The right is down in large urban centers, a particularly severe rout for the far-right party. The left, taken by the Democratic Party, already wins Milan, Naples and Bologna, and is in a favorable position in Turin. In Rome, the games remain open.
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Ordinary, Matteo Salvini is not particularly inclined to the self-critics. But this time, the verdict of the polls at the out of the first round of the municipal elections on 3 and 4 October is so clear that the political leader of the League (extreme right) did not have any choice but to admit his responsibilities In the defeat, Monday, in the early evening, in front of the cameras of the RAI: ”In some cities, we arrived to choose too late candidates to oppose to the left (…). We arrived late, even if we have The best candidates … “, he conceded, while the right of the right in the big urban centers took all its magnitude.
In Milan, Naples and Bologna, the left won it clearly, from the first round. In Turin, it is in a very favorable position, while in Rome even, where the games are more open, the right has not won … Pissing to agree locally and nationally, the tenors of the Right had decided to turn to the candidates of the left only “apolitical” figures, from civil society. But how to bring out medially illustrious unknown in a few days, and portray them in serious contenders in the management of large cities?
Sent on the front line without preparation or supports, they weighed very little weight to their competitors from the left. In Milan, for example, Luca Bernardo’s campaign fired at the Way of Croix. Mid-September, it even had to threaten to retire to get a minimum of funds … Luca Bernardo got only 32% of the votes, while the outgoing Mayor, Bepe Sala, from the Democratic Party , fruit 57%.
a naples (64% for Gaetano Manfredi, presented by the left, compared to 21% for Catello Maresca, supported by the right) and Bologna (62% for Matteo Lepore and 30% for Fabio Battistini), the result was more Net yet. In any case, the chances of the right to make a good figure were very thin.
The 11% league in its Milanese bastion
Compared to these disastrous attempts, the candidate’s course presented by the right-wing forces in Turin, Paolo Damilano, is quite honorable. Credited by nearly 39% of the votes, compared to 43.6% in Stefano Lo Russo (Democratic Party), he can hope to create the surprise during the second round, on 17 and 18 October, by mobilizing the abstentions and those who, among the Disappointed from the previous municipal team, led by Chiara Appendino (5 star movement, antisystem), do not resign themselves to giving their voice to the left. But his chances remain hypothetical.
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