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The Tuscan regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.
Election was held under proportional representation with provincial constituencies where the largest remainder method with a Droop quota was used. To ensure more proportionality, remained votes and seats were transferred at regional level and calculated at-large.
The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party. After the election Mario Leone (Italian Socialist Party), the incumbent President of the Region, formed a new government with the Italian Communist Party.
In 1983 a government crisis occurred as the relationship between the Communists and the Socialists had become tense at the national level. Communist Gianfranco Bartolini formed a one-party government and then a new coalition government with the Proletarian Unity Party. [1]
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| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Communist Party | 1,159,489 | 46.5 | 25 | |
| Christian Democracy | 715,747 | 28.7 | 15 | |
| Italian Socialist Party | 293,090 | 11.8 | 5 | |
| Italian Social Movement | 92,243 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 77,729 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Italian Republican Party | 71,089 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Italian Liberal Party | 32,002 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Proletarian Unity Party | 27,012 | 1.1 | 1 | |
| Proletarian Democracy | 26,621 | 1.1 | - | |
| Democratic Party – List for Trieste | 221 | 0.0 | - | |
| Total | 2,495,243 | 100.0 | 50 | |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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