Abstract
<section class="abstract"> In 2004, for the third successive year, the center-left opposition achieved political success in the local elections, while the center-right government suffered a clear defeat. The headlines of the main daily papers were unequivocal: “Cities and Provinces, the Victory of the Center- Left” (Corriere della Sera, 15 June); “Olive-Tree Coalition Victorious in the Cities” (la Repubblica, 15 June); “The Center-Left Wins the Race in Milan” (Corriere della Sera, 28 June); “The Polo Loses Even in Milan” (la Repubblica, 28 June); “The Center-Right Hands Milan over to the DS” (Il Giornale, 28 June). The 2002 and 2003 elections had already registered clear victories for the center-left, not least because of the symbolic importance of the successes of Riccardo Illy in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Enrico Gasbarra in the Rome provincial elections. </section>
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