1980 Apulian regional election

The Apulian regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.

This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Apulia

Events

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Nicola Quarta, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new centre-left government (organic Centre-left). In 1983 Quarta was replaced by Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi, a Christian Democrat who had already served as President of the Region from 1970 to 1975.

Results

Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 924,502 42.1 22
Italian Communist Party 540,058 24.6 13
Italian Socialist Party 291,609 13.3 6
Italian Social Movement 204,240 9.3 5
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 114,570 5.2 2
Italian Republican Party 54,545 2.5 1
Italian Liberal Party 35,590 1.6 1
Proletarian Unity Party 28,698 1.3 1
Others 2,397 0.1 -
Total 2,125,780 100.0 50
Largest party by municipality

Source: Ministry of the Interior


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