# 1997 Corato municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Puglia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia.md) / [Corato](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato.md), April 27, 1997

Turnout: 28,289 of 38,603 registered voters (73.3%). −4.7 points since 1993.

## [Mayor of Corato](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-05-11-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luigi Di Gennaro | 13,109 | 54.4% | Elected |
| Giovanni Montaruli | 10,968 | 45.6% |  |

## [Corato Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

PDS won 11 of the 25 seats, with 62.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PDS | 15,840 | 62.3% | 11 |
| National Alliance | 4,837 | 19.0% | 10 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,842 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Forza Italia | 1,788 | 7.0% | 3 |
| Italian Renewal | 1,138 | 4.5% |  |

## Contests

- [1997 Corato mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/sindaco.md)
- [1997 Corato municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-04-27-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [1997 Corato municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/puglia/corato/1997-05-11-runoff.md), May 11, 1997

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