▁guaranteed ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁council ▁with ▁the ▁att ribution ▁of ▁extra ▁seats , ▁but ▁the ▁majority ▁bonus ▁system ▁is ▁not ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Tr ent ino - Al to ▁Ad ige . ▁If ▁a ▁Mayor ▁res ign s , ▁dies ▁or ▁is ▁ou sted ▁from ▁office ▁after ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁municipal ▁coun c ill ors ▁stepped ▁down , ▁an ▁early ▁municipal ▁election ▁( for ▁the ▁Mayor ▁and ▁for ▁all ▁municipal ▁coun c ill ors ) ▁is ▁called . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁Council ▁is ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁mayor . ▁V ot ers ▁can ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁and ▁can ▁express ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁prefer ences ▁for ▁candidates ▁of ▁said ▁list . ▁In ▁case ▁of ▁two ▁prefer ences , ▁they ▁must ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁candidates ▁of ▁both ▁g enders . ▁Se ats ▁are ▁the ▁attributed ▁to ▁parties ▁proportion ally , ▁and ▁for ▁each ▁party ▁the ▁candidates ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁prefer ences ▁are ▁elected . ▁ ▁Part ies ▁and ▁coal itions ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁pol ling ▁ ▁Results ▁Major ity ▁of ▁each ▁coal ition ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 ▁municipal ities ▁( com uni ) ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 : ▁ ▁Notes : ▁almost ▁all ▁political ▁parties ▁and ▁coal itions ▁in ▁local ▁( m unicip al ▁and ▁regional ) ▁elections ▁usually ▁run ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁some ▁minor ▁al lied ▁list ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁politics ▁forming ▁coal itions ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁nom ine