Center-left ahead in all 4 provincial capitals in the vote to renew mayors and city councils. Victory in the first round in Genoa and Ravenna, run-offs (with center-left ahead) in Taranto and Matera .

In Genoa, the progressive candidate for mayor Silvia Salis, originally from Sassari, defeated the centre-right candidate for mayor Pietro Piciocchi with 51.7%, with 44% . The candidates Antonella Marras (Alternative Left) and Mattia Crucioli (United for the Constitution) were behind.

Ravenna remains in the centre-left, without the need to go to a run-off: Alessandro Barattoni has 58%, against the 25% of Nicola Grandi (Fdi and Fi) , 6.5% of Alvaro Ancisi and 4.2% of Veronica Verlicchi of the civic list 'La Pigna'.

In Matera , Roberto Cifarelli (leading a reformist coalition) is ahead, with a figure of around 43.5%. Followed by the center-right mayoral candidate Antonio Nicoletti, with 37.5% . Behind, with percentages below 10%, are the other candidates.

Taranto is also heading towards a run-off with the centre-left candidate Pietro Bitetti (37%) in the lead. In second place is the candidate Francesco Tacente (civics supported by the League), who with 25% has overtaken the centre-right candidate Luca Lazzaro who according to him is around 20% of the preferences. Only fourth is the M5S candidate, Annagrazia Angolano.

There are 126 municipalities voting, 31 with a population of over 15,000 inhabitants, including Assisi, Lamezia Terme and Rende. The run-off elections are scheduled for Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, the days of the referendum on work and citizenship.

The turnout is growing, the final figure stands at 56.29%, in the last administrative elections it was 47.17% .

"After a beautiful campaign among the people, two extraordinary victories in the first round in Genoa and Ravenna , with Silvia Salis and Alessandro Barattoni, to whom we send our embrace and best wishes for their work. With the PD growing by 8 points compared to the last elections and is the leading party. We also won in Assisi with Valter Stoppini and the results in Taranto are excellent, where we will go to the run-off with a clear advantage. It is now clear, ", comments the secretary of the PD .