2019 Abruzzo regional election

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2019 Abruzzo regional election
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All 31 seats to the Regional Council of Abruzzo
Turnout53.1% (Decrease2.svg 8.4%)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Marco Marsilio datisenato 2018 (cropped).jpg Giovanni Legnini daticamera (cropped).jpg SaraMarcozzi2018 small (cropped).jpg
Candidate Marco Marsilio Giovanni Legnini Sara Marcozzi
Party Brothers of Italy Democratic Party Five Star Movement
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left
Seats won1867
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 12Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote299,949195,394126,165
Percentage48.0%31.3%20.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 18.7%Decrease2.svg 15.0%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
Map of 2019 Abruzzo presidential election.svg Map of 2019 Abruzzo legislative election.svg
Maps of the results of the presidential election and legislative election
President before election

Giovanni Lolli (acting)
PD

Elected President

Marco Marsilio
FdI

The 2019 Abruzzo regional election took place on 10 February 2019. The election was for all 29 elected seats of the Regional Council of Abruzzo as well as the President of the region who, along with the second placed presidential candidate, would also become members of the Regional Council.

Contents

The ballot resulted in the election of Marco Marsilio, the centre-right candidate, as President of the Regional Council with 48% of the votes. Moreover, the League won a plurality of seats in the Regional Council. [2]

Electoral law

The candidate who obtains the majority of valid votes at the regional level becomes president. Every candidate must be linked to a party list or a coalition running for the regional council. A majority of 60% to 65% of the seats is then allocated to the party (or coalition) of the elected president. [3]

The election of the Council occurs on a regional basis within the four districts of Abruzzo, coinciding with the four provinces of the Region. The district of Chieti elects eight councilors, while Pescara, L'Aquila and Teramo each elect seven councillors. The President of the Council and the presidential candidate, who received the second largest number of votes, also become members of the regional council.

The electoral system is proportional to the share of the votes each party revives, with an electoral threshold of 4% of the vote for parties that are not members of coalitions and 2% for those included in a coalition.

Campaign

During the campaign, Marco Marsilio (member of FdI) was criticized for not being native to the region, with opponents accusing him of lacking knowledge about the specific regional issues.[ citation needed ] However Marsilio's parents are both natives of Abruzzo. [4] Members of the Democratic Party (PD) also accused the League of violating Italian campaigning laws, after Matteo Salvini posted a tweet calling on voters to go and vote for his party, during the period of time in which the electoral campaign is officially closed. [5] [6]

Parties and candidate

Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidate
Votes (%)Seats
Centre-left coalition Forza Italia (FI)16.74
Brothers of Italy (FdI)2.9–
League (Lega)——
Political Action (AP) (incl. EpI)——
Union of the Centre–Christian Democracy–IdeA – NcI ——
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)25.410
Legnini for President——
Progressives–Free and Equal ——
More Abruzzo–Democratic Centre (incl. AP)——
Forward Abruzzo–Italy of Values (incl. PSI and CP)——
Abruzzo in Common–Easy Region——
Centrists for Europe (CpE)——
Abruzzo Together–Future Abruzzo——
Five Star Movement (M5S)21.46
Sara Marcozzi
CasaPound (CPI)——
Stefano Flajani

Opinion polls

DatePolling firmLegniniMarsilioMarcozziOthersLead
21–24 Jan 2019 SWG 30%37%32%1%5%
20–22 Nov 2018 Quorum – YouTrend 23%38%35%4%3%

Results

10 February 2019 Abruzzo regional election results
Abruzzo Regional Council 2019.svg
CandidatesVotes %SeatsPartiesVotes %Seats
Marco Marsilio 299,94948.031 League 165,00827.5310
Forza Italia 54,2239.043
Brothers of Italy 38,8946.482
Political Action 19,4463.241
UdC – DC – IdeA – NcI 17,3082.881
Total294,87949.1917
Giovanni Legnini 195,39431.281 Democratic Party 66,79611.143
Legnini for President33,2775.551
Abruzzo in Common – Easy Region23,1683.861
Progressives – Free and Equal 16,6142.77–
Abruzzo Together – Future Abruzzo16,0552.67–
More Abruzzo – Democratic Centre 14,1982.36–
Centrists for Europe 7,9381.32–
Forward Abruzzo – Italy of Values 5,6110.93–
Total183,63030.635
Sara Marcozzi126,12520.20– Five Star Movement 118,27319.737
Stefano Flajani2,9740.47– CasaPound 2,5600.42–
Invalid votes18,808–
Total candidates624,482100.002Total parties599,356100.0029
Registered voters1,211,20453.11
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results
Popular vote
Lega
 
27.53%
M5S
 
19.73%
PD
 
11.14%
FI
 
9.04%
FdI
 
6.48%
Leginini List
 
5.55%
AIC
 
3.86%
AP
 
3.24%
UDC–IdeA–DC
 
2.88%
LeU
 
2.77%
IA–AF
 
2.67%
Others
 
5.03%
President
Marsilio
 
48.03%
Legnini
 
31.28%
Marcozzi
 
20.20%
Flajani
 
0.47%

Voter turnout

RegionTime
12:0019:0023:00
Abruzzo 13.42%43.00%53.11%
ProvinceTime
12:0019:0023:00
Chieti 13.17%40.46%50.17%
L'Aquila 13.01%44.56%54.70%
Pescara 14.13%43.98%54.83%
Teramo 13.45%43.96%53.84%
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout

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  6. ↑ Salvini, Matteo (9 February 2019). "Io ce l'ho messa tutta! Oggi tocca a voi: dalle 7 alle 23, bastano 5 minuti del vostro tempo: una croce sul simbolo LEGA e vinciamo! #primagliitaliani pic.twitter.com/CRf93Rp8uf". @matteosalvinimi (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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