The center-left wins in all six regional capitals in the runoff elections, which involved 101 municipalities after the first round on June 8 and 9. Overall, the elections covered over 3,700 municipalities. After Cagliari, which went to the center-left in the first round, the following cities also elected center-left candidates: Florence (Sara Funaro), Bari (Vito Lecciso), Perugia (Vittoria Ferdinandi), Campobasso (Marialuisa Forte), and Potenza (Vincenzo Telesca). With Massimo Zedda's victory in Cagliari during the first round, the center-left has now won all six regional capitals. Additionally, Andrea Virgilio won in Cremona for the center-left. On the other hand, the center-right secured victories in Lecce with Adriana Poli Bortone, in Rovigo with Valeria Cittadin, in Caltanissetta with Walter Calogero Tesauro, in Vercelli with Roberto Scheda, and in Urbino with Maurizio Gambini. Voter turnout was 47%, down from 53.21% in the first round. The results of the runoff confirm one thing: the broad progressive alliance has regained its cohesion following the controversial approval of the differentiated autonomy law, proving to be the only formula capable of surpassing the center-right coalition. This was clearly demonstrated in Bari with Vito Leccese and in Florence with Sara Funaro, the first female mayor of Palazzo Vecchio. Their victories are the most definitive examples of the expanded center-left's success over the center-right.
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