2020 Italian by-elections

The 2020 Italian by-elections were called to fill seats in the Parliament that became vacant after the 2018 general elections.[1] In 2020, by-elections were held for the Chamber of Deputies the Senate of the Republic.

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Overview
See also: Italian electoral law of 2017

The new Italian electoral law approved in 2017 and nicknamed Rosatellum, provides the election of members of Parliament in 232 single-member districts for the Chamber of Deputies and in 116 for the Senate of the Republic. Whenever a seat of this kind becomes vacant, a by-election is called, and a new representative is elected.

Chamber of Deputies

Lazio 1: Rome, Trionfale
Map of the district.

The by-election in the constituency of Trionfale (Rome) was held on 1 March 2020 to elect a deputy for the seat left vacant by Paolo Gentiloni (PD). He was selected as the new commissioner for Economy in the Von der Leyen Commission, and resigned from the Chamber of Deputies on 2 December 2019.[2][3][4]

The centre-left coalition nominated Roberto Gualtieri, former member of the European Parliament for the PD, and economy minister of the Conte II Cabinet. The centre-right nominated Maurizio Leo.[5]

The election had a low turnout of 17.7%, and the elected candidate was Gualtieri, with 62.2% of the votes.[6]

2020 Rome, Trionfale by-election[7]
Party or coalition Candidate Votes  % +/−
Centre-left Roberto Gualtieri (PD) 20,304 62.24 +15.01
Centre-right Maurizio Leo (FdI) 8,508 26.08 –4.73
Five Star Movement Rossella Rendina 1,422 4.36 –12.43
Communist Party Marco Rizzo 855 2.62 +2.25
Power to the People Elisabetta Canitano 785 2.41 +0.19
The People of Family Mario Adinolfi 432 1.32 +0.75
Volt Italia Luca Maria Lo Muzio Lezza 316 0.97 —
Total votes 32,622 100.00 —
Turnout 32,880 17.65 —
Centre-left hold

Senate of the Republic

Campania 7: Naples, San Carlo all'Arena
Map of the district.

The by-election in the constituency of San Carlo all'Arena (Naples) was held on 23 February to elect a senator for the seat left vacant by Franco Ortolani (M5S), who died on 23 November 2019.[8]

The Five Star Movement, in an internal vote, nominated engineer Luigi Napolitano, former M5S candidate in the 2019 European election. After his nomination, Napolitano was accused by Neapolitan M5S activists of having been nominated for being a close friend of the M5S leader Luigi Di Maio during university.[9]

The centre-right coalition confirmed the candidacy of Salvatore Guangi (FI), Vice President of the City Council of Naples and former centre-right candidate in the same constituency in the 2018 general election.[10]

The centre-left coalition reached an agreement with DemA, the party of Mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris, by nominating the journalist Sandro Ruotolo, former candidate for Civil Revolution in the 2013 Lazio regional election (running for president) and in the 2013 general election.[11] Ruotolo stated that in case of victory he would seat in the Mixed Group.[12]

The left-wing party Power to the People ran with Professor Giuseppe Aragno, former candidate for the same party in the same constituency in the 2018 general election.[11] Riccardo Guarino, president of the party "Neapolitan Renaissance", announced his intention to run for the election.[13]

The election was characterized by a very low turnout of only 9.52%, and saw the victory of the centre-left candidate Sandro Ruotolo with 48.5% of the votes.[14]

2020 Naples, San Carlo all'Arena by-election[14]
Party or coalition Candidate Votes  % +/−
Centre-left Sandro Ruotolo (Ind.) 16,243 48.45 +28.16
Centre-right Salvatore Guangi (FI) 8,066 24.06 +1.45
Five Star Movement Luigi Napolitano 7,533 22.47 –30.70
Power to the People Giuseppe Aragno 865 2.58 +0.29
Neapolitan Renaissance Riccardo Guarino 819 2.44 —
Total votes 33,526 100.00 —
Turnout 34,009 9.52 —
Centre-left gain from Five Star Movement

Umbria 2: Terni
Map of the district.

The by-election in the constituency of Terni was held on 8 March to elect a senator for the seat left vacant by Donatella Tesei (Lega). She was elected as the new President of the Region of Umbria after the 2019 regional election, and resigned on 2 December from her Senate seat.[15][16]

2020 Terni by-election
Party or coalition Candidate Votes  % +/−
Centre-right Valeria Alessandrini (League) 23,552 53.74 +15.19
Centre-left Maria Elisabetta Mascio (Ind.) 16,669 38.03 +12.35
Five Star Movement Roberto Alcidi 3,282 7.49 –20.55
Reconquer Italy Armida Gargani 325 0.74 —
Total votes 43,828 100.00 —
Turnout 44,580 14.55 —
Centre-right hold

Sardinia 3: Sassari
Map of the district.

A by-election in the constituency of Sassari was held on 20–21 September 2020, to elect a senator for the seat left vacant by Vittoria Bogo Deledda (M5S), who died on 17 March 2020.[17][18] The centre-left coalition and the Five Star Movement reached an agreement with the engineer Lorenzo Corda, while the center-right coalition supported the regional councillor Antonello Peru.[19] Italia Viva, Italia in Comune, More Europe and Italian Liberal Party instead chose to run with their own candidate, the lawyer Agostinangelo Marras.[20]

2020 Sassari by-election[21]
Party or coalition Candidate Votes  % +/−
Centre-right Carlo Doria (PSd'Az) 49,725 40.25 +8.41
Centre-left Lorenzo Corda (Ind.) 35,718 28.91 –31.36
Italia Viva[lower-alpha 1] Agostinangelo Marras (Ind.) 30,671 24.83 —
Italian Socialist Party Gian Mario Salis 7,434 6.02 —
Total votes 145,262 100.00 —
Turnout 427,824 33.95 —
Centre-right gain from Five Star Movement

Veneto 9: Villafranca di Verona
Map of the district.

A by-election in the constituency of Villafranca di Verona was held in 20–21 September 2020, to elect a senator for the seat left vacant by Stefano Bertacco (FdI), who died on 14 June.[17][22]

2020 Villafranca di Verona by-election[23]
Party or coalition Candidate Votes  % +/−
Centre-right Luca De Carlo (FdI) 132,907 71.87 +17.83
Centre-left Matteo Melotti (PD) 35,059 18.96 +3.68
Five Star Movement Emanuele Sterzi 16,967 9.17 –14.69
Total votes 201,984 100.00 —
Turnout 326,475 61.87 —
Centre-right hold

Notes
  1. Including also IiC, +E and PLI.

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