Administrative

Projections: centre-right ahead in Venice. Cannizzaro (Reggio Calabria) and De Luca (Salerno) win in the first round. Centre-left expels Pistoia

In Messina, the outgoing mayor Basile (Sud chiama Nord) is confirmed. In Prato, Biffoni (centre-left) won. Giovanni Legnini, the centre-left candidate, is ahead in the Chieti mayoral race with 49.5%.

by Rome Editorial Staff

25 May 2026

ELEZIONI SECONDO TURNO AMMINISTRATIVE SCHEDE MATITE URNA IMAGOECONOMICA

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Key points

Meloni: and even today the announced collapse of the centre-right is postponed until tomorrow
Venezia
Salerno
Reggio Calabria
In Arezzo ahead of Comanducci (centre-right)
Chieti, Legnini at 46-50%, Sicari follows at 22-26%
In Prato, the centre-left goes ahead with Biffoni

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In Venice and Arezzo, the centre-right is ahead, expelling Reggio Calabria in the first round. In Salerno, victory in the first round for Vincenzo De Luca (without the symbol of the PD). In Prato, the centre-left is confirmed, expelling Pistoia. These are the first results to emerge from the first Opinio Rai projections for the first round of the administrative elections on 24 and 25 May, which see 743 municipalities voting (6.2 million voters involved), including 18 provincial capitals.

Meloni: and even today the announced collapse of the centre-right is postponed until tomorrow

"I wish the mayors elected in this administrative round well in their work. They will have the task of accompanying their communities in the coming years, facing very important challenges. Good luck to them all'. This was stated on social media by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, adding a postscript: 'P.S. And even today, the much-announced collapse of the centre-right, we postpone it until tomorrow'.

The centre-right in Venice

The mayoral candidate of Venice of the centre-right Simone Venturini is ahead of the candidate of the centre-left, Andrea Martella. According to the fourth Opinio projection for Rai, Venturini is at 51.5%, Martella at 38.5%. If confirmed, these figures would mean a first-round victory for the centre-right. 'President Giorgia Meloni has told me that she will come to Venice very soon to help us on particular situations,' candidate Venturi announced.

De Luca triumphs in Salerno

In Salerno, the outgoing governor Vincenzo De Luca (supported by 7 lists, 5 of which are civic) with 59.3 per cent. The other two candidates are far behind: Gherardo Maria Marenghi (centre-right) is at 15 per cent and Franco Massimo Lanocita (M5s and Avs) at 14 per cent

In Reggio Calabria Cannizzaro (centre-right) wins in the first round

In Reggio Calabria, it was a triumph for Francesco Cannizzaro, Forza Italia's deputy group leader at the Chamber of Deputies, with 69.9%. The centre-left candidate Domenico Battaglia stopped at 21.7%.

Centrosinistra returns to lead Pistoia

the centre-left is back in government in Pistoia after a decade of centre-right administration. The candidate of the broad camp Giovanni Capecchi won the first round with over 50% of the votes. 'We are back in charge of the city, from tomorrow to work. Annamaria Celesti called me a little while ago to congratulate me. It was a good race. The citizens have chosen and I am honoured by their trust.

In Arezzo ahead of Comanducci (centre-right)

The mayoral candidate of the centre-right in Arezzo Marcello Comanducci is ahead with 46.1% of the vote, while the centre-left candidate Vincenzo Ceccarelli is at 33.5%.

In Prato the centre-left goes ahead with Biffoni

In Prato, centre-left candidate Matteo Biffoni is at 54.7%, centre-right candidate Gianluca Banchelli is at 29.4%

Outgoing mayor Basile confirmed in Messina

According to exit pools by RAI, in collaboration with the Opinio Italia consortium, in Messina, the candidate for mayor Federico Basile (Sud chiama Nord), the resigning mayor, is at 56.3%. And he would win in the first round. Far behind is the centre-right candidate Marcello Scurria at 28.2% and the centre-left candidate with M5s and Controcorrente Antonella Russo at 13.8%.

Chieti, Legnini ahead

According to the second projection of the Noto Sondaggi demoscopic institute (in the surveys for the il Centro/Rete8 group) Giovanni Legnini, mayoral candidate of the centre-left, is ahead in Chieti with 49.5%, ahead of the two centre-right candidates Crisitano Sicari 25.2% and Mario Colantonio (Lega) 15.9%.

Crisafulli in Enna celebrates victory with counting still in progress

while the counting of ballots is still in progress, Vladimiro Crisafulli, candidate of the centre-left in Enna (without the PD symbol), speaks as the winner of the administrative elections in his electoral committee. The consensus for the former senator is around 60%, double the preferences of the second, Ezio De Rose (centre-right). At the committee there is celebration and when asked if he expected to win with this wide margin, Crisafulli replies: 'Yes, indeed I expected better, it was such a disaster that these gentlemen of the centre-right left that it was obvious we would have this result. Now we are building the future, we have a great team'

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