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Marche and Valle d'Aosta Open Regional Voting as Early Turnout Drops

The outcome is seen as the opening barometer for the autumn regional cycle with repercussions for party balances and candidacies.

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Overview

  • At 12:00 the Marche reported 10.54% turnout, down from 13.43% in 2020, while Valle d’Aosta reached 21.68% on its single voting day.
  • The key contest in the Marche pits incumbent Francesco Acquaroli of the centre-right against centre-left challenger Matteo Ricci, with recent public polls giving Acquaroli a modest lead.
  • Ricci remains under investigation by the Pesaro prosecutor’s office over alleged corruption tied to his tenure as mayor, which he denies after being questioned by magistrates.
  • Fratelli d’Italia filed complaints to AGCOM and prosecutors over a survey attributed to SWG that the pollster publicly disowned as not its work.
  • Parties frame these votes as a national test, with the Marche using a single-round system that awards a majority premium and Valle d’Aosta’s council set to elect the regional president after today’s proportional vote.