# 2006 Rovigo municipal election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Veneto](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto.md) / [Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo.md), May 28, 2006

Turnout: 31,830 of 43,325 registered voters (73.5%). −12.8 points since 2001.

## [Mayor of Rovigo](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-06-11-runoff/sindaco.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fausto Merchiori | 14,605 | 50.0% | Elected |
| Paolo Avezzù | 14,590 | 49.97% |  |

## [Rovigo Municipal Council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

DL.LA MARGHERITA won 14 of the 40 seats, with 33.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DL.LA MARGHERITA | 9,455 | 33.2% | 14 |
| Forza Italia | 6,022 | 21.2% | 7 |
| Democrats of the Left | 4,460 | 15.7% | 9 |
| National Alliance | 2,337 | 8.2% | 3 |
| Union of the Centre | 2,247 | 7.9% | 2 |
| Lega Nord | 1,663 | 5.8% | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 1,157 | 4.1% | 2 |
| Federation of the Greens | 490 | 1.7% | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists | 417 | 1.5% |  |
| New PSI | 217 | 0.8% |  |

## Contests

- [2006 Rovigo mayoral election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/sindaco.md)
- [2006 Rovigo municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-05-28-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2006 Rovigo municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/it/veneto/rovigo/2006-06-11-runoff.md), June 11, 2006

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