Rome municipal election, 2013
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Gianni Alemanno
People of Freedom
Ignazio Marino
Democratic Party
Municipal elections were held in Rome on 26–27 May 2013 and a second round was held on 9–10 June, at the same time as other Italian local elections.
The outgoing Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno (PdL), stood for election for a second term as mayor. The center-left candidate, heart surgeon Ignazio Marino was chosen by a multi-party primary election on 7 April 2013. Control of the 15 municipi of the Italian capital was decided in the election. The number of municipi had been cut down from 19 in March 2013. Also 48 Councillors were elected to Rome City Council (Italian: Assemblea Capitolina).
As a result of the election, Ignazio Marino was elected with a large majority and his center-left coalition controls 29 seats against for the center-right coalition.
On 8 October 2015, Marino resigned amidst an expense scandal. New elections for the Mayor of Rome are expected in 2016.
Despite Alemanno had repeatedly stated its intention to hold primary elections to choose the candidate of the center-right coalition, on 2 September 2012 he announced his candidacy as mayor of Rome.
On the contrary, the center-left coalition decided to hold the primary election on 7 April 2013 to decide its mayoral candidate. There were 6 main candidates: 5 from Democratic Party and one from Left Ecology Freedom.
Among the most popular candidates there were Ignazio Marino, heart surgeon and senator, who was candidate in the 2009 Democratic Party leadership election, David Sassoli, journalist and MEP since 2009, and Paolo Gentiloni, former Minister of Communication (2006-2008) in the Prodi II Cabinet. On 7 April Marino won the election and became the official candidate of the center-left coalition.
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