Sara Funaro: Florence elects first woman mayor

Sara Funaro's victory is the latest win for centre-left parties in Italy.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersFlorence elects first woman mayor19 hours agoBy Emily Atkinson, BBC NewsShareGetty ImagesFlorence has elected its first woman mayor, Sara Funaro, in a decisive defeat of her right-wing opponent.

A local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), it retained governance of the Italian city with more than 60% of the vote.

Eike Schmidt, the ex-director of Florence's famous Uffizi Gallery, backed by Italy's far-right coalition government, took 39%.

The ballot completed a round of elections in which centre-left parties won in five regional capitals.

Speaking to reporters as the count was ongoing, Ms Funaro said: "I feel the excitement of all these months, the excitement of being the mayor of Florence."

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