Emilia-Romagna regional election, 1985

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The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1985 took place on 12 May 1985.

The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party, with almost twice the votes of Christian Democracy. After the election Lanfranco Turci, the incumbent Communist President of the Region, formed a new government with the support of the Italian Socialist Party. Turci, elected senator, was replaced by Luciano Guerzoni in 1987.

Italian Communist Party communist political party in Italy (1943–1991)

The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.

Christian Democracy (Italy) Italian political party, founded in 1943 and dissolved in 1994

Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic political party in Italy.

Italian Socialist Party former Italian political party (1892–1994)

The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in Genoa in 1892, the PSI dominated the Italian left until after World War II, when it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party. The Socialists came to special prominence in the 1980s, when their leader Bettino Craxi, who had severed the residual ties with the Soviet Union and re-branded the party as liberal-socialist, served as Prime Minister (1983–1987). The PSI was disbanded in 1994 as a result of the Tangentopoli scandals. Prior to World War I, future dictator Benito Mussolini was a member of the PSI.

Results

Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna 1985.svg
PartiesVotes%Seats
Italian Communist Party 1,382,91347.026
Christian Democracy 722,28624.613
Italian Socialist Party 320,80910.94
Italian Republican Party 138,0304.72
Italian Social Movement 125,3464.32
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 78,6512.71
Green List 67,1092.31
Italian Liberal Party 47,0921.61
Proletarian Democracy 33,1901.1
Others24,2740.8
Total2,939,700100.050
Source: Ministry of the Interior

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