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Aosta Mayoral Race Heads to Oct. 12 Runoff Between Rocco and Girardini

Turnout fell, leaving transfers from eliminated lists likely decisive.

Overview

  • Raffaele Rocco led the first round with 45.29% of the vote, ahead of Giovanni Girardini at 42.83%, forcing a head‑to‑head runoff.
  • Rocco is backed by an autonomist–progressive alliance of Union Valdôtaine, Pour l’autonomie and the PD, plus the civic lists Rev and Stella Alpina Valle d’Aosta.
  • Girardini runs with the center‑right coalition of Lega, Fratelli d’Italia, Forza Italia and La Renaissance.
  • Voter participation dropped to 57.64% from 64.14% in the previous municipal election, sharpening both campaigns’ focus on mobilizing non‑voters.
  • Alleanza Verdi–Sinistra (6.87%) and Vda Aperta (5.07%) were eliminated, while list results show Union Valdôtaine as the top party in Aosta and a steep decline for Lega compared with 2020.