2016 Turin municipal election


Municipal elections were held in Turin, northern Italy, in May 2016. Chiara Appendino, the candidate of the Five Star Movement, was elected after defeating former mayor Piero Fassino in the runoff.

Voting system

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.

Parties and candidates

This is a list of the parties which will participate in the election.

Opinion polling

Results

First round

According to the Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni', if a defeated candidate for mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she was automatically elected comunal councillor. The candidate elected mayor voted ono communal council, but was not a member of it.
According to the Italian electoral law of 1993 for Comuni', if a defeated candidate for mayor obtained over 3% of votes, he/she was automatically elected comunal councillor. The candidate elected mayor voted ono communal council, but was not a member of it.

Second round