Run-off elections for administrative positions were held in thirteen Italian cities in conjunction with the referendums on labor and citizenship. Taranto and Matera, both provincial capitals, are among the most noteworthy outcomes, as the center-left and center-right have divided the stakes. After a tense and polarized political campaign in Taranto, center-left candidate Piero Bitetti won with 54.66% of the vote, defeating center-right opponent Checco Tacente, who received 45.34%. Bitetti, backed by a broad coalition of eight lists, including PD, Azione, AVS, and other civic groups, issued a call for unity: "Now we all work for the common good". With this triumph, the center-left strengthens its ties with 'the city of the two seas', which has chosen similar administrations nine times in a row since 1993. In Matera, however, the victory went to the center-right, with Antonio Nicoletti overturning the first round result. Nicoletti received 51.31% of the vote, surpassing Roberto Cifarelli (48.69%), a center-left candidate who failed to unite the progressive bloc. Nicoletti, the former director of the Lucanian Tourist Board, stated, "I will be everyone's mayor. I want to raise the city I love even higher". The outcome sparked a political turmoil among the Lucanian Democrats, with regional secretary Giovanni Lettieri announcing his resignation following the vote. Finally, the center-left won Nuoro in the first round, consolidating its influence in the territories and exhibiting a strong overall local hold, despite challenges in particular partnerships.