Italian elections | Florence Daily News

In traditionally leftwing Tuscany, the PD’s Enrico Rossi garnered 48.03%, with the center-right’s and is confirmed governor.

This Sunday seven of the 20 Italian regions, including Tuscany, will vote to renew their regional council and their governors.

In Florence, Dario Nardella looked set to win as mayor with the Democratic Party receiving some 60% of the vote in the traditionally left-wing Tuscan capital.

Villa La Pietra Dialogues will present “Italian Elections: Looking Forward Film and Lecture Series” with Roberto D’Alimonte,Professor of Political Science at LUISS-Guido Carli Rome and NYU Florence and Columnist for Il Sole 24 Ore.

The mayor of Florence launched a bid on Thursday to be Italy’s next prime minister, a challenge to the old generation struggling with political chaos less than eight months ahead of an election. Matteo Renzi, 37, seen as an arrogant upstart by the ageing political establishment, announced he would stand in primary elections to choose the prime ministerial candidate for the centre left, which is well ahead in the polls.

Florence mayor Renzi said the PD will come out stronger of its primaries, and whoever gets more votes wins. “Whoever gets one vote more than the other wins. Mayor Renzi few days ago said he will run with his primary campaign on September, 13. He strongly criticized the party leaders and defined Pierluigi Bersani’s opening to the civil society “a trick”.