The centre-right coalition looks set
to win in Genoa, Palermo, and L'Aquila, three of the biggest
cities involved in an important round of local elections on
Sunday, according to early projections.
Centre-right incumbent Marco Bucci was ahead in the race to
become Genoa mayor with 54.4% of the vote, above the 50% needed
for a straight first-round victory, followed by the centre
-left's Ariel Dello Strologo with 38.7%, according to a second
Opinio Italia projection for Rai State TV on almost 20% of the
vote.
The centre right's Roberto Lagalla is ahead in the race to
become Palermo mayor with 45.7%, over 5% above the 40% needed,
compared to 27.4% for the centre left's Franco Miceli, according
to the second Opinio Italia projection.
The centre right's Pierluigi Biondi was ahead in the race to
become L'Aquila mayor and over the 50% threshold for a
first-round victory at 51.8% compared to 23.8% for a civic list
led by Americo Di Benedetto and 22.9% for the centre left's
Stefania Pezzopane, according to the Opinio Italia projection.
The race looked set to go to a run-off in the other three big
cities, Parma, Verona and Catanzaro.
Centre-left candidate Michela Guerra is ahead in the race to
become Parma mayor with 46.6% of the vote compared to 21.8% for
the centre right's Pietro Vignali according to the Opinio Italia
projection.
The centre left's Damiano Tommasi is ahead in the race to become
Verona mayor with 39.3% of the vote compared to 29% for the
centre right's Federico Sboarina , according to the Opinio
Italia projection.
The centre right's Valerio Donato is ahead in the race to become
Catanzaro mayor with 44.7% of the vote compared to 31.2% for the
centre left's Nicola Fiorita, according to the Opinio Italia
projection.
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