2021 Naples municipal election

The municipal elections in Naples took place on 3 and 4 October 2021. The incumbent Mayor of Naples was Luigi de Magistris of Democracy and Autonomy, who won the 2016 Naples municipal election.

2021 Naples municipal election
3 and 4 October 2021
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Gaetano Manfredi Catello Maresca
Party Independent Independent
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Seats won 28 7
Popular vote 218,077 75,891
Percentage 62.9% 21.9%
Mayor before election

Luigi de Magistris
DemA

 Elected Mayor

Gaetano Manfredi
Independent

Electoral system

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the cities 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 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. During the first round, if no candidate gets more than 50% of votes but a coalition of lists gets the majority of 50% of votes or if the mayor is elected in the first round but its coalition gets less than 40% of the valid votes, the majority bonus cannot be assigned to the coalition of the winning mayor candidate.

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 party is determined proportionally, using D'Hondt seat allocation. Only coalitions with more than 3% of votes are eligible to get any seats.[1]

Background

The center-left coalition will not nominate their candidate through the primary election in order to avoid the same troubles that happened during the last municipal primary election in Naples.[2] Through the municipal secretary of the Democratic Party, the coalition is seeking for an alliance with the Five Star Movement and Italian Left.[3][4]

Parties and candidates

This is a list of the parties (and their respective leaders) which will participate in the election.[5]

Political force or alliance Constituent lists Candidate
Bassolino coalition Bassolino x Naples Antonio Bassolino
With Naples
Naples is Naples
Gay Party
Action
Clemente coaliion Alessandra Clemente for Mayor (incl. DemA, PRC, PCI, PdS) Alessandra Clemente
Naples 20 30
Power to the People
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party Gaetano Manfredi
Five Star Movement
Solidarity Naples Left (incl. Art.1, SI, PSI)
Us Campanians for the City
Democratic Centre
Green Europe
Moderates
Democratic Republicans
Manfredi List
Azzurri – We the South – Napoli Viva
Free Naples
For People and the Community
Now Naples
Centre-right coalition European Liberal Party Catello Maresca
Brothers of Italy
Forza Italia
Cambiamo!
Us with Italy – AdC – Neapolitan Renaissance
Being Naples
Naples Capital (incl. PdF, LSA, SeF)
Neapolitan Pride
3V Movement Giovanni Moscarella
August 24th Movement Rosa Solombrino
Naples on the move – No alliances Matteo Brambilla

Potential and declined candidates

Center-left coalition

Center-right coalition
  • Gianluigi Cimmino, CEO of Yamamay and Carpisa[7]
  • Sergio Rastrelli, lawyer[7]
  • Riccardo Monti, manager

Center-left coalition

Center-right coalition

Opinion polls

First round
Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Clemente Maresca Manfredi Bassolino Others Lead
4 October 2021 Election result - 5.6 21.9 62.9 8.2 1.5 25.7
13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,035 9.1 22.5 48.0 17.5 2.5 25.5
12–15 Sep 2021 Noto 1,000 7.0 28.0 44.0 18.0 3.0 16.0
6–11 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 11.0 29.5 45.5 11.0 3.0 16.0
8–10 Sep 2021 Winpoll 800 9.7 21.1 47.4 17.3 4.5 26.3
7–10 Sep 2021 Quorum 805 8.3 25.9 47.9 17.1 0.8 22.0
3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 7.4 26.2 48.2 17.4 0.8 22.0
2 Sep 2021 Demopolis N/A 6.0 29.0 46.0 15.0 4.0 17.0
10 Aug 2021 Opinio Italia N/A 7.0 29.0 44.0 16.0 4.0 15.0
1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 20.7 23.5 40.2 8.9 6.7 16.7
23 Jun 2021 Tecnè 1,000 8.2 30.6 41.6 13.8 5.8 11.0
18–20 Jun 2021 Tecnè 800 8.0 31.0 42.0 13.0 6.0 11.0
14–16 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 14.2 23.3 40.4 17.2 4.9 17.1
1–2 Jun 2021 Noto 2,000 6.0 38.0 43.0 6.0 7.0 5.0

    Second round

    Manfredi vs. Maresca

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Manfredi Maresca Lead
    13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,035 66.0 34.0 32.0
    6–11 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 63.0 37.0 26.0
    8–10 Sep 2021 Winpoll 800 63.5 36.5 27.0
    7–10 Sep 2021 Quorum 805 69.9 30.1 39.8
    3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 69.2 30.8 38.4
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 55.2 44.8 10.4
    14–16 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 62.6 37.4 25.2

    Manfredi vs. Bassolino

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Manfredi Bassolino Lead
    13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,035 53.0 47.0 6.0
    8–10 Sep 2021 Winpoll 800 57.2 42.8 14.4
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 72.8 27.2 45.6
    14–16 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 56.3 43.7 12.6

    Manfredi vs. Clemente

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Manfredi Clemente Lead
    13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,035 68.0 32.0 36.0
    8–10 Sep 2021 Winpoll 800 67.8 31.2 36.6
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 51.2 48.8 2.4

    Bassolino vs. Maresca

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Bassolino Maresca Lead
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 45.1 54.9 9.8
    14–16 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 52.2 47.8 4.4

    Bassolino vs. Clemente

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Bassolino Clemente Lead
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 38.8 61.2 22.4

    Clemente vs. Maresca

    Date Polling firm/
    Client    		 Sample size Clemente Maresca Lead
    1 Jul 2021 Lab2101 N/A 55.3 44.7 10.6

    Parties
    Date Polling firm Sample size Left-wing Centre-left Centre-right Centre Others Undecided Lead
    DemA Other PD M5S EV IV Art.1-SI Other FI FdI Lega Other A Other
    13–15 Sep 2021 BiDiMedia 1,035 4.5 4.8 14.4 13.8 1.8 4.4 N/A 15.4 3.4 7.6 2.6 8.7 2.2 13.3 3.1 22.0 0.6
    6–11 Sep 2021 Ipsos 1,000 6.5 5.3 17.4 18.6 13.3 5.3 7.1 3.5 14.2 8.0 0.8 N/A 1.2
    8–10 Sep 2021 Winpoll 800 10.9 18.7 15.5 2.6 9.7 5.6 7.4 2.9 6.3 3.2 12.7 4.5 34.0 3.2
    3–8 Sep 2021 YouTrend 802 5.3 15.4 28.0 10.5 3.9 7.8 6.4 5.3 11.3 6.2 54.5 12.6
    23 Jun 2021 Tecnè 1,000 8.1 17.8 15.8 9.6 7.7 12.2 6.7 3.9 11.6 6.1 45.4 2.0
    14–16 Jun 2021 Winpoll 800 13.5 19.0 16.2 2.2 1.7 2.0 0.5 7.3 10.9 6.7 N/A 1.0 14.8 4.2 40.0 5.7
    5 June 2016 Election result - 7.6 32.2 11.6 9.7 DNP DNP DNP 12.0 9.6 1.2 DNP 15.0 DNP 1.0 - 1.9

    Results
    Summary of the 2021 Naples City Council election results
    Mayoral candidates Votes  % Leaders
    seats    		 Parties Votes  % Seats
    Gaetano Manfredi 218,087 62.88 – Democratic Party 39,904 12.20 6
    Manfredi List 32,451 9.92 5
    Five Star Movement 31,805 9.73 5
    Azzurri – We the South – Naples Alive 17,791 5.44 2
    Free Naples 15,053 4.60 2
    Us Campanians 13,164 4.03 2
    Solidary Naples 12,596 3.85 2
    Now Naples 12,307 3.76 1
    Green Europe 10,496 3.21 1
    Democratic Centre 9,800 3.00 1
    Moderates 8,408 2.57 1
    People and Community 6,006 1.84 0
    Democratic Republicans 5,646 1.76 0
    Total 215,427 65.88 28
    Catello Maresca 75,891 21.88 1 Forza Italia 21,691 6.63 3
    Brothers of Italy 14,404 4.41 1
    Maresca for Mayor 9,175 2.81 1
    Naples Capital (PdF – LSA – Others) 8,494 2.60 1
    Cambiamo! 8,291 2.54 1
    Us with Italy – Alliance of the Centre 3,066 0.94 0
    Neapolitan Pride 2,605 0.80 0
    European Liberal Party 572 0.17 0
    Total 68,298 20.89 7
    Antonio Bassolino 28,451 8.20 1 Bassolino for Naples 13,562 4.15 1
    With Naples 4,097 1.25 0
    Action 1,483 0.45 0
    Naples is Naples 1,414 0.43 0
    Gay Party 930 0.28 0
    Total 21,486 6.57 1
    Alessandra Clemente 19,338 5.58 1 Alessandra Clemente for Mayor 10,564 3.23 1
    Power to the People 4,358 1.33 0
    Naples 2030 2,450 0.75 0
    Total 17,372 5.31 1
    Matteo Brambilla 2,162 0.62 – Naples on the Move 1,960 0.70 0
    Giovanni Moscarella 1,810 0.52 – 3V Movement 1,516 0.46 0
    Rossella Solombrino 1,078 0.31 – August 24th Movement 921 0.28 0
    Total 346,807 100.00 3 326,990 100.00 37
    Total valid votes 346,807 94.66
    Blank or invalid ballots 19,567 5.34
    Turnout 366,374 47.17
    Eligible voters 776,751 100.00
    Source: Ministry of the Interior

    See also

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