Campania regional election, 2010

Campania regional election, 2010
All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Campania
President before election; Antonio Bassolino ; Democratic Party	President ; Stefano Caldoro ; People of Freedom

Last updated March 17, 2019

The Campania regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.

The region came out from ten years of undisputed dominance by the centre-left led by Antonio Bassolino (Democrats of the Left/Democratic Party). A former Mayor of Naples and minister, he was re-elected by a landslide 61.6% of the vote in 2005. However, in his second term in office, Bassolino highly disappointed voters and the whole Italy for his bad management of waste and the subsequent crisis.

Antonio Bassolino, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Campania region from 2000 to 2010 and Mayor of Naples from 1993 to 2000.

The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic political party in Italy.

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The centre-left filed as candidate Vincenzo De Luca, a fellow Democrat and popular Mayor of Salerno who had been one of the loudest critics of Bassolino from within his coalition, but it was not able to recover. Stefano Caldoro, a former minister and leader of the New PSI, merged into The People of Freedom in 2009, won by a convincing margin over De Luca thanks to a 20% swing in favour of the centre-right, which included the Union of the Centre led by Ciriaco De Mita, an influent former leader of Christian Democracy converted into the role of local party boss. After the election, De Mita's nephew, Giuseppe was appointed Vice President by Caldoro.

Vincenzo De Luca is an Italian politician, member of the Democratic Party. De Luca was Mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years and has served as President of the Campania region since 18 June 2015.

Salerno is an ancient city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is divided into three distinct zones: the medieval sector, the 19th century sector and the more densely populated post-war area, with its several apartment blocks.

Stefano Caldoro is an Italian politician. He is the current leader of the New PSI.

The People of Freedom was by far the largest party in the region with more than 30% of the vote.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats
Stefano Caldoro	1,579,566	54.27	38
The People of Freedom	870,645	31.59	21
Union of the Centre	258,963	9.40	6
MPA–New PSI–PRI	159,993	5.81	4
We the South	99,680	3.62	2
UDEUR	92,927	3.37	2
Alliance of the Centre	64,754	2.35	1
Alliance of People	39,444	1.43	1
The Right	28,074	1.02	1
Vincenzo De Luca	1,252,360	43.03	22
Democratic Party	589,944	21.41	14
Italy of Values	178,448	6.48	4
Left Ecology Freedom–PSE ^[1]	97,148	3.53	2
Alliance for Italy	83,979	3.05	1
Free Campania	69,589	2.53	1
Federation of the Greens–The Other South	29,493	1.07	-
Bonino-Pannella List	12,490	0.45	-
Paolo Ferrero	39,729	1.35	-
Federation of the Left	43,422	1.58	-
Roberto Fico	39,349	1.35	-
Five Star Movement	36,787	1.33	-
Total	2,910,333	100.00	60

Source: Corriere della Sera

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↑ Both regional councillors belong to the Italian Socialist Party. See "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-07-29..

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[1] Both regional councillors belong to the Italian Socialist Party. See "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-07-29..