2020 Venetian regional election

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2020 Venetian regional election
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All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Veneto
Turnout61.1% (Increase2.svg3.9%)
 Majority partyMinority party
  Luca Zaia in 2019.jpg No image available.svg
Leader Luca Zaia Arturo Lorenzoni
Party Lega Independent
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left
Seats won419
Seat changeIncrease2.svg10Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote1,883,959385,768
Percentage76.79%15.72%
SwingIncrease2.svg26.71%Decrease2.svg7.02%
Veneto-2020-partiti.svg
President before election

Luca Zaia
Lega Nord

Elected President

Luca Zaia
Lega

The 2020 Venetian regional election took place in Veneto on 20 and 21 September 2020.

Contents

Originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy [1] [2] and was part of a round of multiple regional elections in Italy (7 regions out of 20). Venetian voters elected their President and their Regional Council, composed of 51 members including the President.

Luca Zaia, the second-term incumbent president and leading member of the League, was re-elected by a record 76.8% of the vote, the highest tally for a regional President in Italy. The runner-up, Arturo Lorenzoni, backed mainly by the Democratic Party, won 15.7% of the vote.

Regarding parties results, the League ran in this election presenting two lists: the official League list and a list named after Zaia. Combined, the two lists won 61.5% of the vote. The Democratic Party came second with 11.9% and Brothers of Italy came third with 9.6%.

Electoral system

The Regional Council of Veneto is composed of 50 seats. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes. The council seats are distributed according to proportional representation, with a majority bonus system assigning 60% of the 50 seats to the lists running with the candidate winning more than 40% of the votes. [3]

A single list must win at least 3% of the votes in order to access the seats distribution, while a coalition must win over 5% of the votes. [3]

Parties and candidates

Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidate
Votes (%)Seats
Centre-right coalition Zaia for President (ZP)23.113 Luca Zaia
League – Venetian League (Lega–LV)17.810
Forza Italia (FI) (incl. UDC and LTV)6.03
Venetian Autonomy List (LVA)2.71
Brothers of Italy (FdI)2.61
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)16.78Arturo Lorenzoni
Veneto We Want (incl. Art.1, SI and Pos)——
More Veneto in Europe – Volt ——
Green Europe (EV) (incl. DemoS)——
Venetian Left (SV)——
Five Star Movement (M5S)10.45Enrico Cappelletti
Party of Venetians (PdV)2.5– Antonio Guadagnini
Solidarity Environment Work (incl. PRC and PCI)0.8–Paolo Benvegnù
Daniela Sbrollini for President (IV – PSI – PRI – Civic List for Veneto)—— Daniela Sbrollini
Veneto Ecology Solidarity (incl. IiC)——Patrizia Bartelle
Veneto for the Autonomies (VpA)——Simonetta Rubinato
3V Movement (M3V)——Paolo Girotto

Opinion polls

Candidates

Parties

Results

20–21 September 2020 Venetian regional election results
Veneto Regional Council 2020.svg
CandidatesVotes %SeatsPartiesVotes %Seat
Luca Zaia 1,883,95976.791Zaia for President916,08744.5723
League – Venetian League [4] 347,83216.929
Brothers of Italy 196,3109.555
Forza Italia 73,2443.562
Venetian Autonomy List 48,9322.381
Total1,582,40577.0040
Arturo Lorenzoni385,76815.721 Democratic Party 244,88111.926
Veneto We Want41,2752.011
Green Europe 34,6471.691
More Veneto in Europe – Volt 14,2460.69–
Venetian Left 2,4050.12–
Total337,45416.428
Enrico Cappelletti79,6623.25– Five Star Movement 55,2812.691
Paolo Girotto21,6790.88– 3V Movement 14,9160.73–
Antonio Guadagnini20,5020.84– Party of Venetians 19,7560.96–
Paolo Benvegnù18,5290.76–Solidarity Environment Work11,8460.58–
Daniela Sbrollini15,1980.62– Italia Viva – PSI – PRI 12,4260.60–
Patrizia Bertelle14,5180.59–Veneto Ecology Solidarity9,0610.44–
Simonetta Rubinato13,7030.56–Veneto for the Autonomies12,0280.59–
Total candidates2,453,518100.002Total parties2,055,173100.0049
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive
Popular vote
Zaia
 
44.57%
Lega
 
16.92%
PD
 
11.92%
FdI
 
9.55%
FI
 
3.56%
M5S
 
2.69%
LVA
 
2.38%
VCV
 
2.01%
EV
 
1.69%
Others
 
4.71%
President
Zaia
 
76.79%
Lorenzoni
 
15.72%
Cappelletti
 
3.25%
Others
 
4.24%
Seats summary
Centre-right
 
82.35%
Centre-left
 
17.65%

Results by province and capital city

Turnout

RegionTime
20 Sep21 Sep
12:0019:0023:0015:00
Veneto14.73%35.55%46.13%61.14%
ProvinceTime
20 Sep21 Sep
12:0019:0023:0015:00
Belluno 11.45%26.94%34.91%47.84%
Padua 15.78%38.38%49.50%65.43%
Rovigo 14.79%34.73%44.66%59.87%
Treviso 14.07%33.68%44.15%58.27%
Venice 15.27%36.49%46.73%62.52%
Verona 14.59%35.61%46.91%61.95%
Vicenza 14.92%36.36%46.98%61.80%
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout [ permanent dead link ]

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  2. ↑ Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche
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