2009 Bologna municipal election
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]
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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 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 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
| Political force or alliance | Constituent lists | Leader | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | ||||
| Italy of Values | ||||
| Left for Bologna | ||||
| PRC–PdCI | ||||
| Bologna 2014 | ||||
| Federation of the Greens | ||||
| Bologna to Centre | ||||
| The People of Freedom | ||||
| Alfredo Cazzola Mayor | ||||
| Lega Nord Emilia | ||||
| Third Pole of Centre | ||||
| Stand Up For Your Rights | ||||
| Guazzaloca For Bologna | ||||
| Five Star Movement | ||||
| Citizens for Bologna | ||||
| Bologna Free City | ||||
Results
First round
| Candidates & parties | votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavio Delbono | 112,127 | 49.40 | 28 | |
| Democratic Party | 85,262 | 39.91 | 24 | |
| Italy of Values | 9,456 | 4.43 | 2 | |
| Left for Bologna | 4,554 | 2.13 | 1 | |
| PRC–PdCI | 3,894 | 1.82 | 1 | |
| Bologna 2014 | 1,980 | 0.93 | – | |
| Federation of the Greens | 1,831 | 0.86 | – | |
| Bologn to Centre | 878 | 0.41 | – | |
| Alfredo Cazzola | 66,056 | 29.10 | 11 | |
| The People of Freedom | 33,134 | 15.51 | 6 | |
| Alfredo Cazzola Mayor | 21,106 | 9.88 | 4 | |
| Lega Nord Emilia | 6,705 | 3.14 | 1 | |
| Third Pole of Centre | 470 | 0.22 | – | |
| Stand Up For Your Rights | 396 | 0.19 | – | |
| Giorgio Guazzaloca | 28,785 | 12.68 | 4 | |
| Guazzaloca For Bologna | 26,099 | 12.22 | 4 | |
| Giovanni Favia | 7,428 | 3.27 | – | |
| Five Star Movement | 6,450 | 3.02 | – | |
| Gianfranco Pasquino | 4,448 | 1.96 | – | |
| Citizens for Bologna | 3,704 | 1.73 | – | |
| Valerio Monteventi | 3,625 | 1.60 | – | |
| Bologna Free City | 3,567 | 1.67 | – | |
| Giuseppina Tedde | 1,094 | 0.48 | – | |
| Other City | 973 | 0.43 | – | |
| Michele Terra | 893 | 0.48 | – | |
| Workers' Communist Party | 841 | 0.39 | – | |
| Alessandro Mazzanti | 738 | 0.32 | – | |
| Tricolour Flame | 672 | 0.31 | – | |
| Stefano Morselli | 601 | 0.26 | – | |
| Stefano Morselli Mayor | 550 | 0.26 | – | |
| Giulio Tam | 458 | 0.20 | – | |
| New Force | 435 | 0.20 | – | |
| Leonardo Tucci | 414 | 0.18 | – | |
| Nine Districts United for Bologna | 372 | 0.17 | – | |
| Michele Laganà | 414 | 0.18 | – | |
| Future Bologna | 372 | 0.17 | – | |
| Total | 226,983 | 100.00 | 43 | |
References
- "Insediamento a Palazzo D'Accursio Delbono è ufficialmente sindaco" (in Italian). il Resto del Carlino. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- "Primarie 13-14 dicembre 2008: inizia il percorso verso il 2009" (in Italian). Partito Democratico. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- "Primarie Pd a Bologna, Delbono trionfa con il 49%" (in Italian). l'Unità. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- Flavio Delbono (9 January 2009). "Bologna prima di tutto" (in Italian). WordPress.com. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- "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.