Marco Bucci has been elected as the new governor of Liguria, with a victory that was decided at the last moment, registering a margin of a few thousand votes out of approximately one million and 400 thousand voters. Andrea Orlando contacted his opponent to congratulate him. The center-right claims this triumph, highlighting how Liguria is characterized by a clear division: the center-left obtained good results in the eastern center, in Genoa and in La Spezia, while the Savona and Imperia areas show a clear preference for the center-right, thanks also to the commitment of Claudio Scajola in choosing Bucci as a candidate. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her congratulations to Bucci on social media, stating that Liguria will be able to count on a competent administrator who is committed to the well-being of Ligurian citizens. Antonio Tajani highlighted the “victory of good government”, while Scajola rejoiced for the success of his candidate, underlining the importance of the contribution of the Ponente.

A significant surprise came from the Partito Democratico, which reached over 28% of the votes, followed by Fratelli d’Italia at 14.8%, the civic list supporting Bucci at 9.4%, Lega at 8.5%, Forza Italia at 7.9% and Alleanza Verde-Sinistra at 6.2%. Orgoglio Liguria stopped at 5.7%, Orlando president at 5.4% and the Cinque Stelle fell to 4.6%, a result much lower than the previous European and political elections. Compared to the past elections in which Giovanni Toti was reconfirmed with over 56% of the votes, Bucci’s victory appears less overwhelming. Toti had resigned from office due to legal problems but remained present behind the scenes of the election.

The collapse of the Five Star Movement is particularly striking in the center-left. Orlando and Schlein had focused on the “broad field” to reconquer the region after nine years of center-right government. However, the outcome was not what they expected; the Five Star Movement was subjected to internal pressure from Conte and Grillo. Renzi commented on the defeat by emphasizing how those who impose vetoes have lost today. In response, Conte stated that with Renzi they would have risked further losses of consensus.