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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

		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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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.

[repubblica-1] "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.

[primarydate-2] "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.

[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.

[wordpress-4] Flavio Delbono (9 January 2009). "Bologna prima di tutto" (in Italian). WordPress.com. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[election-5] "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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