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The2018 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 10 June, with a second round on 24 June. InItaly, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in eachcomune were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 783 municipalities, 21 were provincial capitals and only 112 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 forSicily).[1]
InFriuli-Venezia Giulia the elections were held on 29 April with a second ballot on 13 May; while inAosta Valley they were held on 20 May, and inTrentino Alto-Adige on 27 May.
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.
Majority of each coalition in the 112 municipalities (comuni) with a population higher than 15,000:[2]
| Coalition | Comuni | |
|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | 43 | |
| Centre-left coalition | 27 | |
| Five Star Movement | 5 | |
| Independents and others | 35 | |
Party results in the main municipalities:[3]
| Party | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 13.6% | |
| Five Star Movement | 11.5% | |
| League | 10.9% | |
| Forza Italia | 6.0% | |
| Brothers of Italy | 3.6% | |
| Free and Equal | 0.9% | |
| Centre-right civic lists | 13.6% | |
| Centre-left civic lists | 12.4% | |
