The Mayoral elections are heating up in the race to lead the provincial elections in Italy.
So far the centre-right is edging it in all but two of seven provincial capital in mayoral run-offs Sunday and Monday.
Provincial elections in Italy
While the centre-left was ahead in one, Vicenza, and an independent in another, Terni. The centre-left was slightly behind in Pisa, Siena, Massa, Ancona, and Brindisi.
A closer look at the Italian elections runoff in the provincial cities.
The mayoral run-off in Brindisi
The centre right’s Giuseppe Marchionna won the mayoral run-off in Brindisi Monday beating the centre left’s Roberto Fusco by 54% to 46%.
The race was closely watched as it was one of those featuring a centre-left alliance between the centre-left and the 5-Star Movement.
Vicenza mayoral run-off
The centre left’s Giacomo Possamai won the Vicenza mayoral run-off with 50.5% of the vote to the centre right’s Francesco Rucco’s 49.5% Monday.
Both candidates said it had been a close-run thing.
Massa mayor Elections update
The centre-right’s Francesco Persiani was confirmed as Massa mayor Monday beating the centre-left’s Enzo Romolo Ricci by 54.6% to 45.4%.
The vote was one of several in Tuscany, once a leftwing stronghold, that sees centre-right candidates ahead.
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