Centre-left wins Italian mayoral run-offs as right flounders

FILE PHOTO: The centre-left candidate for mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri casts his vote during Italian elections for mayors and councillors, in Rome, Italy, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME (Reuters) - Centre-left candidates won resounding victories in mayoral elections in Rome and Turin, results showed on Monday, sweeping aside centre-right opponents amid a record-low turnout.

The votes on Sunday and Monday complete a round of centre-left triumphs in Italy's largest cities and mark a setback for the rightist alliance which is nonetheless favourite to win the next national election due in 2023.