Overview

• Official results give Francesco Acquaroli about 52.3% to Matteo Ricci’s 44.6%, with turnout slipping to roughly 50.1%.
• Fratelli d’Italia is the top party at about 27.5–28%, Forza Italia edges past a weakened Lega (around 8.5% vs 7–7.4%), and the PD leads its bloc near 22.5% while M5S trails near 5%.
• Acquaroli and centre-right leaders credit Giorgia Meloni and national initiatives such as the ZES designation and new health and infrastructure funds.
• Ricci concedes and argues his campaign was hurt by a widely publicized judicial notice, while urging the centre-left to keep its coalition intact.
• Reporting highlights local issues like health and infrastructure as decisive, limited traction for Gaza-related messaging, and a result seen as a marker for upcoming regional contests and 2027 dynamics.