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Projections released on Monday showed that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition won the Venice mayoral election, retaining control of the most prominent city contested in Italy’s latest round of local elections.
Polling took place in more than 600 towns and cities in the first electoral test for the government since a bruising defeat in a justice referendum in March, a setback for Meloni that marked her most significant reversal since taking power in 2022.
Venice - where controversy flared in recent weeks over Russia's presence at the Biennale Art Festival - has been governed by the right for the past decade, but opinion polls published this month had pointed to a centre-left lead.
However, centre-right candidate Simone Venturini won nearly 51% of the vote, the latest projections showed, ahead of his main opponent's 39%, avoiding the runoff required when no candidate secures more than 50%.
Polling company Youtrend called the result for Venturini, saying the size of his lead meant the outcome was no longer in doubt.
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