The 2019 European Parliament election took place in Italy on 26 May 2019.
In Lombardy Lega Nord came first with 43.4% of the vote (country-level result 34.3%) and more than 20pp than the Democratic Party, which came second with 23.1%. The Five Star Movement came third with 9.3%, ahead of Forza Italia (8.7%), Brothers of Italy (5.5%), More Europe (3.1%), Green Europe (2.5%) and The Left (1.3%).
Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Lega Nord | 2,107,080 | 43.4 | |
Democratic Party | 1,120,933 | 23.1 | |
Five Star Movement | 453,863 | 9.3 | |
Forza Italia | 430,141 | 8.7 | |
Brothers of Italy | 268,414 | 5.5 | |
More Europe | 150,192 | 3.1 | |
Green Europe | 119,667 | 2.5 | |
The Left | 65,182 | 1.3 | |
others | 141,669 | 2.9 | |
Total | 4,857,141 | 100.00 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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The European Parliament election of 2019 took place in Italy on 26 May 2019.
The European Parliament election of 2019 took place in Italy on 26 May 2019.
The 2019 European Parliament election in Italy took place in Italy on 26 May 2019.
The European Parliament election of 2019 took place in Italy on 26 May 2019.