2013 Rome municipal election explained

Election Name:2013 Rome municipal election
Flag Image:Flag of Rome.svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Rome municipal election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2016 Rome municipal election
Next Year:2016
Election Date:26–27 May 2013 (first round)
9–10 June 2013 (second round)
Turnout:52.8% 20.9 pp (first round)
45.0% 7.8 pp (second round)
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential election
1Blank:1st Round vote
2Blank:Percentage
3Blank:2nd Round vote
4Blank:Percentage
Party1:PD
Colour1:F0002B
Alliance1:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
1Data1:512,720
2Data1:42.6%
3Data1:664,490
4Data1:63.9%
Party2:PdL
Colour2:0A6BE1
Alliance2:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
1Data2:364,337
2Data2:30.3%
3Data2:374,883
4Data2:36.1%
Mayor
Before Election:Gianni Alemanno
Before Party:PdL
After Election:Ignazio Marino
After Party:PD
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Election Name:City Council election
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Seats For Election:All 48 seats in the Capitoline Assembly
Majority Seats:25
Party1:Centre-left
Percentage1:42.57
Leader1:Ignazio Marino
Seats1:29
Last Election1:22
Party2:Centre-right
Percentage2:31.73
Leader2:Gianni Alemanno
Seats2:12
Last Election2:36
Party3:Five Star Movement
Percentage3:12.82
Leader3:Marcello De Vito
Seats3:4
Party4:Others
Seats4:3

Municipal elections were held in Rome on 26–27 May and 9–10 June 2013 to elect the Mayor of Rome and 48 members of the City Council, as well as the fifteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 15 municipi in which the municipality is divided.

In March 2013 the City Council cut down the number of municipi of the city from 19 to 15, reorganizing the local administrative areas. Also the number of the members of the City Council was reduced from 60 to 48.

The outgoing Mayor Gianni Alemanno (PdL) stood in the election for a second term. The centre-left coalition candidate, heart surgeon Ignazio Marino (PD), was chosen by a multi-party primary election on 7 April 2013. Since none of the candidates obtained the majority of votes on the first round, a second round vote was held on 9–10 June 2013. As a result, Ignazio Marino was elected mayor by a landslide.

The elections saw about 400,000 votes less than the previous municipal elections with one of the lowest turnout ever registered in Rome.

Background

Despite Alemanno had repeatedly stated its intention to hold primary elections to choose the candidate of the centre-right coalition, on 2 September 2012 he announced his intention to run for a second term as Mayor of Rome.[1]

Centre-left primary election

The centre-left coalition decided to hold the primary election on 7 April 2013 to decide its mayoral candidate.[2] There were 6 main candidates: five from Democratic Party and one from Left Ecology Freedom.[3]

Among the most popular candidates there were Ignazio Marino, heart surgeon and senator, who was candidate in the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election; David Sassoli, journalist and MEP since 2009; and Paolo Gentiloni, former Minister of Communication in the Prodi II Cabinet. On 7 April Marino won the election and became the official candidate of the centre-left coalition.

CandidateSupported byVotes (%)
Ignazio MarinoPD51%
David SassoliPD28%
Paolo GentiloniPD14%
Patrizia PrestipinoPD2%
Gemma AzumiSEL2%
Mattia Di TommasoPD2%
Total100.00

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 the 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.

For municipi the voting system is the same, not referred to the mayor but to the president of the municipio.

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 major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election.

Political party or allianceConstituent listsCandidate
Left-wing coalitionSandro Medici
Roman Republic
Pirate Party
Ignazio Marino
Left Ecology Freedom
Marino for Mayor
Five Star MovementMarcello De Vito
Marchini coalitionMarchini for Mayor Alfio Marchini
Let's Change with Rome
Centre-right coalitionGianni Alemanno
The Right
Others

Results

Summary of the 2013 Rome City Council and Mayoral election results
Candidates1st round2nd roundLeader's
seat
PartiesVotes%Seats
Votes%Votes%
Ignazio Marino 512,72042.61664,49063.93Democratic Party267,605 26.2619
Marino for Mayor75,4947.415
Left Ecology Freedom63,7286.254
Democratic Centre14,735 1.451
Federation of the Greens6,2990.62
5,8530.57
bgcolor=pinkTotalbgcolor=pink align=right433,714bgcolor=pink align=right42.57bgcolor=pink align=right29
Gianni Alemanno364,33730.28374,88336.07The People of Freedom195,74919.217
Brothers of Italy60,3755.932
Citizens for Rome50,2394.932
The Right13,2561.30
Italian Union Movement2,036 0.20
Italian Blues1,6170.16
bgcolor=lightblueTotalbgcolor=lightblue align=right323,272bgcolor=lightblue align=right31.73bgcolor=lightblue align=right11
Marcello De Vito149,66512.44 Five Star Movement130,63512.82 3
Alfio Marchini114,1699.49Alfio Marchini for Mayor76,2037.482
Let's Change with Rome3,4040.33
Totalbgcolor=#92FF92 align=right79,607bgcolor=#92FF92 align=right7.81bgcolor=#92FF92 align=right2
Sandro Medici26,8252.23Left for Rome11,6291.14
Roman Republic7,9400.78
Pirate Rome7150.07
Totalbgcolor=#FA6E79 align=right20,284bgcolor=#FA6E79 align=right1.99bgcolor=#FA6E79 align=right
Alfonso Luigi Marra 14,307 1.19Talking Cricket List – No Euro6,5520.64
Forza Roma1,4160.14
No to the closure of hospitals 1,3040.13
Environmental Animalists 1,0040.10
Pensions and Dignity 9950.10
Let's halve the salary for politicians9010.09
Long Live Italy4500.04
Justicialist Front 1340.01
Italic League 1290.01
bgcolor=Totalbgcolor= align=right12,885bgcolor= align=right1.26bgcolor= align=right
Simone Di Stefano7,1660.60CasaPound6,2950.62
Gianguido Saletnich2,0440.17New Force1,7800.17
Alessandro Bianchi2,0060.17Rome Project 1,8310.18
Giovanni Palladino1,8000.15Free and Strong Populars1,5930.16
Luca Romagnoli1,7950.15Tricolour Flame1,5560.15
Fabrizio Verduchi1,0740.09Christian Italy855 0.08
Gerardo Valentini9960.08Italian Building Site Movement9750.10
Edoardo De Blasio9740.08Italian Liberal Party8370.08
Matteo Corsini8430.07Rome Revives6240.06
Angelo Novellino8090.07Royal Italy6180.06
Armando Mantuano7750.06Militia Christi6320.06
Stefano Tersigni6240.05Rome capital city is yours5710.06
Valerio De Masi4060.03New Italy Party347 0.03
Total1,203,335100.001,039,373100.003align=right colspan=21,018,911100.0045
Eligible voters100.00100.00
Did not vote47.1954.95
Voted52.8145.05
Blank or invalid ballots3.542.26
Total valid votes96.4697.74
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Municipi election

Reduced from 19 to 15 in March 2013, municipi are governed by a president and a council who are elected by its residents every five years. The municipi frequently cross the boundaries of the traditional, non-administrative divisions of the city.

In this election all 15 municipi were won by the centre-left coalition.

Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the first round:

Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the second round:

MunicipioCentre-leftCentre-rightElected PresidentParty
I65.834.2Sabrina AlfonsiPD
II62.437.6Giuseppe GeracePD
III64.435.6Paolo Emilio MarchionnePD
IV66.633.4Emiliano SciasciaPD
V66.733.3Gianmarco PalmieriPD
VI60.739.3Marco Scipioni PD
VII67.732.3Susana Ana Maria FantinoSEL
VIII69.730.3Andrea CatarciSEL
IX61.238.8Andrea SantoroPD
X64.635.4Andrea TassonePD
XI65.734.3Maurizio VelocciaPD
XIII55.344.7Valentino MancinelliPD
XIV61.438.6Valerio BarlettaPD
XV50.849.2Daniele TorquatiPD
Source: Municipality of Rome - Electoral Service

References

  1. Web site: Alemanno zittisce Repubblica e si ricandida al Campidoglio. 3 September 2012 . 2 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Bersani: "Primarie a Roma? Ma certo che si faranno" / Politica - Nuovo Paese Sera . www.paesesera.it . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130817164257/http://www.paesesera.it/Politica/Bersani-Primarie-a-Roma-Ma-certo-che-si-faranno . 17 August 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: 7 aprile 2013 – Primarie "Roma Bene Comune": LE LISTE DEI CANDIDATI Partito Democratico Roma . 2013-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807012421/http://www.pdroma.net/2013/03/primarie-roma-bene-comune-la-lista-dei-candidati-alle-presidenze-dei-municipi/ . 2013-08-07 .