Polls are closed and vote counting is underway for the municipal elections in Tempio Pausania, the only municipality in Sardinia that will have a mayor only after a runoff (two-round rules apply due to its status as the capital of the Gallura province of North-East Sardinia). The challengers are incumbent Giovanni Antonio Giuseppe Addis and civic candidate Gianna Masu.
The live count
5pm – The final result
Results of all 15 sections: Gianna Masu wins with 57.48% of the preferences, Gianni Addis stops at 42.52%.
4.30 pm – Gianna Masu mayor
With the count almost complete, Gianna Masu leads outgoing mayor Gianni Addis by fifteen percentage points: she is the new mayor of Tempio Pausania, the first woman in the city's history.
4.04pm – Masu heads for victory
Gianna Masu is heading for election: with 4,450 ballots counted (out of approximately 7,000), the civic candidate is holding around 60% of the vote, compared to 40% for the incumbent Gianni Addis.
3.56pm – Masu consolidates his lead
With approximately 3,000 ballots counted out of approximately 7,000 voters, Masu is given 52% and Gianni Addis 47%.
3.50 pm – Masu overtakes
With around 1,600 ballots counted, Gianna Masu gained ground and overtook her rival Addis by around 10 points.
3:37 PM – First data, Addis in the lead
Initial results from polling stations for the Tempio municipal runoff election. In the San Pasquale district, Gianna Masu prevailed with 34 votes, over Gianni Addis, who was chosen by 18 voters. After the counting of votes in the Nuchis district, Addis received 142 votes, while Gianna Masu received 30.
3.15pm – The turnout
At 11:00 PM yesterday, the turnout was 44.08%, while yesterday, Sunday, June 21st, the polls were open from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, and the turnout was 44.08%. At 3:00 PM today, the turnout had risen to 61.81% (in the first round, with five candidates, the turnout was 68%).
(Unioneonline)