Italian regional elections, 2010

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Italian regional elections, 2010
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  2005 28-29 March 2010 2015  

Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria

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A large round of regional elections in Italy took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions out of 20, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria.

Elections in Italy

Italy elects, at the national level, a Parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies with 630 members; and the Senate of the Republic with 315 elected members, plus a few senators for life. The President of the Republic is elected for a seven-year term by the two houses of Parliament in joint session.

The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of Italy, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are 20 regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes.

Lombardy Region of Italy

Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.

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Overview

The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions built around the two major parties: The People of Freedom (PdL) of Silvio Berlusconi and the Democratic Party (PD) led by Pier Luigi Bersani. The third largest party in Italy, Lega Nord (whose main regional sections, Liga Veneta, Lega Lombarda and Lega Piemont playing a large role in Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont, respectively) supported joint candidates with the PdL in Northern and Central Italy.

The People of Freedom political party in Italy

The People of Freedom was a centre-right political party in Italy.

Silvio Berlusconi Italian politician

Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian media tycoon and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments.

Democratic Party (Italy) political party in Italy

The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party's secretary is Nicola Zingaretti, who was elected in March 2019, while Paolo Gentiloni serves as president.

The centre-right went to win the elections by gaining four more regions than in 2005: Campania, Lazio, Piedmont and Calabria. The centre-left coalition won seven regions out of 13.

Lega Nord played a major role in the North, where it was the second-largest party and the largest in Veneto. The party led by Umberto Bossi managed to have two of its leading members elected at the head of a region: in Piedmont and in Veneto.

Umberto Bossi Italian politician

Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician, former leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padania. He is married to Manuela Marrone and has four sons.

Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement, a protest party popular, had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.

Beppe Grillo Italian comedian, actor, blogger and political activist

Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger and political activist. He has been involved in politics since 2009 as the co-founder of the Italian Five Star Movement political party.

Five Star Movement Italian political party

The Five Star Movement is a political party in Italy. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian and blogger, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. After Casaleggio's death in April 2016, Grillo appointed a directorate composed of five leading MPs, which lasted until the following October when he dissolved it and proclaimed himself the "political head" of the M5S. Grillo is also formally president of the association named the Five Star Movement; his nephew, Enrico Grillo, serves as vice president; and his accountant, Enrico Maria Nadasi, as secretary. Davide Casaleggio, Gianroberto's son, has an increasingly important albeit unofficial role.

National results

PartyVotes%Seats
The People of Freedom (PdL)6,649,88029.6
193 / 624
Democratic Party (PD)5,851,37126.1
192 / 624
Lega Nord 2,749,87512.2
58 / 624
Italy of Values (IdV)1,565,3367.0
46 / 624
Union of the Centre (UdC)1,248,8865.6
36 / 624
Left Ecology Freedom (SEL)478,1872.1
18 / 624
Others3,903,90817.4
77 / 624
Total22,447,423100
624 / 624
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Regional Presidents

RegionFormer presidentPartyElected presidentParty
Piedmont Mercedes Bresso PD Roberto Cota LN
Liguria Claudio Burlando PD Claudio Burlando PD
Lombardy Roberto Formigoni PDL Roberto Formigoni PDL
Veneto Giancarlo Galan PDL Luca Zaia LN
Emilia Romagna Vasco Errani PD Vasco Errani PD
Tuscany Claudio Martini PD Enrico Rossi PD
Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti PD Catiuscia Marini PD
Marche Gian Mario Spacca PD Gian Mario Spacca PD
Lazio Esterino Montino acting PD Renata Polverini PDL
Campania Antonio Bassolino PD Stefano Caldoro PDL
Basilicata Vito De Filippo PD Vito De Filippo PD
Apulia Nichi Vendola SEL Nichi Vendola SEL
Calabria Agazio Loiero PD Giuseppe Scopelliti PDL

Regional results

Piedmont

Regional election 2010: Piedmont
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Northern League Roberto Cota 1,043,31847.3+0.336+11
Democratic Party Mercedes Bresso 1,033,94646.9-4.022-16
Five Star Movement Davide Bono90,0864.1+4.12+2
New Force Renzo Rabellino36,9991.7+1.70±0
Turnout 2,204,34964.3

Lombardy

Regional election 2010: Lombardy
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
People of Freedom Roberto Formigoni 2,704,05756.1+2.249-3
Democratic Party Filippo Penati1,603,67433.3-9.928±0
Union of the Centre Savino Pezzotta225,8494.7+0.93+1
Five Star Movement Vito Crimi144,5883.0+3.00±0
Communist Refoundation Vittorio Agnoletto113,7492.7-3.00-3
New Force Gianmario Invernizzi27,6700.6+0.60±0
Turnout 4,973,51964.6

Veneto

Regional election 2010: Veneto
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Northern League Luca Zaia 1,528,38660.2+9.837-2
Democratic Party Giuseppe Bortolussi738,76129.1-13.219±0
Union of the Centre Antonio De Poli162,2356.4±04+1
Five Star Movement David Borrelli80,2463.2+3.20±0
Independent Silvano Polo12,8910.5+0.50±0
New Force Paolo Caratossidis9,1510.4+0.40±0
Independent Gianluca Panto9,0660.4+0.40±0
Turnout 2,540,73666.4

Liguria

Regional election 2010: Liguria
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Claudio Burlando 424,04452.2-0.425-1
People of Freedom Sandro Biasotti 389,13247.8+1.215+1
Turnout 813,17660.9

Emilia-Romagna

Regional election 2010: Emilia-Romagna
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Vasco Errani 1,197,78952.1-10.632-3
People of Freedom Anna Maria Bernini 844,91536.7+1.515-3
Five Star Movement Giovanni Favia161,0567.0+7.02+2
Union of the Centre Gian Luca Galletti 96,6254.2+0.31±0
Turnout 3,463,71368.1

Tuscany

Regional election 2010: Tuscany
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Enrico Rossi 1,055,75159.7+2.332-7
People of Freedom Monica Faenzi608,68034.4+1.619-2
Union of the Centre Francesco Bosi81,1064.6+0.92-1
Radicals Alfonso De Virgiliis 13,8920.8+0.30±0
New Force Ilario Palmisani7,9800.4+0.40±0
Turnout 1,767,40960.9

Umbria

Regional election 2010: Umbria
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Catiuscia Marini 257,45857.2-2.821+2
People of Freedom Fiammetta Modena169,56837.7+4.010-1
Union of the Centre Paola Binetti 22,7565.1+0.21±0
Turnout 449,78265.4

Marche

Regional election 2010: Marche
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Gian Mario Spacca 409,82353.2-4.626+2
People of Freedom Erminio Marinelli306,07539.7+1.215-1
Communist Refoundation Massimo Rossi54,8517.1+7.12+2
Turnout 770,74962.8

Lazio

Regional election 2010: Lazio
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
People of Freedom Renata Polverini 1,409,02551.1+2.744+16
Radicals Emma Bonino 1,331,37548.3-2.429-14
Independent Marzia Marzoli14,6850.5+0.50±0
Turnout 2,755,08560.9

Campania

Regional election 2010: Campania
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
People of Freedom Stefano Caldoro 1,586,56754.2+19.838+16
Democratic Party Vincenzo De Luca 1,258,71543.0-18.621-17
Communist Refoundation Paolo Ferrero 39,7291.3+1.30±0
Five Star Movement Roberto Fico 39,3491.3+1.30±0
Turnout 2,924,36063.0

Basilicata

Regional election 2010: Basilicata
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Vito De Filippo202,98060.8-6.219-1
People of Freedom Nicola Pagliuca93,20427.9-0.910±0
I the South Magdi Allam 29,1078.7+8.71+1
Independent Marco Toscano4,9361.5+1.50±0
Workers' Communist Party Florenzo Doino3,5121.0+1.00±0
Turnout 333,73962.8

Apulia

Regional election 2010: Apulia
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Left Ecology Freedom Nichi Vendola 1,036,63848.7-1.247+5
People of Freedom Rocco Palese899,59042.2-7.027-1
Union of the Centre Adriana Poli Bortone 185,3708.7+0.94±0
Independent Michele Rizzi7,3760.3+0.30±0
Turnout 2,128,97462.3

Calabria

Regional election 2010: Calabria
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
People of Freedom Giuseppe Scopelliti 614,58457.8+18.129+9
Democratic Party Agazio Loiero342,77332.2-26.716-14
Italy of Values Filippo Callipo106,64610.0+10.03+3
Turnout 1,064,00359.2

Sources: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica

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