2010 Italian regional elections
A large round of regional elections in Italy took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions out of 20, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria.
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Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria | ||
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Overview
The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions built around the two major parties: The People of Freedom (PdL) of Silvio Berlusconi and the Democratic Party (PD) led by Pier Luigi Bersani. The third largest party in Italy, Northern League (whose main regional sections, Liga Veneta, Lega Lombarda and Lega Piemont playing a large role in Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont, respectively) supported joint candidates with the PdL in Northern and Central Italy.
The centre-right went to win the elections by gaining four more regions than in 2005: Campania, Lazio, Piedmont and Calabria. The centre-left coalition won seven regions out of 13.
Lega Nord played a major role in the North, where it was the second-largest party and the largest in Veneto. The party led by Umberto Bossi managed to have two of its leading members elected at the head of a region: in Piedmont and in Veneto.
Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement, a protest party popular, had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.
Overall results
Regional councils
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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| The People of Freedom (PdL) | 6,649,880 | 29.6 | 193 / 624 | ||
| Democratic Party (PD) | 5,851,371 | 26.1 | 192 / 624 | ||
| Northern League (LN) | 2,749,875 | 12.2 | 58 / 624 | ||
| Italy of Values (IdV) | 1,565,336 | 7.0 | 46 / 624 | ||
| Union of the Centre (UdC) | 1,248,886 | 5.6 | 36 / 624 | ||
| Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) | 478,187 | 2.1 | 18 / 624 | ||
| Others | 3,903,908 | 17.4 | 77 / 624 | ||
| Total | 22,447,423 | 100 | 624 / 624 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||
Presidents of the regions
Results by region
Piedmont
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-right coalition | Roberto Cota (LN) | 1,043,318 | 47.3 | +0.3 | 36 | +11 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Mercedes Bresso (PD) | 1,033,946 | 46.9 | -4.0 | 22 | -16 | |
| Five Star Movement | Davide Bono | 90,086 | 4.1 | +4.1 | 2 | +2 | |
| New Force | Renzo Rabellino | 36,999 | 1.7 | +1.7 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 2,204,349 | 64.3 | |||||
Lombardy
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | Roberto Formigoni (PdL) | 2,704,057 | 56.1 | +2.2 | 49 | -3 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Filippo Penati (PD) | 1,603,674 | 33.3 | -9.9 | 28 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Centre | Savino Pezzotta | 225,849 | 4.7 | +0.9 | 3 | +1 | |
| Five Star Movement | Vito Crimi | 144,588 | 3.0 | +3.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Refoundation | Vittorio Agnoletto | 113,749 | 2.7 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 | |
| New Force | Gianmario Invernizzi | 27,670 | 0.6 | +0.6 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 4,973,519 | 64.6 | |||||
Veneto
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | Luca Zaia (LN) | 1,528,386 | 60.2 | +9.8 | 37 | -2 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Giuseppe Bortolussi (PD) | 738,761 | 29.1 | -13.2 | 19 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Centre | Antonio De Poli | 162,235 | 6.4 | ±0 | 4 | +1 | |
| Five Star Movement | David Borrelli | 80,246 | 3.2 | +3.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent | Silvano Polo | 12,891 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| New Force | Paolo Caratossidis | 9,151 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent | Gianluca Panto | 9,066 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 2,540,736 | 66.4 | |||||
Liguria
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Claudio Burlando (PD) | 424,044 | 52.2 | -0.4 | 25 | -1 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Sandro Biasotti (PdL) | 389,132 | 47.8 | +1.2 | 15 | +1 | |
| Turnout | 813,176 | 60.9 | |||||
Emilia-Romagna
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Vasco Errani (PD) | 1,197,789 | 52.1 | -10.6 | 32 | -3 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Anna Maria Bernini (PdL) | 844,915 | 36.7 | +1.5 | 15 | -3 | |
| Five Star Movement | Giovanni Favia | 161,056 | 7.0 | +7.0 | 2 | +2 | |
| Union of the Centre | Gian Luca Galletti | 96,625 | 4.2 | +0.3 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 3,463,713 | 68.1 | |||||
Tuscany
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Enrico Rossi (PD) | 1,055,751 | 59.7 | +2.3 | 32 | -7 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Monica Faenzi (PdL) | 608,680 | 34.4 | +1.6 | 19 | -2 | |
| Union of the Centre | Francesco Bosi | 81,106 | 4.6 | +0.9 | 2 | -1 | |
| Radicals | Alfonso De Virgiliis | 13,892 | 0.8 | +0.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| New Force | Ilario Palmisani | 7,980 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 1,767,409 | 60.9 | |||||
Umbria
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Catiuscia Marini (PD) | 257,458 | 57.2 | -2.8 | 21 | +2 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Fiammetta Modena (PdL) | 169,568 | 37.7 | +4.0 | 10 | -1 | |
| Union of the Centre | Paola Binetti | 22,756 | 5.1 | +0.2 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 449,782 | 65.4 | |||||
Marche
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Gian Mario Spacca (PD) | 409,823 | 53.2 | -4.6 | 26 | +2 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Erminio Marinelli (PdL) | 306,075 | 39.7 | +1.2 | 15 | -1 | |
| Communist Refoundation | Massimo Rossi | 54,851 | 7.1 | +7.1 | 2 | +2 | |
| Turnout | 770,749 | 62.8 | |||||
Lazio
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-right coalition | Renata Polverini (PdL) | 1,409,025 | 51.1 | +2.7 | 44 | +16 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Emma Bonino (RI) | 1,331,375 | 48.3 | -2.4 | 29 | -14 | |
| Independent | Marzia Marzoli | 14,685 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 2,755,085 | 60.9 | |||||
Campania
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-right coalition | Stefano Caldoro (PdL) | 1,586,567 | 54.2 | +19.8 | 38 | +16 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Vincenzo De Luca (PD) | 1,258,715 | 43.0 | -18.6 | 21 | -17 | |
| Communist Refoundation | Paolo Ferrero | 39,729 | 1.3 | +1.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Five Star Movement | Roberto Fico | 39,349 | 1.3 | +1.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 2,924,360 | 63.0 | |||||
Basilicata
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-left coalition | Vito De Filippo (PD) | 202,980 | 60.8 | -6.2 | 19 | -1 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Nicola Pagliuca (PdL) | 93,204 | 27.9 | -0.9 | 10 | ±0 | |
| I the South | Magdi Allam | 29,107 | 8.7 | +8.7 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent | Marco Toscano | 4,936 | 1.5 | +1.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Communist Party | Florenzo Doino | 3,512 | 1.0 | +1.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 333,739 | 62.8 | |||||
Apulia
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-left coalition | Nichi Vendola (SEL) | 1,036,638 | 48.7 | -1.2 | 47 | +5 | |
| Centre-right coalition | Rocco Palese (PdL) | 899,590 | 42.2 | -7.0 | 27 | -1 | |
| Union of the Centre | Adriana Poli Bortone | 185,370 | 8.7 | +0.9 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Independent | Michele Rizzi | 7,376 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Turnout | 2,128,974 | 62.3 | |||||
Calabria
| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ±% | Seats | ± | |
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| Centre-right coalition | Giuseppe Scopelliti (PdL) | 614,584 | 57.8 | +18.1 | 29 | +9 | |
| Centre-left coalition | Agazio Loiero (PD) | 342,773 | 32.2 | -26.7 | 16 | -14 | |
| Italy of Values | Filippo Callipo | 106,646 | 10.0 | +10.0 | 3 | +3 | |
| Turnout | 1,064,003 | 59.2 | |||||
Sources: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica
Further reading
- Baldi, Brunetta; Tronconi, Filippo (2011). Between the Center and the Periphery: The Regional Elections and the Path to Fiscal Federalism. Much Ado About Nothing?. Italian Politics. 26. Berghahn. pp. 122–140.
References
External links
- Sondaggi politico elettorali – opinion polls
- Il Clandestino – analysis and opinion polls
- Scenari politici – analysis and opinion polls
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