Bologna municipal election, 2009

Bologna municipal election, 2009

6–7 and 21–22 June 2009

Candidate Flavio Delbono Alfredo Cazzola Party Democratic Party People of Freedom Popular vote 112,127 66,056 Percentage 49.40% 29.10% Popular vote (2nd) 112,789 72,798 Percentage (2nd) 60.77% 39.23%

Mayor before election Sergio Cofferati Democratic Party Elected Mayor Flavio Delbono Democratic Party

Municipal elections were held in Bologna on 6–7 and 21–22 June 2009. The centre-left candidate Flavio Delbono was elected mayor at the second round with 60.77% of votes.^[1]

Background

The centre-left primary elections took place on 13 and 14 December 2008.^[2] The Vice-President of Emilia-Romagna, Flavio Delbono, received 49.73% of the 24,920 votes cast in the primary; Maurizio Cevenini received 23.29%, Virginio Merola received 21.44% and Andrea Forlani received 5.1%.^[3] On 9 January 2009, Delbono announced that he would be resigning as vice-president of Emilia-Romagna and regional assessor in order to focus on his election campaign.^[4]

The other candidates were Alfredo Cazzola, former owner of Virtus Bologna and Bologna F.C., who was the candidate of The People of Freedom and Lega Nord, and the UDC's Giorgio Guazzaloca, a former mayor of Bologna.^[5]

Voting System

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the city with a population higher than 15,000 inhabintants. 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 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.

Main parties and leaders

Results

First round

Second round

References

1. ↑ "Insediamento a Palazzo D'Accursio Delbono è ufficialmente sindaco" (in Italian). il Resto del Carlino. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
2. ↑ "Primarie 13-14 dicembre 2008: inizia il percorso verso il 2009" (in Italian). Partito Democratico. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
3. ↑ "Primarie Pd a Bologna, Delbono trionfa con il 49%" (in Italian). l'Unità. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
4. ↑ Flavio Delbono (9 January 2009). "Bologna prima di tutto" (in Italian). WordPress.com. Retrieved 2 February 2010. 
5. ↑ "Elezioni amministrative del 21 - 22 giugno 2009 II Turno" (in Italian). Ministero dell'Interno. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.