Overview

• Major projections and partial counts show Eugenio Giani around 54–56% versus Alessandro Tomasi near 39–41%, with Antonella Bundu about 5%.
• The Democratic Party emerges as the top list at roughly 35–36%, with Fratelli d’Italia strengthened at about 24–26% and Casa Riformista around 8–9%.
• M5S and the Lega underperform near 4–5%, with Forza Italia near 6–7% and now ahead of the Lega in the center-right bloc.
• Leaders react as Giani thanks voters, PD secretary Elly Schlein hails a hopeful result for the progressive alliance, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulates Giani and salutes Tomasi’s effort.
• Participation drops sharply from 62.2% in 2020, after a late-Sunday reading of 35.7%; local variation includes relatively higher turnout in Pistoia, Tomasi’s hometown.