The center-right coats the ballots: it wins again in Tuscany, snatches Ancona, a city governed for over 30 years by centre-left administrations, and also asserts itself in Brindisi.
The Democratic Party is in crisis and Elly Schlein admits clear defeat . The 5 stars reflect and do not spend words to comment on the result. In the end, taking into account the results of a fortnight ago, the majority triumphed with an evident 9 to 3 . Apart from the case of Terni where an independent candidate wins, previously there were 8 from the centre-right and 5 from the centre-left. Even in Sicily the en plein is looming.
There has been a further drop in turnout, but the data seems to belie the taboo that double-shifting would help centre-left candidates. A vote that confirms a very long honeymoon between the executive and the country and strongly relaunches the unity of the center-right in view of the next electoral appointment, the European elections in June 2024.
Giorgia Meloni rejoices: «We have achieved good results and some victories that could be defined as historic, such as in Ancona, confirming the fact that there are no longer any strongholds. The centre-right - continues the premier - wins these administrative elections and confirms its consensus among the Italians, its roots, its strength. I thank all the citizens who have chosen to place their trust in the centre-right by rewarding our good governance, our proposals and our pragmatism". "There is no denying it: an excellent Schlein Effect," jokes the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini.
The dem leader admits defeat : «It is a clear defeat. The wind in favor of the right - explains Elly Schlein - is still strong and is still there. We knew it would be difficult, it takes time to build a successful centre-left. The fact that the Democratic Party is the first party in the list vote is no consolation. He then launches an appeal to the other forces to collaborate: «It is clear that you cannot win alone. An alternative camp needs to be reconstructed, which credibly contends with the right for victory. But the responsibility for building this field - he underlines - does not concern only the Democratic Party. It went badly in the capitals, it went better in the medium-sized municipalities ».
