Beppe Sala becomes Italy’s most loved mayor, Stefano Bonaccini first among the governors: Luca Zaia barefoot from the podium after 12 years

Beppe Sala and Stefano Bonaccini they are respectively the most loved mayor and president of the region in Italy. Both centre-left, they lead the Municipality of Milan and the Emilia Romagna Region. Sala, with 65% approval, conquers the first position in the Governance Poll 2023, the survey on the consent of local administrators carried out for the nineteenth consecutive year by the Noto Polling Institute for Il Sole 24 Ore. After him there are Marco Fioravanti (Ascoli Piceno 64.5%) and Antonio Decaro (Bari 64%), both on the podium, but with roles reversed, also last year.

Sala, in his second term, improved his approval rating by 7.3% compared to the day of the election and with an improvement compared to last year’s fourth position. In fourth place Michael War (Parma, 63%), which finished ex aequo with Louis Brugnaro, center-right Venetian mayor who occupied the first position in the Governance Poll 2022. Last position for Marco Guarentemayor of Potenza (42%).

In the top ten mayors, the centre-left beats the centre-right 7 to 2, with the 10th place occupied by the Clement Mastella (Benevento, 59%).

Among the presidents of the Region, the result of stands out Stefano Bonaccini (Emilia Romagna 69%, an increase of 17.6% compared to the moment of the election and better than the third position last year), which Luca Zaia (Veneto 68.5%) a record held for twelve years. It stands in third place Massimiliano Fedriga (Friuli Venezia Giulia 64%), already second a year ago. In line Christian Solinas (Sardinia) with 35% e Michele Emiliano with 43 percent.

In the top ten of the regions, after Bonaccini, all exponents of the center-right except Vincent DeLuca (Campania) in 9th place with 54.5% approval: ex-aequo placement in 4th place with 59% approval for the two centre-right non-League governors, Roberto Occhiuto (Calabria) and John Toti (Liguria).