Table 1.
Political coalition supporting the mayor by municipality type.
| Coalition | All municipalities |
Regional capitals (capoluoghi di regione) |
Provincial capitals (capoluoghi di provincia) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Centre–left | 178 | 58% | 37 | 62% | 141 | 57% |
| Centre–right | 93 | 30% | 16 | 27% | 77 | 31% |
| M5S | 11 | 4% | 5 | 8% | 6 | 2% |
| Independent (lista civica) | 21 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 21 | 8% |
| Others | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| Missing | 5 | 2% | 2 | 3% | 3 | 1% |
| Total | 309 | 100% | 60 | 100% | 249 | 100% |
Note: The table reports statistics on mayors' coalition affiliations in the years of the poll (i.e. 2015, 2017, and 2020). The category ‘Others’ includes one centre coalition.