“Sardinia’s Municipal Elections: 47.64% Turnout Recorded”

Sardinia, voting until 3 pm; turnout 47.64%

In Sardinia, voting takes place until 3 pm in the 39 Municipalities called a

elect mayors and city councils, then the counting will begin. Yesterday at 11pm the turnout stopped at 47.64%, down on the 63.05% of the previous session. The highest figure so far was recorded in the Sassari area, 55.45%, the lowest, 37.22%, in the metropolitan city of Cagliari, where Assemini is located, one of the two municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants called to vote. In the town, the turnout was just 34.34%, against 50.25% in the previous electoral round. In Iglesias, on the other hand, 48.48 voted, a percentage more than 10 points lower than the 59.13% of the previous consultation. A dozen small municipalities in which there was only one list may have already elected the mayor, given that the quorum of 40% of the voters has been reached. They are Aglientu, Chiaramonti, Collinas, Furtei, Galtelli’, Jerzu, Irgoli,
Narbolia, Seui, Simala by Villaverde.