Regional elections in Tuscany, voting until 3 p.m. Turnout drops by ten points
The count in the 3,922 sections distributed in the region will take place immediately after the polls close
Polling stations are open until 3 p.m. in Tuscany for the second day of voting to elect the President of the Region from among the three candidates. The count in the 3,922 sections distributed throughout the region will take place immediately after the polls close. At 11 p.m. yesterday, turnout was confirmed as down: 35.7% of those eligible voted. Five years ago, at the same time, 45.9 had voted (-10.2 points). The data are published on the Viminale's Eligendo portal.
The three candidates are the outgoing president Eugenio Giani (centre-left), Alessandro Tomasi (centre-right) and Antonella Bundu (red Tuscany). There are about three million people eligible to vote.
The vote in Tuscany closes the tranche of regions at the polls before November's election day. The next test will in fact be on 23 and 24 November for Puglia, Veneto and Campania at the same time.
Test for wide field
Le elezioni rappresentano un test per il “campo largo” e la sua rivalsa, dopo le sconfitte nelle Marche e in Calabria, regioni in cui sono stati riconfermati i governatori di centrodestra. Giani è riuscito a compattare tutto il fronte progressista (tranne Azione di Carlo Calenda), a parte i mal di pancia iniziali dei 5 Stelle e la mancata benedizione di tutti i leader per lui, sullo stesso palco. Ora si gioca la conferma della roccaforte rossa. O «il sistema di potere», come l’ha chiamato con sdegno Giorgia Meloni. Per il centrosinistra, sarebbe il primo punto segnato nelle Regionali del 2025, nella speranza che porti bene agli altri feudi come Puglia e Campania che pure hanno scommesso su un fronte largo, mentre resta un miraggio il Veneto. Partita nella partita è quella dei 5 stelle, per cui un risultato sotto il 5% riaccenderebbe le tensioni interne.
Node turnout
In Tuscany, the cross turnout for the disjointed vote will be decisive, as it is admitted here. It is not excluded that someone could 'save' Giani but, on the same ballot paper, award the opposite side for the regional council. In the centre-right, however, the daring but heartfelt hope is to be able to reach the 40% obtained by Altero Matteoli in 2000 and by Susanna Ceccardi in 2020. Five years ago, the Cascina-based leghist pasiónaria stopped 8 percentage points behind Giani (48.62% in the first round). Besides the hypothesis of a run-off after two weeks, Tuscany being the only region to provide for it in the event that no candidate reaches 40%. A remote possibility and the centre-right knows it.

