2021 Milan municipal election explained

Election Name:2021 Milan municipal election
Country:Milan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Milan municipal election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2026 Milan municipal election
Next Year:2026
Election Date:3–4 October 2021
Turnout:47.7% 6.9 pp
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential election
1Blank:Votes
2Blank:Percentage
Candidate1:Giuseppe Sala
Party1:Independent[1]
Colour1:F0002B
Alliance1:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
1Data1:277,478
2Data1:57.7%
Candidate2:Luca Bernardo
Party2:Independent (politician)
Colour2:0A6BE1
Alliance2:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
1Data2:153,637
2Data2:32.0%
Mayor
Before Election:Giuseppe Sala
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Election:Giuseppe Sala
After Party:Independent (politician)
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Election Name:City Council election
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Seats For Election:All 48 seats in City Council
Majority Seats:25
Party1:Centre-left
Percentage1:56.96
Leader1:Giuseppe Sala
Seats1:31
Last Election1:29
Party2:Centre-right
Percentage2:32.78
Leader2:Luca Bernardo
Seats2:17
Last Election2:15

Municipal elections took place in Milan, Italy, on 3 and 4 October 2021 to elect the Mayor and the 48 members of the City Council, as well as the nine presidents and 270 councillors of the nine administrative zones (municipi) in which the municipality is divided, each one having one president and 30 councillors.

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.[2]

As a result, incumbent mayor Giuseppe Sala was re-elected for a second five-year term by a landslide.

Electoral system

The semipresidential voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the cities with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants, for the seventh time. 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.

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 losing party is determined proportionally, using D'Hondt seat allocation. Only coalitions with more than 3% of votes are eligible to get any seats.[3]

Background

Centre-left coalition

On 7 December 2020, the incumbent mayor Giuseppe Sala announced that he had chosen to run for re-election in 2021 for a second term in office.[4] Sala announced that he would present his electoral program and the lists of his coalition before the end of January,[5] ruling out a possible alliance with the Five Star Movement (M5S).[6] Sala also sought a reconciliation with Green Europe after the rupture following the cutting of the trees in the Bassini Park to make way for a new department of chemistry for the Politecnico di Milano. Spokeswoman Elena Grandi initially announced an autonomous candidacy with its own candidate for mayor, but ultimately they had a meeting with the outgoing mayor to discuss their support for his candidacy.[7]

On 12 March 2021 Sala joined the European Green Party.

Parties and candidates

This is a partial list of the major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election.[8]

Political force or allianceConstituent listsCandidate
Centre-left coalitionDemocratic PartyGiuseppe Sala
Beppe Sala for Mayor (incl. Art.1, DemoS, VèP)
United Milan – The Left for Sala (incl. SI, èViva)
The Reformers – Let's work for Milan with Sala
(incl. IV, A, +E, CD, PRI, ALI, others)
Green Europe
Healthy Milan
Volt
Radical Milan with Sala
Centre-right coalitionLeagueLuca Bernardo
Brothers of Italy
Forza Italia
Luca Bernardo for Mayor
Popular Milan (incl. Rin., NcI)
European Liberal Party
Five Star MovementLayla Pavone
Mariani coalitionMilan in Common (incl. PRC, Pos, RS)Gabriele Antonio Mariani
Civic EnvironmentaList
Goggi coalitionSocialists of Milan (incl. PSI, others)Giorgio Goggi
Liberal Milan
Communist PartyAlessandro Pascale
Power to the PeopleBianca Tedone
Gay PartyMauro Festa
Milan Starts HereBryant Biavaschi
Paragone coalitionParagone for Mayor (incl. Italexit, Vox Italy, PdF)Gianluigi Paragone
Great North
Workers' Communist PartyNatale Azzaretto
3V MovementTeodosio De Bonis
Italian Communist PartyMarco Muggiani

Monica Romano, a municipal councillor of the Democratic Party, became the first trans woman elected to political office in Milan in 2021.[9] [10]

Opinion polls

Candidates

First round

DatePolling firm/
Client		Sample sizeSalaBernardoPavoneOthersUndecidedLead
-57.732.02.77.6-25.7
13–16 Sep 2021SWG1,20051.038.04.07.017.013.0
13–15 Sep 2021Winpoll80455.535.93.05.620.0
12–15 Sep 2021Noto1,00048.036.54.011.527.011.5
7–13 Sep 2021Ipsos1,00049.534.96.49.225.014.6
10–12 Sep 2021BiDiMedia80948.139.24.08.721.08.9
6–11 Sep 2021Tecné2,00047.041.05.07.042.06.0
7–10 Sep 2021Quorum80550.937.05.66.547.413.9
3–8 Sep 2021Quorum80451.437.24.66.747.014.2
25–27 Aug 2021BiDiMedia81147.139.85.18.028.07.3
15–27 Jul 2021Winpoll80048.339.63.48.78.7
17–26 Jul 2021Ipsos1,20047.538.67.86.28.9
16–19 Jul 2021Tecnè1,00044.044.06.06.043.0Tie
13–16 Jul 2021Demopolis4,22045.542.55.06.03.0
2–5 Jul 2021Demetra70246.045.09.01.0
18–20 Jun 2021Tecnè80044.045.07.04.045.01.0
14–20 Feb 2021BiDiMedia73647.136.96.010.024.010.2

Second round

Sala vs. Bernardo

DatePolling firm/
Client		Sample sizeSalaBernardoUndecidedLead
13–16 Sep 2021SWG1,20057.043.013.014.0
13–15 Sep 2021Winpoll80463.736.322.027.4
7–13 Sep 2021Ipsos1,00060.040.030.020.0
10–12 Sep 2021BiDiMedia80956.543.524.013.0
3–8 Sep 2021Quorum80464.235.828.4
17–26 Jul 2021Ipsos1,20056.143.912.2

Parties

DatePolling firmSample sizeCentre-leftCentre-rightM5SPRCOthersUndecidedLead
PD+E–AEVArt.1-SIOtherLegaFIFdIOtherM5SOtherPRCOther
-33.94.05.11.612.410.77.19.85.22.81.00.65.9-21.5
13–16 Sep 2021SWG1,20023.83.82.92.117.114.87.711.84.85.26.016.09.0
13–15 Sep 2021Winpoll80426.32.821.914.48.19.68.63.74.611.9
7–13 Sep 2021Ipsos1,00023.52.51.42.417.613.17.113.14.08.56.826.010.4
10–12 Sep 2021BiDiMedia80924.65.91.42.611.315.46.515.64.14.12.21.05.041.09.0
3–8 Sep 2021Quorum80427.622.614.17.911.33.63.41.18.545.813.5
25–27 Aug 2021BiDiMedia81124.65.41.42.910.616.66.714.24.15.62.01.04.58.0
14–20 Feb 2021BiDiMedia73620.05.62.62.015.214.810.29.83.66.44.15.724.05.2
-29.0DNPDNP3.810.211.820.22.46.610.43.52.1-8.8

Results

Incumbent mayor Beppe Sala, supported by a centre-left coalition, was re-elected in the first round with about 58% of the vote. His main opponent, centre-right candidate Luca Bernardo, got 31% of the votes. The voter turnout was 47.7%, almost 7 percentage points less than in the latest municipal election.[11]

Summary of the 2021 Milan City Council election results
Mayoral candidatesVotes%Leaders
seats		PartiesVotes%Seats
Giuseppe Sala277,47857.73–align=left Democratic Party152,20033.8620
align=left Beppe Sala for Mayor – We, Milan41,1359.155
align=left Green Europe19,2815.113
align=left The Reformers – Let's work for Milan with Sala18,0494.012
align=left Healthy Milan7,3671.641
align=left United Milan – The Left for Sala7,0121.56–
align=left Radical Milan with Sala4,8161.07–
align=left Volt2,5020.56–
Total256,07556.9631
Luca Bernardo153,63731.971align=left League48,28310.746
align=left Brothers of Italy43,8899.765
align=left Forza Italia31,8197.083
align=left Luca Bernardo for Mayor14,0553.131
align=left Popular Milan8,3671.861
align=left European Liberal Party9700.22–
Total147,38332.7816
Gianluigi Paragone14,3662.99–align=left Paragone for Mayor12,3662.75–
align=left Great North6080.14–
Total12,9742.89–
align=left Layla Pavone12,9532.70–align=left Five Star Movement12,5172.78–
Gabriele Antonio Mariani7,5661.57–align=left Milan in Common4,6481.03–
align=left Civic EnvironmentaList2,5270.56–
Total7,1751.60–
Giorgio Goggi3,4020.71–align=left Socialists of Milan1,9840.44–
align=left Liberal Milan8380.19–
Total2,8220.63–
align=left Bianca Tedone2,7500.57–align=left Power to the People2,7520.57–
align=left Mauro Festa2,2010.46–align=left Gay Party2,1030.47–
align=left Teodosio De Bonis2,1620.45–align=left 3V Movement1,9350.43–
align=left Marco Muggiani1,3850.29–align=left Italian Communist Party1,4390.32–
align=left Alessandro Pascale1,2970.27–align=left Communist Party1,2030.27–
align=left Bryant Biavaschi8590.18–align=left Milan Starts Here8090.18–
align=left Natale Azzaretto5520.11–align=left Workers' Communist Party5560.12–
Total480,608100.001449,563100.0047
Total valid votes97.86
Blank or invalid ballots2.14
Turnout47.72
Eligible voters100.00
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Results in municipi

Presidents and Councils

Following the 2021 election, all the nine municipi were gained by the centre-left coalition.

Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each candidate and president elected:

MunicipioCentre-leftCentre-rightOthersElected PresidentParty
votes%votes%votes%
123,01762.4812,14932.981,6714.54Mattia Ibrahim AbduPD
227,42755.3618,63737.603,4887.04Simone LocatelliPD
332,47758.2317,34331.105,94910.67Caterina AntolaPD
430,26254.9319,36335.155,4689.92Stefano BiancoSS
522,93854.6614,98835.714,0419.63Natale CarapellesePD
630,31158.5116,80432.444,6919.05Santo MinnitiPD
731,74753.4722,03837.125,5869.41Silvia FossatiInd
836,14057.0421,95134.645,2748.32Giulia PelucchiPD
931,66153.8221,87837.195,2868.99Anita PirovanoSS
Source: Municipality of Milan - Electoral Service

Table below shows the seats for each coalition in every Municipal Council:

MunicipioCentre-leftCentre-rightOthersTotal
1219–30
21812–30
3219–30
41811130
51811130
61810230
71811130
81811130
91811130
Total168957270
Source: Municipality of Milan - Electoral Service

See also

Notes and References

  1. Member of the European Green Party.
  2. News: 4 March 2021. Elezioni rinviate in autunno: voto administrative tra il 15 settembre e il 15 ottobre. it. Il Sole 24 Ore. 11 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Ministero dell'Interno – Approfondimento . Ministero dell'Interno . 17 July 2020 . Italian.
  4. News: Sala si ricandida a sindaco di Milano.. Chiara Baldi. 7 December 2020 . La Stampa. 3 January 2021.
  5. News: Elezioni comunali Milano, Sala: "A metà gennaio chiarirò programma e liste". 1 January 2021. Il Giorno. 3 January 2021.
  6. News: Milano, Beppe Sala per le Comunali chiude ai 5 Stelle ma cerca I Verdi. 17 December 2020. Il Fatto Quotidiano. 3 January 2021.
  7. News: Elezioni comunali Milano 2021: i Verdi con Sala, primo incontro . 3 January 2021 . Milano Today . 21 December 2020 . Italian.
  8. Web site: Maestri. Pubblicato da Gabriele. Milano, simboli e curiosità sulla scheda. 2021-09-17.
  9. News: Guglielmini . Fabrizio . Monica Romano, prima transgender eletta a Milano: «Mi ha chiamato Zan, lotto per le donne uccise dall'odio». Monica Romano, first transgender elected in Milan: "Zan called me, I fight for women killed by hate" . . 10 October 2021 . it-IT.
  10. News: Gallione . Alessia . Il Consiglio comunale dei diritti di Milano: da Monica Romano, la prima transgender a Palazzo Marino, a Mazzei animatore di Massa Marmocchi. Milan's Municipal Council of Rights: from Monica Romano, the first transgender in Palazzo Marino, to Mazzei animator of Massa Marmocchi . . 12 October 2021 . it.
  11. News: Elezioni comunali Milano 2021: Sala vince al primo primo turno, Pd al 33,7% . 30 December 2021 . Il Giorno . 4 October 2021 . it.

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