Regionals, ballot boxes open until 3pm in Campania, Puglia and Veneto. Turnout continues to fall
In all three regions, the electoral law allows for disjointed voting, i.e. the possibility of voting for a certain presidential candidate and for a list other than those supporting him or her
Key points
Polls are open until 3pm on Monday 24 November for the regional elections in Campania, Veneto and Puglia. Citizens are called upon to elect the president of the junta and the regional council. At the same time, extraordinary elections will also be held in the dissolved municipalities of the ordinary statute regions, Monteforte Irpino (Avellino), Caivano (Naples), Acquaro and Capistrano (Vibo Valentia).
Voter turnout in the three regions is in sharp decline. According to data from Eligendo, compared to five years ago, the turnout of voters at 11pm on Sunday 23 November was just 31.96% compared to 41.53% in 2020 at the same time. Almost ten points lower. The percentage was highest in Veneto: 33.88% against 46.13% in 2020. It is followed by Campania with 32.07% against 38.91% five years ago. Last comes Puglia with 29.45% against 39.88% of the previous figure.
At 19:00 first data confirms drop in turnout
The overall turnout for the ongoing regional elections in Campania, Apulia and Veneto, at 7pm, is 26.45%. This emerges from the data disseminated on the Eligendo website and relating to all 14,586 sections. The turnout at the previous vote had been, at the same time, 29.75%. It is therefore currently down by 3.3%. The highest turnout among the three voting regions is in Veneto with 29.32%, followed by Campania with 25.87% and Puglia with 23.77%. In particular, in Campania, the figure is slightly down compared to the previous electoral round for the renewal of the regional bodies (Junta and Council) when, at the time of the same survey, the turnout had been 26.5 per cent (now 25.87 per cent). In Veneto, on the other hand, the turnout went from 35.56 per cent to 29.32 per cent, while in Puglia it went from 27.60 per cent to the current 23.77 per cent
At 12:00 noon turnout was down in the three regions
According to the indications provided by the Eligendo portal, at 12 noon in Campania, the turnout is 8.25%, down from the previous electoral round for the renewal of regional bodies when, at the time of the same survey, the turnout had been 11.32%. Turnout was also down in Veneto: it was 10.10%, down from the previous round when, at the time of the same survey, the turnout had been 14.74%. Lastly, Puglia: it is 8.53%, also down from the previous round when, at the time of the same survey, the turnout had been 12.04%.
13 million voters
Voters potentially involved are around 13 million (5 million in Campania, 4.3 million in Veneto and 3.5 million in Puglia), but one of the most uncertain figures is the turnout (in 2020: 55.5% in Campania, 61.2% in Veneto, 56.4% in Puglia). Unlike general elections, voters have to return to Italy to vote in regional elections and this often proves to be an insurmountable obstacle in most cases. This round concludes the series of regional elections in 2025. Previously, votes had been cast in Tuscany, Marche, Calabria and Valle d'Aosta.
