Overview

• Polling is underway today in Valle d’Aosta (single day) and today–Monday in the Marche, with about 103,000 and 1.325 million eligible voters respectively and turnout checks scheduled for noon, 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• In the Marche’s single-round contest, incumbent Francesco Acquaroli (FdI) faces Matteo Ricci (PD) after campaigns centered on healthcare and infrastructure, with Ricci courting left‑leaning mobilization tied to recent Gaza demonstrations.
• Polling integrity is under review after Swg denied authorship of a late survey circulated as showing a tight race, prompting Fratelli d’Italia to file complaints to AGCom and the Ancona prosecutor.
• Valle d’Aosta retains a proportional system where the renewed regional assembly selects the president, as Giorgia Meloni advocates direct election and promotes a unified center‑right slate.
• Parties cast these ballots as the first autumn benchmark that could shape alliance negotiations and candidate choices in later races, including the center‑right decision in Veneto.