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The 1985 Italian local elections were held on 12 and 13 May. [1] In Italy, direct elections were held in 5,772 comuni: in each comune were chosen mayor and members of the City Council.

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The elections were won by the Christian Democracy, led by Ciriaco De Mita. The election was also characterized by a strong result of the Italian Social Movement, which became the most voted party in the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol.

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

Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic political party in Italy.

Ciriaco De Mita Prime Minister of Italy

Ciriaco Luigi De Mita is an Italian politician. He served as the 47th Prime Minister of Italy from 1988 to 1989 and as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2013.

Italian Social Movement neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy

The Italian Social Movement, renamed in 1972 Italian Social Movement – National Right, was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy.

Municipal elections in the main cities

Turin

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)259,19635.430
Christian Democracy (DC)171,90223.520
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)84,04311.59
Italian Republican Party (PRI)52,2267.16
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)43,8316.05
Italian Social Movement (MSI)43,2735.95
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)24,5253.42
Green Civic List13,2131.81
Green List 11,9621.61
Proletarian Democracy (DP)11,2331.51
Piedmontese Union 6,0630.8-
Others11,4871.5-
Total732,954100.0080

Trento

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)27,04939.920
Italian Communist Party (PCI)8,52412.66
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)7,94211.76
Green List 5,4578.04
Italian Republican Party (PRI)3,9705.93
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)2,3463.52
Trentino Tyrolean People's Party (PPTT)2,2893.42
Italian Social Movement (MSI)2,2773.42
Proletarian Democracy (DP)2,1443.21
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Union (UATT)2.91
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)1,3582.31
Others3.42
Total71,672100.0050

Venice

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)73,65230.519
Christian Democracy (DC)66,07127.317
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)41,81917.311
Italian Republican Party (PRI)11,8894.93
Italian Social Movement (MSI)11,7044.93
Green List 10,7294.42
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)10,4044.32
Proletarian Democracy (DP)6,0202.51
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)4,9642.11
Venetian League (LV)4,4101.81
Total241,662100.0060

Udine

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)25,82335.920
Italian Communist Party (PCI)11,15815.58
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)11,03215.38
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)6,1868.64
Italian Social Movement (MSI)4,8776.83
Italian Republican Party (PRI)4,2055.93
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)2,3213.21
Green List 1,9072.71
Proletarian Democracy (DP)1,2921.81
Others3,1004.31
Total71,901100.0050

Genoa

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)186,39636.531
Christian Democracy (DC)128,41725.121
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)73,51214.412
Italian Social Movement (MSI)25,5585.04
Italian Republican Party (PRI)22.5734,43
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)19,4133.83
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)17,7553.52
Green List 15,2373.02
Pensioners' Party 7,9051.61
Proletarian Democracy (DP)7,8251.51
Others6,0561.2-
Total510,647100.0080

Bologna

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)151,11344.529
Christian Democracy (DC)77,19922.715
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)40,96912.17
Italian Social Movement (MSI)17,9765.33
Italian Republican Party (PRI)15,3724.52
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)10,4693.12
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)10,0093.01
Proletarian Democracy (DP)8,9692.61
Others7,4402.2-
Total339,516100.0060

Florence

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)125,44239.925
Christian Democracy (DC)83,25826.517
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)38,56512.37
Italian Republican Party (PRI)17,7385.63
Italian Social Movement (MSI)15,8555.13
Green List 9,8793.12
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)7,3162.31
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)6,4332.11
Proletarian Democracy (DP)5,9711.91
Others3,7701.2-
Total314,227100.0060

Perugia

Party votes % seats
Italian Communist Party (PCI)41,38340.722
Christian Democracy (DC)25,74525.314
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)19,14818.810
Italian Social Movement (MSI)5,9415.93
Italian Republican Party (PRI)3,6103.61
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)1,8371.8-
Proletarian Democracy (DP)1,6351.6-
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)1,5551.5-
Others8440.8-
Total101,698100.0050

Rome

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)629,95233.128
Italian Communist Party (PCI)586,03630.826
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)195,90510.38
Italian Social Movement (MSI)177,1989.37
Italian Republican Party (PRI)74,9163.93
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)67,7753.63
Green List 51,2912.72
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)48,4232.62
Proletarian Democracy (DP)26,7051.41
Others43,7642.3-
Total1,901,965100.0080

L'Aquila

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)17,58140.217
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)8,51219.58
Italian Communist Party (PCI)8,25018.98
Italian Social Movement (MSI)3,2257.43
Italian Republican Party (PRI)2,7946.42
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)1,9984.61
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)1,0132.31
Proletarian Democracy (DP)3140.7-
Total43,687100.0040

Campobasso

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)10,84351.322
Italian Communist Party (PCI)4,85714.86
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)4,41413.55
Italian Republican Party (PRI)2,2276.82
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)1,7755.42
Italian Social Movement (MSI)1,4904.52
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)8692.71
Proletarian Democracy (DP)3341.0-
Total100.0040

Potenza

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)22,37953.223
Italian Communist Party (PCI)6,37815.26
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)5,37812.85
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)3,6698.73
Italian Social Movement (MSI)1,9624.72
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)1,0282.41
Proletarian Democracy (DP)6421.5-
Italian Republican Party (PRI)6091.5-
Total42,045100.0040

Bari

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)74.32932,720
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)50.45222,214
Italian Communist Party (PCI)35.85515,810
Italian Social Movement (MSI)21.4639,46
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)20.4589,05
Italian Republican Party (PRI)12.8595,73
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)5.7072,51
Green List 3.5891,61
Proletarian Democracy (DP)2.6171,1-
Total227.329100,0060

Catanzaro

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)25,07743.623
Italian Communist Party (PCI)9,97017.49
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)9,78217.09
Italian Republican Party (PRI)4,1927.34
Italian Social Movement (MSI)3,4406.03
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)3,1365.52
Proletarian Democracy (DP)4830.8-
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)3800.7-
Others1,0021.7-
Total57,462100.0050

Palermo

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)148,63237.332
Italian Communist Party (PCI)58,74914.712
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)53,36513.411
Italian Social Movement (MSI)36,2819.17
Italian Republican Party (PRI)23,7316.05
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)21,2725.44
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)16,7504.23
Green List 1.81
Proletarian Democracy (DP)4,6241.21
Others6.94
Totale398,226100.0080

Cagliari

Party votes % seats
Christian Democracy (DC)49,64935.419
Italian Communist Party (PCI)26,45918.810
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)23,67316.99
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)14,10710.05
Italian Social Movement (MSI)7,8415.63
Italian Socialist Democratic Party (PSDI)6,2094.42
Italian Republican Party (PRI)5,2133.71
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)3,5972.61
Proletarian Democracy (DP)2,0871.5-
Green List 1,6051.1-
Total140,440100.0050

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References

  1. ↑ Storia amministrativa. La cronologia, 1945–1980
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