Umbria on the edge, center-left ahead in Emilia Romagna

The polls have closed for the regional elections in Emila Romagna and Umbria, where the match between the outgoing governor Donatella Tesei, exponent of the centre-right, and the centre-left challenger, Stefania Proietti, appears to be on the line: the first is given by the exits poll between 46.5% and 50.5%, the second between 46% and 50%. In the historic red stronghold, however, the candidate of the ‘wide field’, Michele De Pascale (given between 53% and 57%), is clearly ahead of Elena Ugolini, centre-right candidate, given between 39% and 43%. . It was the second and final day of voting for 4.6 million citizens and turnout appeared to be in sharp declinewith a partial figure equal to 44.5% in Emilia Romagna and 52.4% in Umbria.

In Emilia Romagna there are four candidates for the presidency: Michele de Pascalesupported by a broad centre-left which also includes the 5 Star Movement and the Renzians included in the ‘civic’ list; Elena Ugolini, civic candidate supported by the entire center-right; Luca Teodori for the no-vax list Loyalty, Coherence and Truth and finally Federico Serra, in progress with a list representing Potere al Popolo, Rifondazione Comunista and the Communist Party.

In Umbria there are 9 candidates. The outgoing Donatella Tesei for the united centre-right; Stefania Proietti candidate of the Pd+5 Star Movement broad camp; Martina Leonardi for Together for resistant Umbria; Marco Rizzo for Popular Sovereign Democracy and Reformist Alternative; Moreno Pasquinelli for the Front of Dissent; Fabrizio Pignalberi for Più Italia sovereign and Quinto polo per l’Italia; Elia Francesco Fiorini for Alternative for Umbria; Giuseppe Paolone for Forza del Popolo; Giuseppe Tritto of Humans together free.