Sassari 2024 administrative elections: date, candidates and polls

Sassari 2024 administrative elections: the engines are warming up in view of the municipal elections which, in theory, could be merged as regards the first round of the European elections for a sort of election day also in Sardinia.
After winning the 2019 local elections, the current civic mayor Nanni Campus announced some time ago that he will not run again in search of a second mandate, with the current majority which at this point could focus on one of the current councillors.
Instead, Mariano Brianda will be back in the field: if five years ago he was the centre-left candidate, this time he will run under the banner of the Constituent Assembly for Sassari.
However, both the centre-right and the Pd-M5s tadem have yet to make their choice which, after the victory in the regional elections in Sardinia, will now try to find an agreement in Sassari too.
While waiting for the inevitable polls, here is a guide to the Sassari 2024 administrative elections with the probable date of the vote, the possible mayoral candidates and the dictates of the electoral law with which the citizens will elect their next mayor.
read also Sardinia 2024 elections, everything you need to know: times, candidates and what you need to vote Sassari 2024 administrative elections: the date In 2019 the administrative elections in Sassari took place on 16 June, a different date compared to the day (26 May ) in which the polls opened throughout Italy for the European elections, for the administrative elections and in Piedmont also for the regional elections.
Given the decision taken by the Council of Ministers, in Italy everything would suggest a merger in 2024 too: in this case the first round of the local elections in Italy would be held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June.
It remains to be seen now whether the Sardinia Region will join the queue or whether Cagliari, Sassari and all the other municipalities involved will vote on a different date.
As per the regulations, the possible run-off would be held two weeks later but it remains to be seen whether the government will maintain the double voting day – polls also open on Mondays until 3pm – as done recently.
read also Local elections 2024, when do you vote? Date and Municipalities to vote The electoral law The electoral law of administrative elections in Italy is of a majoritarian nature as regards the election of the mayor, while the distribution of councilors takes place in a proportional manner.
Since Sassari is a municipality with more than 15,000 inhabitants, if no candidate in the first round obtains an absolute majority then a run-off will be held between the two most voted.
If there is a perfect head-to-head tie, the oldest candidate will be elected mayor.
To guarantee the formation of a solid majority and consequently substantial governability, the lists linked to the winning mayoral candidate will be allocated 60% of the seats; the remaining seats on the Council will then be assigned to the other lists in a proportional manner through the "D'Hondt method".
At the division of seats, a total of 34 councilors excluding the mayor will be elected.
All lists and groups of lists of candidates that have exceeded the threshold of 3% of valid votes will be admitted.
As regards the voting methods, in municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, split voting is permitted, with the voter being able to express up to two preferences while maintaining gender equality (one man and one woman).
read also Local elections, mayoral election ballot: how it works and how to vote The candidates In the 2019 local elections Nanni Campus, a former centre-right senator supported by various lists, managed to become the mayor of Sassari thanks to a clear victory in the ballot against Mariano Brianda, the candidate of the center-left at the time who will now try again to lead the Constituent Assembly for Sassari.
For several months, however, Nanni Campus has made it known that he does not intend to run in the 2024 elections, but the civic project that has supported him in recent years should go ahead with one of the two councilors Nicola Lucchi and Carlo Sardara as mayoral candidate.
In the centre-right, work is still on the high seas, with the coalition still having to metabolise the defeat in the recent regional elections which has left more than one legacy in the relations between the parties of the coalition.
A diametrically opposite mood on the other hand in the centre-left, with the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement which after the Region will also try to take over the leadership of the Municipality of Sassari: finding a common Giallorossi candidate, however, will not be easy.