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]

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 Northern League, and 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

		Leader
Bologna Free City	Bologna Free City	Valerio Monteventi
Citizens for Bologna	Citizens for Bologna	Gianfranco Pasquino
Centre-left coalition	Democratic Party	Flavio Delbono
	Italy of Values
	Left for Bologna (incl. PS and SD)
	PRC – PdCI
	Federation of the Greens
	Civic lists
Five Star Movement	Five Star Movement	Giovanni Favia
Guazzaloca For Bologna	Guazzaloca For Bologna (incl. UDC)	Giorgio Guazzaloca
Centre-right coalition	The People of Freedom	Alfredo Cazzola
	Northern League
	Civic lists

Results

Summary of the 2009 Bologna City Council election results
Candidates		I round		II round		Leaders seats	Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Candidates		Votes	%	Votes	%	Leaders seats	Parties	Votes	%	Seats
	Flavio Delbono	112,127	49.40	112,789	60.77	–	Democratic Party	85,262	39.91	24
							Italy of Values	9,456	4.43	2
							Left for Bologna	4,554	2.13	1
							Communist Refoundation Party – Party of Italian Communists	3,894	1.82	1
							Bologna 2014	1,980	0.93	–
							Federation of the Greens	1,831	0.86	–
							Bologna to the Centre	878	0.41	–
	Alfredo Cazzola	66,056	29.10	72,798	39.23	1	The People of Freedom	33,134	15.51	6
							Alfredo Cazzola for Mayor	21,106	9.88	4
							Northern League	6,705	3.14	1
							Third Pole of the Centre – Christian Democracy	470	0.22	–
							Co.Da.Cons (A)	396	0.19	–
	Giorgio Guazzaloca	28,785	12.68	–	–	1	Giorgio Guazzaloca for Bologna	26,099	12.22	5
	Giovanni Favia	7,428	3.27	–	–	1	Five Star Civic List	6,450	3.02	–
	Giovanni Favia	7,428	3.27	–	–	1	(A)
	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	0.46	–
	Michele Terra	893	0.39	–	–	–	Workers' Communist Party	841	0.39	–
	Alessandro Mazzanti	728	0.32	–	–	–	Tricolour Flame	672	0.31	–
	Stefano Morselli	601	0.26	–	–	–	Stefano Morselli for Mayor	550	0.26	–
	Giulio Tam	458	0.20	–	–	–	New Force	435	0.20	–
	Leonardo Tucci	414	0.18	–	–	–	9 United Neighborhoods for Bologna	372	0.17	–
	Michele Laganà	326	0.14	–	–	–	Future Bologna	316	0.15	–
Total		226,983	100.00	185,587	100.00	3		213,645	100.00	43
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Popular vote

PD			39.91%
PdL			15.51%
GpB			12.22%
ACS			9.88%
IdV			4.43%
LN			3.14%
M5S			3.02%
SEL			2.13%
PRC–PdCI			1.82%
Others			7.94%

Mayor (1st round)

Delbono			49.40%
Cazzola			29.10%
Guazzaloca			12.68%
Favia			3.27%
Pasquino			1.96%
Monteventi			1.60%
Others			1.99%

Mayor (2nd round)

Delbono			60.77%
Cazzola			39.23%

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.

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[unita-3] "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.

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