2000 Emilia-Romagna regional election

2000 Emilia-Romagna regional election

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All 50 seats to the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna
Turnout	79.72% (8.58%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Vasco Errani Gabriele Cané Party DS FI Alliance The Olive Tree Pole for Freedoms Seats won 33 17 Seat change 1 5 Popular vote 1,451,468 1,036,660 Percentage 56.5% 40.3% Swing 2.7% 8.3%
Seat totals by Province. As this is a PR election, seat totals are determined by popular vote in each province.
President before election Vasco Errani DS President-elect Vasco Errani DS

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

Vasco Errani (Democrats of the Left), who had replaced Pier Luigi Bersani in 1999, was re-elected President, defeating Gabriele Cané, the candidate of Forza Italia. ^[1]

Electoral system

Regional elections in Emilia-Romagna were ruled by the "Tatarella law" (approved in 1995), which provided for a mixed electoral system: four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation, using the largest remainder method with a droop quota and open lists, while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a "single regional constituency", where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare method among the provincial party lists; one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian system: the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the Region while the other candidates were elected regional councilors.

A threshold of 3% had been established for the provincial lists, which, however, could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5% of valid votes.

The panachage was also allowed: the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate.

Parties and candidates

Political party or alliance		Constituent lists		Previous result		Candidate
				Votes (%)	Seats
	Centre-left coalition		Democrats of the Left	43.0	20	Vasco Errani
			Communist Refoundation Party	7.6	3
			Italian People's Party – Italian Renewal – UPR	5.6	2
			Federation of the Greens	3.2	1
			Italian Republican Party	1.3	–
			The Democrats	—	—
			Party of Italian Communists	—	—
			Italian Democratic Socialists	—	—
			Union of Democrats for Europe	—	—
	Centre-right coalition		Forza Italia	18.2	7	Gianfranco Morra
			National Alliance	10.3	4
			Northern League Emilia-Romagna (LNE+LNR)	3.4	1
			Christian Democratic Centre	2.3	1
			United Christian Democrats	—	—
			Others	—	—
	Bonino List			1.3	–	Sergio Stanzani

Results

16 April 2000 Emilia-Romagna regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Vasco Errani	1,451,468	56.47	10
						Democrats of the Left	869,242	36.10	16
						Communist Refoundation Party	138,464	5.75	2
						The Democrats	113,132	4.70	2
						Italian People's Party – Italian Renewal – Union for the Republic	70,808	2.94	1
						Federation of the Greens	64,005	2.66	1
						Party of Italian Communists	49,686	2.06	1
						Italian Democratic Socialists	29,934	1.24	–
						Italian Republican Party	21,625	0.90	–
						Union of Democrats for Europe	1,363	0.06	–
					Total		1,358,259	56.41	23
	Gabriele Cané	1,036,660	40.33	1
						Forza Italia	509,084	21.14	10
						National Alliance	274,420	11.40	4
						Northern League Emilia-Romagna	79,714	3.31	1
						Christian Democratic Centre	47,664	1.98	1
						United Christian Democrats	42,548	1.77	–
						Socialist Party	9,507	0.39	–
						Governing Emilia Romagna	8,094	0.34	–
						The Liberals Sgarbi	6,810	0.28	–
					Total		977.841	40.61	16
	Sergio Stanzani	70,655	2.75	–		Bonino List	62,611	2.60	–
	Carlo Rasmi	11,447	0.45	–		Popular Action	9,080	0.38	–
Total candidates		2,570,230	100.00	11	Total parties		2,407,791	100.00	39
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

Popular vote DS   36.10% FI   21.14% AN   11.40% PRC   5.75% Dem   4.70% LN   3.31% PPI–RI–UpR   2.94% FdV   2.66% Bonino List   2.60% PdCI   2.06% Others   7.34%

President Errani   56.47% Cané   40.33% Stanzani   2.75% Rasmi   0.45%

References

1. Persichella, Beppe (November 3, 2024). "La storia delle elezioni regionali in Emilia-Romagna: «L'inizio dell'era Errani dopo lo choc del 1999 a Bologna e la caduta di D'Alema»" [The history of the regional elections in Emilia-Romagna: «The beginning of the Errani era after the shock of 1999 in Bologna and the fall of D'Alema»]. Corriere Della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved February 2, 2025.