List of mayors of Naples
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The Mayor of Naples is an elected politician who, along with the Naples’s City Council of 50 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Naples
. Since 1 June 2011, Luigi De Magistris holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Rosa Russo Iervolino
from the May 2001 until his succession by De Magistris.
The following is a list of Mayors of Naples, Italy
.
created the office of the Mayor of Naples (Sindaco di Napoli), chosen by the City council since 1889:
:
took place on November 10, 1946; for the first time since 1926 the inhabitans (men and women, without distinction) could vote their representantives in the City Council with the proportional system of vote.
In 1946 the conservatives parties of the monarchists
and christian democratics
received the 53% of the votes and a big representaion in the City Council; the Popolar Democratic Front, which was composed by communists
and socialists
, received the 31% of the votes and didn't hav the majority in the City Council.
The same thing happened in the others elections (May 25, 1952; May 27, 1956; November 6, 1960; June 10, 1962); instead of the rest of Italy
, in Naples the monarchists were very populars and obteined the majority in the City Council for more than 15 years.
In 1964 for the first time the Christian Democracy
obteined the 34% of the votes and a strong majority in the City Council.
On 15 June 1975 the communists
won the election and could form a coalition with the socialists
for have the majority in the Council: the first communist mayor of Naples was Mauro Valenzi (who was re-elected after 1980's election).
The following is the number of seats of each party in the City Council after each election:
For the first time under the new electoral law citizens could vote directly the mayor; before this choise was made by the City Council. For the first time in the municipal political history there weren't parties like Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party
or Italian Communist Party
: the main parties were the Italian Social Movement
and the Democratic Party of the Left
.
The main candidates were Antonio Bassolino
and Benito Mussolini
's grand-daughter Alessandra
. However there were a lot of others candidates from different parties.
On Dcember 5 1993, Bassolino won the election and became the first elected mayor of Naples.
The main candidates were Emiddio Novi, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
's coalition Pole of Freedoms
and by some christian-democratic parties, and Antonio Bassolino
, supported by Romano Prodi
's coalition The Olive Tree.
Bassolino won the election with the 73% of the votes.
The main candidates were Antonio Martusciello, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
's center-right coalition, and Rosa Russo Iervolino
, supported by Francesco Rutelli's center-left coalition The Olive Tree.
The incumbent mayor Rosa Russo Iervolino
won with the 57% of the votes.
The main candidates were the entrepreneur Gianni Lettieri, from Silvio Berlusconi
's party People of Freedom, the prefect Mario Morcone, from Democratic Party
, and the magisrate Luigi De Magistris
, from Antonio Di Pietro
's party Italy of Values
.
In March 2011, Morcone was chosen as the candidate center-left coalition with the coalition primary elections. However, De Magistris decided to run without the support of the center-left coalition; he was supported by his party, Communist Refoundation Party
and some civic lists.
On the first round Lettieri was ahead with the 37% of the votes, but on the second round De Magistris won the election with the 65% of the votes.
In these election Democratic Party
obtained the worst result since 1993, People of Freedom failed once again to conquer the city and De Magistris became the first elected mayor of Naples from a left-wing party.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. Since 1 June 2011, Luigi De Magistris holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party...
from the May 2001 until his succession by De Magistris.
The following is a list of Mayors of Naples, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Mayors
Since 1860, newborn Kingdom of ItalyKingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
created the office of the Mayor of Naples (Sindaco di Napoli), chosen by the City council since 1889:
- September 8, 1860-November 1860, Andrea ColonnaColonna familyThe Colonna family is an Italian noble family; it was powerful in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other Church and political leaders...
- 1860-1864, Giovanni ColonnaColonna familyThe Colonna family is an Italian noble family; it was powerful in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other Church and political leaders...
- 1864-1865, Fedele De Siervo
- 1865-1866, Rodrigo Nolli
- 1866-1867, Fedele De Siervo
- 1867-1868, Michele Pironti
- 1868-1870, Guglielmo Capitelli
- 1870-1872, Paolo Emilio Imbriani
- 1872-1874, Domenico Pisacane
- 1874-1875, Giuseppe Melchionna
- 1875-1876, Antonio Winspeare
- 1876-1878, Gennaro Sambiase Sanseverino
- August 12, 1878-September 1, 1883, Girolamo, Conte Giusso
- 1883-1887, Nicola Amore
- 1887-1888, Giuseppe Brancaccio
- 1888-1889, Nicola Amore
- 1889-1891, Giuseppe CaraccioloCaraccioloCaracciolo is the surname of a famous noble family of southern Italy.Its members include:*Battistello Caracciolo, Italian painter*Carmine Nicolao Caracciolo, Spanish viceroy of Peru*Francesco Caracciolo, Neapolitan admiral and revolutionist...
- 1891-1892, Giuseppe Saredo
- 1892-1893, Salvatore Fusco
- 1893-1894, Camillo Garroni
- 1894-1895, Carlo Del Pezzo
- 1895-1896, Francesco Girardi
- 1896-1898, Emilio Capomazzi
- 1898-1900, Celestino Summonte
- 1900-1901, Carlo Guala
- 1901-1903, Luigi Miraglia
- 1903-1904, Ferdinando Del Carretto di Novello
- 1904-1906, Onofrio De Filippis
- 1906-1907, Adriano Trincheri
- 1907-1910, Ferdinando Del Carretto di Novello
- 1910-1912, Francesco Chioccarelli
- 1912-1914, Vittorio Menzingher
- 1914-1917, Pasquale Del Pezzo
- 1917-1918, Enrico Presutti
- 1918-1919, Arturo Labiola (SocialistItalian Socialist PartyThe Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
) - 1919-1920, Giuseppe Fagiolari
- 1920-1922, Alfredo Vittorio Russo
- 1922-1924, Raffaele Angiulli (FascistNational Fascist PartyThe National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
) - 1924-1925, Alberto Geremicca
- 1925-1926, Efisio Beccaredda
Fascist Rectors
Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with a single authoritarian Rector (Podestà) chosen by the National Fascist PartyNational Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
:
- 1926-1927, Francesco Montuoso
- 1927-1930, Dante Alamasi
- 1930-1932, Giovanni De Riseis
- 1932-1934, Lorenzo La Via di Santagrippina
- 1934-1936, Giovanni Niutta di Marescotti
- 1936-1943, Giovanni Orgera
Constitutional term transitional
- 1943-1944, Giuseppe Solimene
- 1944, Gustavo Ingrosso (LabourLabour Democratic PartyThe Labour Democratic Party was a social-liberal political party in Italy, founded in 1943 as the heir of defunct Italian Social Democratic Party, formed by those Socialists who wanted to cooperate with the Liberal political guard which governed Italy from the days of Giovanni Giolitti...
) - 1944-1945, Giuseppe Fucci
- 1945-1946, Gennaro Gennariello (CommunistItalian Communist PartyThe Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
)
Democratic Mayors
From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Naples was chosen by the City council:| # | Name | Start date |
End date |
Party | Coalition | Elections |
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| 1 | Giuseppe Buonocore | 1946 | 1948 | Democratic monarchist Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a... |
BNL National Bloc of Freedom The National Bloc of Freedom was a short-lived Italian political coalition of monarchist parties, most of which participated to the foundation of the National Monarchist Party... - DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
1946 |
| 2 | Domenico Moscati | 1948 | 1952 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
BNL National Bloc of Freedom The National Bloc of Freedom was a short-lived Italian political coalition of monarchist parties, most of which participated to the foundation of the National Monarchist Party... - DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
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| 3 | Achille Lauro | 1952 | 1957 | Monarchist Monarchist National Party The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists... |
PNM Monarchist National Party The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists... - MSI Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s... |
1952, 1956 |
| 4 | Sansanelli Nicola | 1957 | 1958 | Monarchist People's Monarchist Party (Italy) The People's Monarchist Party was an Italian conservative party founded in 1954 by a split from the National Monarchist Party... |
PNP People's Monarchist Party (Italy) The People's Monarchist Party was an Italian conservative party founded in 1954 by a split from the National Monarchist Party... |
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| 5 | Achille Lauro | 1960 | 1961 | Monarchist Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a... |
PDIUM Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a... |
1960 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Maria Palmieri | 1962 | 1963 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
PDIUM Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a... - DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
1962 |
| 7 | Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca | 1963 | 1966 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
PDIUM Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity Since 1961 the Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity was the continuation of the Italian Democratic Party , a monarchist party founded in 1959 by the union of the People's Monarchist Party and the National Monarchist Party.The new party, like its predecessors, was hampered by a... - DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... (1963–64) DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... (1964–66) |
1964 |
| 8 | Giovanni Principe | 1966 | 1970 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
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| 9 | Gerardo De Michele | 1970 | 1974 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
1970 |
| 10 | Bruno Milanesi | 1974 | 1975 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
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| 11 | Mauro Valenzi | 1975 | 1983 | Communist Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... |
PCI Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
1975, 1980 |
| 12 | Francesco Picardi | 1983 | 1984 | Socialdemocratic Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
1983 |
| 13 | Vincenzo Scotti | 1984 | 1984 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... |
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| 14 | Mario Forte | 1984 | 1984 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
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| 15 | Carlo D'Amato | 1984 | 1987 | Socialist Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PSDI Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
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| 16 | Pietro Lezzi | 1987 | 1990 | Socialist Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
1987 |
| 17 | Nello Polese | 1990 | 1993 | Socialist Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
1992 |
| 18 | Francesco Tagliamonte | 1993 | 1993 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... - PLI Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution... |
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Elected mayors
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Naples is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and later every five years.| |
Mayor of Naples Naples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... |
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| 19 | Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania... |
December 5, 1993 | March 24, 2000 | Democratic Party of the Left Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... then Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007... |
PDS Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... - PRC Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... - FV Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... December 5, 1993 – December 1, 1997 |
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Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party... |
June 1, 2001 | June 1, 2011 | Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy then Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... |
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| 21 | Luigi De Magistris | June 1, 2011 | incumbent | Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... |
IDV Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... - PRC Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... since June 1, 2011 |
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Council elections (1946-1993)
After the Second World War, the first democratic election in NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
took place on November 10, 1946; for the first time since 1926 the inhabitans (men and women, without distinction) could vote their representantives in the City Council with the proportional system of vote.
In 1946 the conservatives parties of the monarchists
Monarchist National Party
The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists...
and christian democratics
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
received the 53% of the votes and a big representaion in the City Council; the Popolar Democratic Front, which was composed by communists
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
and socialists
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, received the 31% of the votes and didn't hav the majority in the City Council.
The same thing happened in the others elections (May 25, 1952; May 27, 1956; November 6, 1960; June 10, 1962); instead of the rest of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, in Naples the monarchists were very populars and obteined the majority in the City Council for more than 15 years.
In 1964 for the first time the Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
obteined the 34% of the votes and a strong majority in the City Council.
On 15 June 1975 the communists
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
won the election and could form a coalition with the socialists
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
for have the majority in the Council: the first communist mayor of Naples was Mauro Valenzi (who was re-elected after 1980's election).
The following is the number of seats of each party in the City Council after each election:
| Year | DC Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield .... |
PCI Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... |
PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
PNM Monarchist National Party The Monarchist National Party was a political party in Italy founded in 1946, uniting conservatives, liberal conservatives, conservative liberals and nationalists... |
MSI Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s... |
PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 11 | - | - | 57 | - | - | 12 |
| 1952 | 11 | - | 1 | 37 | 15 | - | 15 |
| 1956 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 1960 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 3 | - | 2 |
| 1962 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 4 | - | 4 |
| 1964 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | 11 |
| 1970 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 24 | 27 | 5 | - | 15 | 2 | 7 |
| 1980 | 21 | 27 | 6 | - | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| 1983 | 20 | 23 | 9 | - | 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 1987 | 26 | 19 | 13 | - | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| 1992 | 25 | - | 16 | - | 7 | 5 | 25 |
Mayoral and Council election, 1993
The election took place in two rounds: the first on November 21 and the second on December 5.For the first time under the new electoral law citizens could vote directly the mayor; before this choise was made by the City Council. For the first time in the municipal political history there weren't parties like Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
or Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
: the main parties were the Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
and the Democratic Party of the Left
Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
.
The main candidates were Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania...
and Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
's grand-daughter Alessandra
Alessandra Mussolini
Alessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...
. However there were a lot of others candidates from different parties.
On Dcember 5 1993, Bassolino won the election and became the first elected mayor of Naples.
| Naples Mayoral Election Results 1993 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (November 21) |
% | 2nd Round (December 5) |
% | |
| Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania... |
Democratic Party of the Left Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... |
229.649 | 41,6 | 300.964 | 55,6 | |
| Alessandra Mussolini Alessandra Mussolini Alessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model... |
Italian Social Movement Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s... |
171.315 | 31,1 | 239.867 | 44,4 |
Mayoral and Council election, 1997
The election took place on November 16.The main candidates were Emiddio Novi, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's coalition Pole of Freedoms
Pole of Freedoms
The Pole of Freedoms was a centre-right electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi.The alliance was composed primarily of Forza Italia and the Lega Nord, but also included Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre...
and by some christian-democratic parties, and Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino
Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania...
, supported by Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
's coalition The Olive Tree.
Bassolino won the election with the 73% of the votes.
| Naples Mayoral Election Results 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (November 16) |
% | |
| Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010.-Biography:Bassolino was born in Afragola, Campania... |
Democratic Party of the Left Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... |
405.173 | 72,9 | |
| Emiddio Novi | Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
140.548 | 25,9 |
Mayoral and Council election, 2001
The election took place in two rounds: the first on May 13 and the second on May 27.The main candidates were Antonio Martusciello, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's center-right coalition, and Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party...
, supported by Francesco Rutelli's center-left coalition The Olive Tree.
| Naples Mayoral Election Results 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (May 13) |
% | 2nd Round (May 27) |
% | |
| Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party... |
Italian People's Party Italian People's Party (1994-2002) The Italian People's Party was a Christian democratic political party in Italy-History:The party emerged as the successor to Christian Democracy in January 1994... |
262.818 | 48,2 | 278.183 | 52,9 | |
| Antonio Martusciello | Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
246.089 | 45,7 | 247.564 | 47,1 |
Mayoral and Council election, 2006
The election took place on May 28-29.The incumbent mayor Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino
Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party...
won with the 57% of the votes.
| Naples Mayoral Election Results 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (May 28-29) |
% | |
| Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino Rosa Russo Iervolino is an Italian politician.She is a member of the Democratic Coalition . She was leader of Christian Democratic Women . In 1979 she was senator for Christian Democracy party... |
Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy | 304.755 | 57,04 | |
| Franco Malvano | Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
201.987 | 37,8 |
Mayoral and Council election, 2011
The election took place in two rounds: the first on May 15-16 and the second on May 29-30.The main candidates were the entrepreneur Gianni Lettieri, from Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's party People of Freedom, the prefect Mario Morcone, from Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
, and the magisrate Luigi De Magistris
Luigi de Magistris
Luigi de Magistris may refer to:*Luigi de Magistris , Italian Roman Catholic archbishop*Luigi de Magistris , Italian politician and magistrate...
, from Antonio Di Pietro
Antonio Di Pietro
Antonio Di Pietro is an Italian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament, an Italian Senator, and Minister of the Prodi Government...
's party Italy of Values
Italy of Values
Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...
.
In March 2011, Morcone was chosen as the candidate center-left coalition with the coalition primary elections. However, De Magistris decided to run without the support of the center-left coalition; he was supported by his party, Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
and some civic lists.
On the first round Lettieri was ahead with the 37% of the votes, but on the second round De Magistris won the election with the 65% of the votes.
In these election Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
obtained the worst result since 1993, People of Freedom failed once again to conquer the city and De Magistris became the first elected mayor of Naples from a left-wing party.
| Naples Mayoral Election Results 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (May 15-16) |
% | 2nd Round (May 29-30) |
% | |
| Luigi De Magistris | Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... |
128.303 | 27,52 | 264.730 | 65,37 | |
| Gianni Lettieri | People of Freedom | 179.575 | 38,52 | 140.203 | 34,62 | |
| Mario Morcone | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... |
89.280 | 19,15 | - | - |
| Naples Council Election 2011 - Parties | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition | votes | % | seats | Party | votes | % | seats | |
| Left (De Magistris) | 68,522 | 16.7 | 29 | Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... Civic Lists (2) |
33,320 15,008 20,194 |
8.1 3.7 4.9 |
15 6 8 |
|
| Center-right (Lettieri) | 176,901 | 43.1 | 10 | People of Freedom Italian Republican Party Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... The Right The Right The Right is a national-conservative political party in Italy.-Foundation:On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the... Civic Lists (8) |
97,752 5,976 4,567 68,606 |
23.9 1.4 1.1 16.7 |
7 - - 3 |
|
| Center-left (Morcone) | 92,983 | 22.7 | 4 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... Left Ecology Freedom Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... -Socialists Civic List (1) |
68,018 16,283 3,431 5,251 |
16.6 4.0 0.8 1.3 |
4 - - - |