Affluenza - Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia |access-date=2013-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130430193928/http://elezioni.regione.fvg.it/000377_Reg/Affluenza/000001.html |archive-date=2013-04-30 }}

In Sicily the elections were held on 9–10 June with a second ballot on 23–24 June.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tuttitalia.it/elezioni-italiane/elezioni-amministrative-2013/|title=Elezioni Amministrative 2013 - Comuni al voto}}

There weren't provincial elections around Italy because of their abolition (also in Sicily, since 2012), except for Friuli-Venezia Giulia: in this region citizens elected a new president and a new Provincial Council in Province of Udine.

Voting System

All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same voting system. 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.

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.

Results

Majority of each coalition in 92 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:

colspan=2\|Coalition	Comuni
class="wikitable"
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Centre-left coalition}}" \| \| Centre-left coalition	54
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Centre-right coalition}}" \| \| Centre-right coalition	14
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Five Star Movement}}" \| \| Five Star Movement	2
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}}" \| \| Independents and others	22

=Party results=

Party votes in 21 provincial capital municipalities:

class=wikitable style=text-align:left
colspan=2 align=center\|Party ! valign=top\|Votes
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" \| \| Democratic Party \| align=right\|440,392
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|The People of Freedom}}" \| \| The People of Freedom \| align=right\|294,689
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Five Star Movement}}" \| \| Five Star Movement \| align=right\|186,047
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Left Ecology Freedom}}" \| \| Left Ecology Freedom \| align=right\|91,937
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Union of the Centre (2008)}}" \| \| Union of the Centre \| align=right\|39,749
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Civic Choice}}" \| \| Civic Choice \| align=right\|22,558
style="color:inherit;background:{{party color\|Lega Nord}}" \| \| Northern League \| align=right\|16,201

class=wikitable style=text-align:left

colspan=2 align=center|Party

! valign=top|Votes

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" |

| Democratic Party

| align=right|440,392

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|The People of Freedom}}" |

| The People of Freedom

| align=right|294,689

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Five Star Movement}}" |

| Five Star Movement

| align=right|186,047