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Presidents and regional assemblies of Abruzzo, Sardinia, Basilicata, Piedmont, Umbria | ||
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 Regions by coalition after the elections | ||
The 2019 Italian regional elections took place in five regions of Italy during 2019: Abruzzo (10 February), Sardinia (24 February), Basilicata (24 March), Piedmont (26 May) and Umbria (27 October).
| Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Centre-right coalition | 2,062,161 | 52.33 | 113 / 184 | |
| Centre-left coalition | 1,255,872 | 31.87 | 50 / 184 | |
| Five Star Movement | 518,446 | 13.16 | 21 / 184 | |
| Left-wing parties | 23,983 | 0.61 | 0 / 184 | |
| Others | 65,770 | 1.67 | 0 / 184 | |
| Region | Election day | Former president | Party | Elected president | Party | ||||
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| Abruzzo | 10 February | Luciano D'Alfonso | Democratic Party | Marco Marsilio | Brothers of Italy | ||||
| Sardinia | 24 February | Francesco Pigliaru | Democratic Party | Christian Solinas | Sardinian Action Party | ||||
| Basilicata | 24 March | Marcello Pittella | Democratic Party | Vito Bardi | Forza Italia | ||||
| Piedmont | 26 May | Sergio Chiamparino | Democratic Party | Alberto Cirio | Forza Italia | ||||
| Umbria | 27 October | Catiuscia Marini | Democratic Party | Donatella Tesei | League | ||||
| President | Regional council | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± | ||
| Marco Marsilio | FdI | 299,949 | 48.0 | Centre-right | 294,879 | 49.2 | +19.8 pp | 18 | +11 | ||
| Giovanni Legnini | PD | 195,394 | 31.3 | Centre-left | 183,630 | 30.6 | –14.1 pp | 6 | –13 | ||
| Sara Marcozzi | M5S | 126,125 | 20.2 | Five Star | 118,273 | 19.7 | –1.6 pp | 7 | +1 | ||
| Others | 2,974 | 0.5 | Others | 2,560 | 0.4 | — | 0 | — | |||
| President | Regional council | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± | ||
| Christian Solinas | PSd'Az | 364,059 | 47.8 | Centre-right | 370,354 | 51.9 | +7.3 pp | 36 | +12 | ||
| Massimo Zedda | CP | 250,797 | 32.9 | Centre-left | 214,660 | 30.1 | –4.3 pp | 18 | –10 | ||
| Francesco Desogus | M5S | 85,342 | 11.2 | Five Star | 69,573 | 9.7 | — | 6 | — | ||
| Others | 61,365 | 8.1 | Others | 59,415 | 8.3 | — | 0 | –7 | |||
| President | Regional council | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± | ||
| Vito Bardi | Ind. | 124,716 | 42.2 | Centre-right | 122,548 | 42.4 | +20.8 pp | 13 | +8 | ||
| Carlo Trerotola | Ind. | 97,866 | 33.1 | Centre-left | 96,000 | 33.2 | –29.6 pp | 5 | –8 | ||
| Antonio Mattia | M5S | 60,070 | 20.3 | Five Star | 58,658 | 20.3 | +11.3 pp | 3 | +1 | ||
| Others | 12,912 | 4.4 | Others | 12,124 | 4.2 | –1.0 pp | 0 | –1 | |||
| President | Regional council | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± | ||
| Alberto Cirio | FI | 1,091,814 | 49.9 | Centre-right | 1,028,501 | 53.6 | +22.7 pp | 33 | +11 | ||
| Sergio Chiamparino | PD | 783,805 | 35.8 | Centre-left | 638,802 | 33.3 | –14.5 pp | 13 | –20 | ||
| Giorgio Bertola | M5S | 298,086 | 13.6 | Five Star | 241,014 | 12.6 | –7.8 pp | 5 | –3 | ||
| Others | 15,935 | 0.7 | Others | 12,259 | 0.6 | — | 0 | — | |||
| President | Regional council | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Votes | % | ± | Seats | ± | ||
| Donatella Tesei | Lega | 255,158 | 57.6 | Centre-right | 245,879 | 58.8 | +20.3 pp | 13 | +7 | ||
| Vincenzo Bianconi | Ind. | 166,179 | 37.5 | Centre-left–Five Star | 153,784 | 36.8 | –21.0 pp | 8 | –7 | ||
| Others | 22,006 | 4.9 | Others | 18,214 | 4.3 | — | 0 | — | |||
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