# 2013 Rome municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Rome on 26–27 May and 9–10 June 2013 to elect the Mayor of Rome and 48 members of the City Council, as well as the fifteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 15 municipi in which the municipality is divided.
In March 2013 the City Council cut down the number of municipi of the city from 19 to 15, reorganizing the local administrative areas. Also the number of the members of the City Council was reduced from 60 to 48.
The outgoing Mayor Gianni Alemanno (PdL) stood in the election for a second term. The centre-left coalition candidate, heart surgeon Ignazio Marino (PD), was chosen by a multi-party primary election on 7 April 2013. Since none of the candidates obtained the majority of votes on the first round, a second round vote was held on 9–10 June 2013. As a result, Ignazio Marino was elected mayor by a landslide.
The elections saw about 400,000 votes less than the previous municipal elections with one of the lowest turnout ever registered in Rome.

## Background

Despite Alemanno had repeatedly stated its intention to hold primary elections to choose the candidate of the centre-right coalition, on 2 September 2012 he announced his intention to run for a second term as Mayor of Rome.

### Centre-left primary election

The centre-left coalition decided to hold the primary election on 7 April 2013 to decide its mayoral candidate. There were 6 main candidates: five from Democratic Party and one from Left Ecology Freedom.
Among the most popular candidates there were Ignazio Marino, heart surgeon and senator, who was candidate in the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election; David Sassoli, journalist and MEP since 2009; and Paolo Gentiloni, former Minister of Communication in the Prodi II Cabinet. On 7 April Marino won the election and became the official candidate of the centre-left coalition.
| Candidate | Candidate | Supported by | Votes (%) |
| | Ignazio Marino | PD | 51% |
| | David Sassoli | PD | 28% |
| | Paolo Gentiloni | PD | 14% |
| | Patrizia Prestipino | PD | 2% |
| | Gemma Azumi | SEL | 2% |
| | Mattia Di Tommaso | PD | 2% |
| Total | Total | Total | 100.00 |

## 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 the 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.
For municipi the voting system is the same, not referred to the mayor but to the president of the municipio.
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 major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election.
| Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Candidate |
| Left-wing coalition | | Left for Rome | Sandro Medici |
| Left-wing coalition | | Roman Republic | Sandro Medici |
| Left-wing coalition | | Pirate Party | Sandro Medici |
| Centre-left coalition | | Democratic Party | Ignazio Marino |
| Centre-left coalition | | Left Ecology Freedom | Ignazio Marino |
| Centre-left coalition | | Federation of the Greens | Ignazio Marino |
| Centre-left coalition | | Democratic Centre | Ignazio Marino |
| Centre-left coalition | | Italian Socialist Party | Ignazio Marino |
| Centre-left coalition | | Marino for Mayor | Ignazio Marino |
| Five Star Movement | Five Star Movement | Five Star Movement | Marcello De Vito |
| Marchini coalition | | Marchini for Mayor | Alfio Marchini |
| Marchini coalition | | Let's Change with Rome | Alfio Marchini |
| Centre-right coalition | | The People of Freedom | Gianni Alemanno |
| Centre-right coalition | | Brothers of Italy | Gianni Alemanno |
| Centre-right coalition | | The Right | Gianni Alemanno |
| Centre-right coalition | | Others | Gianni Alemanno |

## Results

Summary of the 2013 Rome City Council and Mayoral election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Leader's seat | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Votes | % | Leader's seat | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Democratic Party | 267,605 | 26.26 | 19 |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Marino for Mayor | 75,494 | 7.41 | 5 |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Left Ecology Freedom | 63,728 | 6.25 | 4 |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Democratic Centre | 14,735 | 1.45 | 1 |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Federation of the Greens | 6,299 | 0.62 | – |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Italian Socialist Party | 5,853 | 0.57 | – |
| | Ignazio Marino | 512,720 | 42.61 | 664,490 | 63.93 | – | | Total | 433,714 | 42.57 | 29 |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | The People of Freedom | 195,749 | 19.21 | 7 |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | Brothers of Italy | 60,375 | 5.93 | 2 |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | Citizens for Rome | 50,239 | 4.93 | 2 |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | The Right | 13,256 | 1.30 | – |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | Italian Union Movement | 2,036 | 0.20 | – |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | Italian Blues | 1,617 | 0.16 | – |
| | Gianni Alemanno | 364,337 | 30.28 | 374,883 | 36.07 | Y | | Total | 323,272 | 31.73 | 11 |
| | Marcello De Vito | 149,665 | 12.44 | – | – | Y | | Five Star Movement | 130,635 | 12.82 | 3 |
| | Alfio Marchini | 114,169 | 9.49 | – | – | Y | | Alfio Marchini for Mayor | 76,203 | 7.48 | 2 |
| | Alfio Marchini | 114,169 | 9.49 | – | – | Y | | Let's Change with Rome | 3,404 | 0.33 | – |
| | Alfio Marchini | 114,169 | 9.49 | – | – | Y | | Total | 79,607 | 7.81 | 2 |
| | Sandro Medici | 26,825 | 2.23 | – | – | – | | Left for Rome | 11,629 | 1.14 | – |
| | Sandro Medici | 26,825 | 2.23 | – | – | – | | Roman Republic | 7,940 | 0.78 | – |
| | Sandro Medici | 26,825 | 2.23 | – | – | – | | Pirate Rome | 715 | 0.07 | – |
| | Sandro Medici | 26,825 | 2.23 | – | – | – | | Total | 20,284 | 1.99 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Talking Cricket List – No Euro | 6,552 | 0.64 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Forza Roma | 1,416 | 0.14 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | No to the closure of hospitals | 1,304 | 0.13 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Environmental Animalists | 1,004 | 0.10 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Pensions and Dignity | 995 | 0.10 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Let's halve the salary for politicians | 901 | 0.09 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Long Live Italy | 450 | 0.04 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Justicialist Front | 134 | 0.01 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Italic League | 129 | 0.01 | – |
| | Alfonso Luigi Marra | 14,307 | 1.19 | – | – | – | | Total | 12,885 | 1.26 | – |
| | Simone Di Stefano | 7,166 | 0.60 | – | – | – | | CasaPound | 6,295 | 0.62 | – |
| | Gianguido Saletnich | 2,044 | 0.17 | – | – | – | | New Force | 1,780 | 0.17 | – |
| | Alessandro Bianchi | 2,006 | 0.17 | – | – | – | | Rome Project | 1,831 | 0.18 | – |
| | Giovanni Palladino | 1,800 | 0.15 | – | – | – | | Free and Strong Populars | 1,593 | 0.16 | – |
| | Luca Romagnoli | 1,795 | 0.15 | – | – | – | | Tricolour Flame | 1,556 | 0.15 | – |
| | Fabrizio Verduchi | 1,074 | 0.09 | – | – | – | | Christian Italy | 855 | 0.08 | – |
| | Gerardo Valentini | 996 | 0.08 | – | – | – | | Italian Building Site Movement | 975 | 0.10 | – |
| | Edoardo De Blasio | 974 | 0.08 | – | – | – | | Italian Liberal Party | 837 | 0.08 | – |
| | Matteo Corsini | 843 | 0.07 | – | – | – | | Rome Revives | 624 | 0.06 | – |
| | Angelo Novellino | 809 | 0.07 | – | – | – | | Royal Italy | 618 | 0.06 | – |
| | Armando Mantuano | 775 | 0.06 | – | – | – | | Militia Christi | 632 | 0.06 | – |
| | Stefano Tersigni | 624 | 0.05 | – | – | – | | Rome capital city is yours | 571 | 0.06 | – |
| | Valerio De Masi | 406 | 0.03 | – | – | – | | New Italy Party | 347 | 0.03 | – |
| Total | Total | 1,203,335 | 100.00 | 1,039,373 | 100.00 | 3 | | | 1,018,911 | 100.00 | 45 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,359,119 | 100.00 | 2,359,119 | 100.00 | | | | | | |
| Did not vote | Did not vote | 1,113,192 | 47.19 | 1,296,227 | 54.95 | | | | | | |
| Voted | Voted | 1,245,927 | 52.81 | 1,062,892 | 45.05 | | | | | | |
| Blank or invalid ballots | Blank or invalid ballots | 42,592 | 3.54 | 23,519 | 2.26 | | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,203,335 | 96.46 | 1,039,373 | 97.74 | | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||||||||

## Municipi election

Reduced from 19 to 15 in March 2013, municipi are governed by a president and a council who are elected by its residents every five years. The municipi frequently cross the boundaries of the traditional, non-administrative divisions of the city.
In this election all 15 municipi were won by the centre-left coalition.
Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the first round:
| Municipio | Centre-left | Centre-right | Elected President | Party |
| XII | 50.2 | 27.1 | Cristina Maltese | PD |
Table below shows the results for each municipio with the percentage for each coalition on the second round:
| Municipio | Centre-left | Centre-right | Elected President | Party |
| I | 65.8 | 34.2 | Sabrina Alfonsi | PD |
| II | 62.4 | 37.6 | Giuseppe Gerace | PD |
| III | 64.4 | 35.6 | Paolo Emilio Marchionne | PD |
| IV | 66.6 | 33.4 | Emiliano Sciascia | PD |
| V | 66.7 | 33.3 | Gianmarco Palmieri | PD |
| VI | 60.7 | 39.3 | Marco Scipioni | PD |
| VII | 67.7 | 32.3 | Susana Ana Maria Fantino | SEL |
| VIII | 69.7 | 30.3 | Andrea Catarci | SEL |
| IX | 61.2 | 38.8 | Andrea Santoro | PD |
| X | 64.6 | 35.4 | Andrea Tassone | PD |
| XI | 65.7 | 34.3 | Maurizio Veloccia | PD |
| XIII | 55.3 | 44.7 | Valentino Mancinelli | PD |
| XIV | 61.4 | 38.6 | Valerio Barletta | PD |
| XV | 50.8 | 49.2 | Daniele Torquati | PD |
Source: Municipality of Rome - Electoral Service