Local Elections 2025, How to Vote on Sunday 25th and Monday 26th

On Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May, citizens of 117 municipalities in ordinary statute regions are called to the polls for the direct election of mayors and the renewal of municipal councils. Of these, 31 are those with a population greater than 15 thousand inhabitants, including four provincial capitals: Genoa , Ravenna , Taranto and Matera.

The possible run-off election will take place on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June together with the referendum vote .

For the first round, polling stations will be open on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Mondays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Regions with special statutes

Among the regions with special statutes, 128 municipalities will go to the polls in Sicily, with a possible run-off on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, voting has already taken place on Sunday 13 and Monday 14 April, in Trentino-Alto Adige on Sunday 4 May, with a run-off on Sunday 18 May. Finally, in Sardinia, voting will take place on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, with a possible run-off on Sunday 22 and Monday 23 June.

How to vote

The mayor and the city council are voted on a single ballot.

The ballot paper shows the name and surname of the candidates, the symbols indicate the candidates who support them, flanked by the lines to express the two preferential votes for the councilor candidates (respecting the alternation of gender). The order of the candidates on the ballot paper is determined by drawing lots.

The voter can cast a vote: only for the candidate for mayor; for a list connected to the mayoral candidate, thus casting a vote for the candidate; for one or two councilor candidates, expressing preferences in the appropriate spaces on the ballot paper.

Gender alternation

The second preference must respect the alternation of gender and indicate a candidate included in the same list. The vote is also considered attributed to the list and the associated mayoral candidate.

Split vote

In municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, you can vote for a mayor and an unconnected list.