Polls for mayoral elections in some 749 Italian municipalities reopen on Monday following the first day of voting on Sunday, the final electoral test before the 2027 general election.
More than six million Italians are eligible to vote in the election to elect mayors and new municipal councils in 700 municipalities, including a regional capital, Venice, and fifteen provincial capitals.
According to local reports, Sunday's poll saw around 46.5% voter turnout, slightly lower than the previous election, where turnout was recorded to have been 50.1%.was recorded to be 50.1%.
The run-off, for municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, is scheduled for 7 and 8 June, dates on which voting will also be held in Sardinia in 149 municipalities concerned; there, the run-off is set for 21 and 22 June.
Voters are going to the polls in Venice and infifteen provincial capitals: Andria, Agrigento, Arezzo, Avellino, Chieti, Crotone, Enna, Fermo, Lecco, Macerata, Mantua, Messina, Pistoia, Prato, Reggio Calabria, Salerno and Trani.
