2021 Rome municipal election

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2021 Rome municipal election
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3–4 October 2021 (first round)
17–18 October 2021 (second round)
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Turnout48.5% Decrease 8.5 pp (first round)
40.7% Decrease 7.8 pp (second round)
Mayoral election
 
Candidate Roberto Gualtieri Enrico Michetti
Party PD Independent
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
1st Round vote 299,976 334,548
Percentage 27.8% 30.1%
2nd Round vote 565,352 374,577
Percentage 60.2% 39.8%
Mayor before election

Virginia Raggi
M5S

 Elected mayor

Roberto Gualtieri
PD

City Council election
All 48 seats in the Capitoline Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Centre-left Roberto Gualtieri 27.9 29 +21
Centre-right Enrico Michetti 31.4 9 +5
Calenda List Carlo Calenda 19.1 5
Five Star Movement Virginia Raggi 17.7 5 −24
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Municipal elections took place in Rome on 3–4 October 2021 and 17–18 October 2021. Open for election were the office of Mayor of Rome and all the 48 seats of the City Council, as well as the presidents and councils of each of the fifteen municipi in which the city is divided.

Local elections in Italy are usually scheduled between 15 April and 15 June, however on 4 March 2021 the Italian government decided to postpone them to the autumn following a new spike of cases in the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Roberto Gualtieri, member of the Democratic Party (PD) and former minister, was elected mayor, winning in the runoff against centre-right independent Enrico Michetti with just over 60% of the vote.[2] The incumbent mayor Virginia Raggi was defeated after failing to qualify for the runoff.[3]

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy's cities 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 during the first round, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The winning candidate obtains a majority bonus equal to 60% of seats. During the first round, if no candidate gets more than 50% of votes but a coalition of lists gets the majority of 50% of votes or if the mayor is elected in the first round but its coalition gets less than 40% of the valid votes, the majority bonus cannot be assigned to the coalition of the winning mayor candidate.

The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a maximum of two preferential votes, each for a different gender, belonging to the same party list: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally, using D'Hondt seat allocation. Only coalitions with more than 3% of votes are eligible to get any seats.[4]

Background

Centre-left primary election

The primary election took place on 20 June 2021:

Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Roberto Gualtieri PD 28,561 60.6% [5]
Giovanni Caudo Independent 7,388 15.7% [6]
Paolo Ciani DemoS 3,372 7.2% [7]
Imma Battaglia Free Rome 2,987 6.3% [8]
Stefano Fassina SI 2,625 5.6% [9]
Tobia Zevi Independent 1,663 3.5% [10]
Cristina Grancio PSI 497 1.1% [11]
Total 48,624 100.0%

Endorsements

Roberto Gualtieri
Giovanni Caudo

Parties and candidates

This is a list of the parties and their respective leaders which will participate in the election.[16]

Political force or alliance Constituent lists Candidate
M5S coalition Five Star Movement Virginia Raggi
Civic List for Virginia Raggi
Ecologist Rome
Sportsmen for Rome
With Women for Rome
Rome Decides
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party Roberto Gualtieri
Civic List Gualtieri for Mayor (incl. The Young Rome, MRE)
Civic Ecologist Left (incl. SI, Art.1, èViva, PAI, To Free Rome)
Future Rome (incl. Pos, Volt, GI, RI, POP)
Green Europe
Solidary Democracy
Italian Socialist Party
Centre-right coalition League Enrico Michetti
Brothers of Italy
Forza Italia – UDC (incl. NcI, PLI)
Civic List Michetti for Mayor
Renaissance – Cambiamo (incl. People's Democracy, Animalist Revolution, Italy Worksite)
European Liberal Party
Calenda for Mayor (incl. Action, Italia Viva, More Europe, PRI, European Italy, Good Right) Carlo Calenda
Civic rEvolution Monica Lozzi
Rome concerns you (incl. PRC, PdS, Rome for integral ecology) Paolo Berdini
Communist Party Micaela Quintavalle
Italian Liberists Andrea Bernaudo
Gay Party Fabrizio Marrazzo
Italy of Values Rosario Trefiletti
Reconquer Italy (incl. Italexit, Vox Italy) Gilberto Trombetta
Power to the People Elisabetta Canitano
The People of the Family Fabiola Cenciotti
Italian Communist Party Cristina Crillo
Social Idea Movement Gianluca Gismondi
Children of Italy, children around the world Carlo Priolo
3V Movement Luca Teodori
Workers' Communist Party Francesco Grisolia
Libertas Movement Paolo Oronzo Mogli
Party of Good Manners Giuseppe Cirillo
Active Rome Margherita Corrado
Nero List - Roman Historical Movement Sergio Iacomoni

Opinion polls

Centre-left primary election
Date Polling firm/
Client		 Battaglia Caudo Ciani Fassina Grancio Gualtieri Zevi Lead
20 June 2021 Primary results 6.3 15.7 7.2 5.6 1.1 60.6 3.5 44.9
11–16 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 7.0 28.0 7.0 5.0 1.0 47.0 5.0 19.0
First round
Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Raggi Gualtieri Michetti Calenda Others Undecided Lead
4 October 2021 Election result - 19.1 27.0 30.1 19.8 3.9 - 3.1
13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,540 18.8 28.0 31.1 15.5 6.6 20.0 3.1
12–15 Sep 2021 Noto 1,000 23.0 25.0 27.0 21.0 4.0 32.0 2.0
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 17.0 28.0 31.0 20.0 4.0 N/a 3.0
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 23.0 27.0 31.0 17.0 2.0 47.0 4.0
6–13 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 15.5 28.5 36.0 14.0 6.0 32.8 7.5
6–11 Sep 2021 Tecnè 2,000 20.0 25.0 32.0 17.0 6.0 45.0 7.0
7–10 Sep 2021 Quorum 805 18.9 26.4 30.8 19.0 4.9 43.8 4.4
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 20.7 25.0 25.9 18.4 10.0 N/a 0.9
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 19.1 27.0 31.0 18.9 4.0 44.1 4.0
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 17.0 27.0 32.0 21.0 3.0 19.0 5.0
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 19.6 26.9 31.3 15.7 6.5 N/a 4.4
26–31 Aug 2021 GPF 2,523 22.7 28.6 34.7 13.5 0.5 N/a 6.1
10 Aug 2021 Opinio Italia N/a 19.0 25.0 33.0 17.0 6.0 N/a 8.0
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 24.7 25.8 29.1 16.8 3.6 N/a 3.3
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 21.0 24.0 32.0 20.0 3.0 N/a 8.0
16–19 Jul 2021 Tecnè 1,000 20.0 26.0 36.0 14.0 4.0 47.0 10.0
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 21.6 22.4 31.1 17.2 7.7 N/a 8.7
1 Jul 2021 Tecnè 800 18.8 27.2 34.6 15.3 4.1 47.6 7.4
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 20.0 25.0 38.0 12.0 5.0 N/a 13.0
21–23 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 21.3 25.5 29.2 17.8 6.2 26.0 3.7
18–20 Jun 2021 Tecnè 800 16.0 30.0 35.0 15.0 4.0 48.0 5.0
16–18 Jun 2021 Noto 1,000 26.0 23.0 35.0 14.0 2.0 N/a 9.0
11–12 Jun 2021 Demoskopica 673 15.0 33.0 35.0 13.0 4.0 N/a 2.0
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 21.4 27.0 28.5 14.9 8.2 25.0 1.5
Second round

Raggi vs. Calenda

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Raggi Calenda Abstain Lead
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 32.0 68.0 N/a 36.0
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 41.0 59.0 21.0 18.0
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 37.3 62.7 40.7 25.4
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 26.0 74.0 N/a 48.0
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 48.1 51.9 29.3 3.8
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 44.3 55.7 30.0 11.4
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 42.6 57.4 N/a 14.8
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 28.6 71.4 N/a 42.8
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 37.4 62.6 36.7 25.2
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 34.0 66.0 N/a 32.0
22–27 Mar 2021 BiDiMedia 1,761 40.0 60.0 N/a 20.0
25 Mar 2021 Lab2101 N/a 43.1 56.9 N/a 13.8
15–17 Mar 2021 IZI 1,042 48.5 51.5 30.1 3.0
2–3 Mar 2021 IZI 1,055 44.9 55.1 31.0 10.1

Raggi vs. Gualtieri

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Raggi Gualtieri Abstain Lead
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 32.0 68.0 N/a 36.0
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 42.0 58.0 31.0 16.0
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 35.1 64.9 45.0 29.8
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 40.0 60.0 N/a 20.0
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 38.0 62.0 N/a 24.0
26–31 Aug 2021 GPF 2,523 36.9 63.1 17.2 26.2
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 43.1 56.9 30.7 13.7
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 47.9 52.1 29.0 4.2
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 49.1 50.9 N/a 1.8
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 33.0 66.7 N/a 33.7
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 37.6 62.4 39.1 24.8
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 35.0 65.0 N/a 30.0
22–27 Mar 2021 BiDiMedia 1,761 36.0 64.0 N/a 28.0
25 Mar 2021 Lab2101 N/a 51.8 48.2 N/a 3.6
15–17 Mar 2021 IZI 1,042 47.5 52.5 34.1 5.0
2–3 Mar 2021 IZI 1,055 45.5 54.5 35.0 9.0

Raggi vs. Michetti

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Raggi Michetti Abstain Lead
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 45.0 55.0 N/a 10.0
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 41.0 59.0 35.0 10.0
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 48.2 51.8 47.1 3.6
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 46.1 53.9 47.5 7.8
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 38.0 62.0 N/a 24.0
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 46.0 54.0 N/a 8.0
26–31 Aug 2021 GPF 2,523 42.3 57.7 17.1 15.4
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 48.1 51.9 28.7 3.8
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 45.1 54.9 29.0 9.8
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 47.7 52.3 N/a 4.6
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 38.7 61.3 N/a 22.6
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 42.1 57.9 37.6 15.8
21–23 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 44.2 55.8 N/a 11.6
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 47.0 53.0 N/a 6.0

Gualtieri vs. Calenda

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Gualtieri Calenda Abstain Lead
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 50.0 50.0 N/a Tie
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 53.6 46.4 45.7 7.2
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 44.0 56.0 N/a 12.0
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 55.1 44.9 37.7 10.1
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 43.7 56.3 29.0 12.6
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 44.2 55.8 N/a 11.6
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 45.2 54.8 N/a 9.6
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 51.5 48.5 38.4 3.0
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 51.0 49.0 N/a 2.0
22–27 Mar 2021 BiDiMedia 1,761 54.0 46.0 N/a 8.0
15–17 Mar 2021 IZI 1,042 53.0 47.0 44.1 5.9
2–3 Mar 2021 IZI 1,055 51.7 48.3 42.0 3.4

Gualtieri vs. Michetti

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Gualtieri Michetti Abstain Lead
13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,540 56.0 44.0 27.0 12.0
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 58.0 42.0 N/a 16.0
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 55.0 45.0 25.0 10.0
6–13 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 53.0 47.0 45.0 6.0
7–10 Sep 2021 Quorum 805 59.0 41.0 48.4 18.0
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 59.5 40.5 37.0 19.0
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 58.5 41.5 47.8 17.0
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 52.0 48.0 N/a 4.0
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 55.0 45.0 N/a 10.0
26–31 Aug 2021 GPF 2,523 53.9 46.1 18.3 7.8
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 54.5 45.5 23.1 9.0
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 50.0 50.0 26.0 Tie
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 48.9 51.1 N/a 2.2
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 45.7 54.3 N/a 7.7
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 54.3 45.7 30.2 8.6
21–23 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 53.5 46.5 N/a 7.0
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 58.0 42.0 N/a 16.0

Calenda vs. Michetti

Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Calenda Michetti Abstain Lead
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 58.0 42.0 N/a 16.0
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 57.1 42.9 45.7 14.2
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 61.6 38.4 50.2 23.2
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 56.0 44.0 N/a 12.0
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 56.0 44.0 N/a 12.0
26–31 Aug 2021 GPF 2,523 41.4 58.6 20.1 17.2
28–30 Jul 2021 IZI 1,039 50.1 49.9 33.1 0.2
23–26 Jul 2021 Demopolis 6,812 52.8 47.2 28.0 5.6
7–11 Jul 2021 Lab2101 924 51.4 48.6 N/a 2.8
25 Jun–1 Jul 2021 Termometro Politico 1,000 47.6 52.4 N/a 4.8
28–30 Jun 2021 IZI 1,027 53.5 46.5 37.0 7.0
21–23 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 54.8 45.2 N/a 9.6
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 57.0 43.0 N/a 14.0
City Council election – Parties
Date Polling firm Sample size M5S Centre-left Centre-right Action – others Others Undecided Lead
M5S Other PD Art.1-SI EV Other FdI FI Lega Other
4 October 2021 Election result - 11.0 6.7 16.4 2.0 0.9 8.6 17.4 3.6 5.9 4.5 19.1 4.0 - 1.7
13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,540 14.2 4.1 16.1 3.4 1.0 7.9 18.5 4.3 6.9 3.1 13.8 6.7 20.0 2.4
9–15 Sep 2021 SWG 1,500 12.2 4.3 19.8 3.2 1.1 7.1 18.3 3.6 8.1 4.5 16.3 2.5 18.0 1.5
8–13 Sep 2021 Index 1,000 14.0 7.5 18.5 3.2 N/a 8.0 17.5 3.5 6.0 5.0 14.5 2.3 N/a 1.0
6–13 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 10.9 3.4 22.8 2.2 1.4 5.2 18.2 4.8 14.0 2.4 10.1 4.6 N/a 4.6
8–9 Sep 2021 IZI 1,088 17.2 N/a 22.2 3.0 2.5 7.4 16.5 5.2 6.5 0.6 9.4 6.4 N/a 5.0
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 13.4 2.6 21.9 7.7 18.3 4.9 10.7 3.1 12.2 5.2 48.1 3.6
31 Aug–7 Sep 2021 SWG 1,200 12.2 5.1 18.5 3.9 1.2 5.1 17.7 2.8 9.1 5.4 17.6 1.4 N/a 0.6
29–31 Aug 2021 BiDiMedia 1,439 14.0 5.1 16.1 3.4 0.7 6.3 19.2 4.1 6.1 3.0 14.4 6.8 23.0 3.1
1 Jul 2021 Tecné 800 13.7 4.1 22.4 6.0 21.8 4.0 9.1 1.2 13.4 4.3 47.6 0.6
16–18 Jun 2021 Noto 1,000 14.0 11.0 18.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 21.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 11.0 4.0 N/a 2.5
9–12 Jun 2021 BiDiMedia 3,878 19.2 N/a 18.4 3.6 0.9 6.3 19.0 4.0 7.5 0.7 12.3 8.1 25.0 0.2
5 June 2016 Election result - 35.3 DNP 17.2 3.9 0.5 7.7 12.3 4.3 2.7 11.6 DNP 5.8 - 18.1

Results

Results in the Municipi

Municipi are governed by a president and a council of four members who are elected by its residents every five years. The municipi frequently cross the boundaries of the traditional, non-administrative divisions of the city.

All presidents of municipi were elected at the second round. The centre-left won 14 Municipi whereas the centre-right gained only Municipio VI. Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the second round:

Municipio Centre-left Centre-right M5S Elected President Party
I 65.9 34.1 N/a Lorenza Bonaccorsi PD
II 64.0 36.0 N/a Francesca Del Bello PD
III 62.4 37.6 N/a Paolo Emilio Marchionne PD
IV 59.3 40.7 N/a Massimiliano Umberti PD
V 59.5 40.5 N/a Mauro Caliste PD
VI N/a 61.0 39.0 Nicola Franco FdI
VII 63.7 36.3 N/a Francesco Laddaga PD
VIII 70.1 29.9 N/a Amedeo Ciaccheri SI
IX 58.8 41.2 N/a Teresa Maria Di Salvo PD
X 53.3 46.7 N/a Mario Falconi PD
XI 59.5 40.5 N/a Gianluca Lanzi PD
XII 66.5 33.5 N/a Elio Tomassetti PD
XIII 55.5 45.5 N/a Sabrina Giuseppetti PD
XIV 59.1 40.9 N/a Marco Della Porta PD
XV 51.5 48.5 N/a Daniele Torquati PD

Source: Municipality of Rome - Electoral Service

Declined candidates

See also

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