5 June and 19 June, 2016 2021 → 35.25% 24.87% 67.15% 32.85% | 453,806 320,170 770,564 376,935 Location Rome, Italy | |
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Winner Virginia Raggi | ||
Municipal elections were held in Rome in June 2016, following the resignation of the former Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino. 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. Raggi won with two-thirds of the vote, and her party won a majority on the Rome City Council with 29 of the 48 seats. 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. At the same round of elections, M5S also won in the Turin elections.
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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 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.
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 participated in the election.
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.
Notes: if a defeated candidate for Mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she is automatically elected communal coincilor (Giachetti, Meloni, Marchini and Fassina); see Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni. The candidate elected Mayor is not a member of communal council, but Raggi votes in the communal council.
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.