 His candidacy was supported by People of Freedom, Lega Nord and a number of minor local movements.In the first round of the elections, held on 6 and 7 June, he ended in second place, with 32% of votes; he was successively defeated fourteen days later in the second round of the election by centre-left candidate Matteo Renzi, taking only 40% of local votes.Galli was the father of Niccolò Galli, a promising young footballer who died in a road accident on 9 February 2001, aged only 17.