2021 Naples municipal election

Municipal elections is due to be held in Naples no later than June 2021. The incumbent Mayor of Naples is Luigi de Magistris of Democracy and Autonomy, who won the 2016 Naples municipal election.

2021 Naples municipal election
No later than June 2021
40 seats to the Naples municipal council
21 seats needed for a majority
 
Candidate Alessandra Clemente
Party Democracy and Autonomy
Seats needed 21
Incumbent Mayor

Luigi de Magistris
DemA

Electoral system

The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the cities with a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. Under this system, voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives 50% of votes during the first round, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The winning candidate obtains a majority bonus equal to 60% of seats. During the first round, if no candidate gets more than 50% of votes but a coalition of lists gets the majority of 50% of votes or if the mayor is elected in the first round but its coalition gets less than 40% of the valid votes, the majority bonus cannot be assigned to the coalition of the winning mayor candidate.

The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a maximum of two preferential votes, each for a different gender, belonging to the same party list: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally, using D'Hondt seat allocation. Only coalitions with more than 3% of votes are eligible to get any seats.[1]

Background

The center-left coalition will not nominate their candidate through the primary election in order to avoid the same troubles that happened during the last municipal primary election in Naples.[2] Through the municipal secretary of the Democratic Party, the coalition is seeking for an alliance with the Five Star Movement and Italian Left.[3][4]

Parties and candidates

This is a list of the parties (and their respective leaders) which will participate in the election.

Political force or alliance Constituent lists Candidate Notes
Democracy and Autonomy
 Democracy and Autonomy
Alessandra Clemente
 [5]

Opinion polls

Hypothetical candidates
Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Clemente Generic CDX Generic CSX Generic M5S Others Undecided Lead

    Potential and declined candidates

    Center-left coalition

    Center-right coalition
    • Gianluigi Cimmino, CEO of Yamamay and Carpisa[8]
    • Catello Maresca, deputy public prosecutor of the Court of Appeal of Naples[9]
    • Sergio Rastrelli, lawyer[8]
    • Riccardo Monti, manager

    Center-left coalition

    Center-right coalition

    Five Star Movement

    References
    1. "Ministero dell'Interno – Approfondimento". Ministero dell'Interno (in Italian). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    2. "Sindaco di Napoli, niente primarie: «Nel Pd già troppi errori»" (in Italian). Il Mattino. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    3. "Pd-M5 primo tavolo congiunto, prove di dialogo verso le comunali di Napoli" (in Italian). FanPage. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    4. "Elezioni Comunali, Marco Sarracino (Pd): "Accordo con il M5S anche a Napoli"" (in Italian). FanPage. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    5. "Napoli, Alessandra Clemente "Sì, corro da sindaco per la città dei giovani"" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    6. "Antonio Bassolino «Leggevo Gramsci alle elementari. Io sindaco di Napoli? Ciascuno deve fare la sua parte...»" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    7. "Napoli, aperte le grandi manovre per il candidato a sindaco. Ecco i nomi in ballo nel centrosinistra" (in Italian). Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    8. "Elezioni comunali a Napoli, centrodestra diviso: tre aspiranti per una candidatura" (in Italian). Il Mattino. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    9. ""Catello Maresca uomo giusto per Napoli", l'endorsement di Pasquale Giuliano" (in Italian). Il Riformista. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    10. "Comunali 2021 Napoli, Enzo Amendola: "Sindaco? Il mio impegno continua da ministro"" (in Italian). FanPage. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    11. "Elezioni Comunali Napoli 2021, Iervolino: "Amo la città, ma non sono interessato a fare il sindaco"" (in Italian). FanPage. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    12. "Roberto Fico: "Sindaco di Napoli? Mi piacerebbe, ma non intendo lasciare il mio incarico"" (in Italian). FanPage. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
    13. "Manfredi: «Io sindaco di Napoli? Faccio il ministro e mi accontento»" (in Italian). Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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