In Italy, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in each comune were chosen mayor and members of the City Council.
Of the 783 municipalities, 21 were provincial capitals and only 112 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants (10,000 for Sicily).
All mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 use the same voting system.
This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support, although it is not guaranteed.
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected.