2000 Italian regional elections

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2000 Italian regional elections
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  1995 April 16, 2000 2005  

Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Molise, Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria

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Elected Presidents:
  Pole for Freedoms
  The Olive Tree

The Italian regional elections of 16 April 2000 were won by the Pole for Freedoms coalition, led by Silvio Berlusconi.

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Due to the electoral defeat suffered by The Olive Tree coalition, D'Alema resigned as Prime Minister of Italy. [1]

Overall results

Regional councils

AllianceVotes%Seats
Pole for Freedoms 12,538,71049.33
372 / 736
The Olive Tree 10,871,85242.78
337 / 736
Others2,004,3217.88
27 / 736
Total25,414,883100
736 / 736
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions

RegionFormer presidentAllianceElected presidentAllianceDetails
Piedmont Enzo Ghigo Pole for Freedoms Enzo Ghigo Pole for Freedoms Details
Liguria Giancarlo Mori The Olive Tree Sandro Biasotti Pole for Freedoms Details
Lombardy Roberto Formigoni Pole for Freedoms Roberto Formigoni Pole for Freedoms Details
Veneto Giancarlo Galan Pole for Freedoms Giancarlo Galan Pole for Freedoms Details
Emilia Romagna Vasco Errani The Olive Tree Vasco Errani The Olive Tree Details
Tuscany Vannino Chiti The Olive Tree Claudio Martini The Olive Tree Details
Umbria Bruno Bracalente The Olive Tree Maria Rita Lorenzetti The Olive Tree Details
Marche Vito D'Ambrosio The Olive Tree Vito D'Ambrosio The Olive Tree Details
Lazio Piero Badaloni The Olive Tree Francesco Storace Pole for Freedoms Details
Abruzzo Antonio Falconio The Olive Tree Giovanni Pace Pole for Freedoms Details
Molise Marcello Veneziale The Olive Tree Giovanni Di Stasi The Olive Tree Details
Campania Andrea Losco The Olive Tree Antonio Bassolino The Olive Tree Details
Basilicata Raffaele Dinardo The Olive Tree Filippo Bubbico The Olive Tree Details
Apulia Salvatore Distaso Pole for Freedoms Raffaele Fitto Pole for Freedoms Details
Calabria Luigi Meduri The Olive Tree Giuseppe Chiaravalloti Pole for Freedoms Details

Summary by region

Piedmont

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Enzo Ghigo FI 1,249,84051.8 Pole 1,139,38755.940
Livia Turco DS 953,16339.5 Olive Tree 771,08737.918
Emma Bonino LB 138,6325.7 Bonino List 90,7964.52
Others71,9123.0Others35,1371.70

Lombardy

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Roberto Formigoni FI 3,355,80362.4 Pole 2,995,43965.851
Mino Martinazzoli PPI 1,692,47431.5 Olive Tree 1,294,43428.426
Benedetto Della Vedova LB 178,4063.3 Bonino List 154,3963.43
Others153,8982.86Others111,3772.40

Veneto

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Giancarlo Galan FI 1,484,58555.0 Pole 1,382,96360.337
Massimo Cacciari Dem. 1,032,25538.2 Olive Tree 769,53433.623
Others184,3106.7Others139,8606.10

Liguria

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Sandro Biasotti FI 475,30850.7 Pole 451,50051.124
Giancarlo Mori PPI 431,74346.1 Olive Tree 406,88946.116
Others30,1963.2Others24,4352.80

Emilia-Romagna

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Vasco Errani DS 1,451,46856.5 Olive Tree 1,358,25956.433
Gabriele Cané FI 1,036,66040.3 Pole 977.84140.617
Others82,1023.2Others71,6913.00

Tuscany

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Claudio Martini DS 1,029,14249.3 Olive Tree 984,89750.332
Altero Matteoli AN 839,00140.0 Pole 794,55540.616
Niccolò Pecorini PRC 159,8627.7 PRC 131,4716.72
Others62,3083.0Others47,2182.40

Umbria

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Maria Rita Lorenzetti DS 286,58856.4 Olive Tree 279,19457.920
Maurizio Ronconi CCD 199,21539.2 Pole 187,86739.010
Others22,2664.4Others14,9433.10

Marche

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Vito D'Ambrosio DS 429,28849,9 Olive Tree 406,86550.225
Maurizio Bertucci FI 380,11644.2 Pole 367,42145.415
Others50,6305.9Others35,5314.40

Lazio

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Francesco Storace AN 1,553,56251.3 Pole 1,449,71953.238
Piero Badaloni Ind. 1,392,19046.0 Olive Tree 1,208,66544.422
Others83,0492.7Others65,9362.40

Abruzzo

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Giovanni Pace AN 382,35349.3 Pole 364,77649.326
Antonio Falconio PPI 378,73948.8 Olive Tree 363,71849.117
Others15,0491.9Others12,2271.60

Molise

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Giovanni Di Stasi DS 101,29549.0 Olive Tree 95,85947.918
Michele Iorio FI 100,36548.6 Pole 100.85450.412
Others4,9882.4Others3,5151.70

Campania

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Antonio Bassolino DS 1,654,77754.2 Olive Tree 1,537,89353.635
Antonio Rastrelli AN 1,350,62144.2 Pole 1,297,46045.222
Others48,6561.6Others32,3391.10

Basilicata

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Filippo Bubbico DS 227,91963.2 Olive Tree 243.66069,721
Nicola Pagliuca FI 126,53035.1 Pole 102.06129,29
Others6,3891.7Others3,6991.10

Apulia

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Raffaele Fitto FI 1,194,37054.0 Pole 1,109,27054.338
Giannicola Sinisi Dem 961,64243.4 Olive Tree 892,92343.722
Others57,1192.6Others40,5762.00

Calabria

PresidentRegional council
CandidatePartyVotes %AllianceVotes %Seats
Giuseppe Chiaravalloti FI 545,18649.8 Pole 533,07550.126
Nuccio Fava PPI 532,22248.7 Olive Tree 521,92249.017
Others16,2531.5Others9,7490.90

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