Polling stations are open in Veneto, Campania and Puglia for regional elections. Citizens can go to the polling stations to vote from 07.00 to 23.00 today and from 07.00 to 15.00 on Monday.
Voter turnout decreased significantly in the regional elections in Campania at 12 noon. When the data of 5,600 parts of 5,825 is available, from the portal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs we learn that they voted 8.24% of those who are entitled, against 11.31 previous regional elections in 2020.
Voter turnout also declined in Puglia where people vote for regional elections: based on data available on Eligendo, 3870 out of 4032 sections voted at 12 noon 8.53% of those entitled in connection with 12.05% from the previous election cycle in 2020.
10.1% turnout at 12.00 during the Regional Election in Veneto with a 4.6% decline compared to 2020.
About 11 and a half million voters they are called on Sunday and Monday to elect governors in Veneto, Campania and Puglia as well as their respective regional councils. With these three Regions The long election cycle is coming to an end which lasted for months and also saw the citizens of Marche and Val d’Aosta (28 September), Calabria (5 October) and Tuscany (12 October) called to vote.
On Monday at 15.00, when the polls close, we can draw conclusions regarding the dispute between the center-right and center-left, without forgetting a few things. internal disputes at both poles and also within each party, such as outgoing governors Luca Zaia and Vincenzo De Luca. In Veneto and Campania, the two outgoing presidents made unsuccessful attempts to introduce their possibilities third termstopped both by politics and by the Constitutional Court. But the two then took different paths. Zaia was unable to convince his party, the League, and its allies of the opportunity to present his own list and run alongside the League. If on the one hand, through his preferences, “Doge” will be able to help Salvini’s party compete with Fdi for victory as the party with the most votes, on the other hand, his very significant personal success will also give him a political role to build at the national level, according to some sectors of the League. But in Campania, De Luca will not be in the running, but the list of “high leaders” refers to him and his administrative experience and inevitably a “competition” opens with the list of the Democratic Party, Elly Schlein but also his son Piero, regional secretary of the Democratic Party. Even for the former governor of Campania, the exploitation of the list would encourage him to carve out a new political role for himself.
In the But in Campania, the center-right hopes for a “remontada” by Edmondo Cirielli on Roberto Fico. This is demonstrated by the fact that some Fdi exponents (such as Sergio Rastrelli, Domenico Matera, Marco Cerreto and Marta Schifone) broke the electoral silence by relaunching the controversy with the M5 presidential candidate on the docks of the military port of Nisida at super discounted prices. What angered the 5 stars who counterattacked with Michele Gubitosa: “The arrogance of power goes against every rule and every principle, on the day of election silence, the parliamentarians of the Italian Brotherhood broke the silence by attacking Roberto Fico in a violent and disorderly way. We ask that the competent authorities immediately intervene to enforce the democratic rules that are the basis of our Republic”, said the five star exponent.
The center-left feels confident in controlling the region, with a wide range of groups ranging from the center to the M5, as well in Puglia. Vying here to replace Michele Emiliano are former Bari mayor Antonio Decaro, preference champion in last year’s European elections, and Luigi Lobuono. Even in Puglia, Decaro’s electoral exploits would project him, according to some reformist exponents of the Democratic Party, as a possible reference point for this component of the Democratic Party.
Regarding Veneto, besides the challenge between the center-right candidate, Alberto Stefani, and the center-left candidate, Giovanni Manildo, all eyes are on the competition between Fdi and Lega to become the first party, also considering the regional elections in Lombardy. If Fdi establishes itself as the first party, it will have more power to claim the presidential nomination in Italy’s most populous region.
Therefore, the long round of 2025 elections will end on Monday afternoon, with elections in seven regions, including the small region of Valle d’Aosta, where there is no direct election of the President. In addition to the number of regions won by the center-right and center-left groups, absolute votes will also be counted. Center-left groups have expressed their support, saying they believe the figures will reward the new progressive front built by Elly Schlein. Unite tenaciously” even at the cost of sacrificing the candidacy in Campania to M5S. If the actual vote share is higher than that of the center-right – but the risk of abstention threatens both camps – according to some sectors of the Democratic Party, this could be an opportunity for the Democratic Party secretary considering the policies of 2027.
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