Italian regional elections, 2014

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A round of regional elections in Italy took place during 2014 in 5 regions out of 20 including Sardinia (16 February), Piedmont and Abruzzo (25 May), Emilia-Romagna and Calabria (23 November).

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.

Sardinia Island in the Mediterranean and region of Italy

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula and to the immediate south of the French island of Corsica.

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Regional Presidents

RegionFormer presidentPartyElected presidentParty
Abruzzo Giovanni Chiodi FI Luciano D'Alfonso PD
Calabria Giuseppe Scopelliti NCD Mario Oliverio PD
Emilia-Romagna Vasco Errani PD Stefano Bonaccini PD
Piedmont Roberto Cota LN Sergio Chiamparino PD
Sardinia Ugo Cappellacci FI Francesco Pigliaru PD

Regional results

Sardinia

Regional election 16 February 2014: Sardinia
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Francesco Pigliaru 312,98242.5-0.436+9
Forza Italia Ugo Cappellacci 292,39539.6-12.324-29
Independent Michela Murgia 75,98110.3+10.30±0
Independent Mauro Pili 42,2365.7+5.70±0
Independent Pier Franco Devias 7,6261.0+1.00±0
Independent Luigi Amedeo Sanna 6,0850.8+0.80±0
Turnout 737,30552.3

Abruzzo

Regional election 25 May 2014: Abruzzo
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Luciano D'Alfonso 319,88746.3+3.618+2
Forza Italia Giovanni Chiodi 202,34629.3-19.57-20
Five Star Movement Sara Marcozzi 148,03521.4+21.46+6
The Other Europe Maurizio Acerbo 20,2213.0+3.00±0
Turnout 691,49261.6

Piedmont

Regional election 25 May 2014: Piedmont
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Sergio Chiamparino 1,057,03147.1+0.232+10
Forza Italia Gilberto Pichetto 495,99322.1-25.29-27
Five Star Movement Davide Bono 481,45321.4+17.38+6
Brothers of Italy Guido Crosetto 117,8075.2+5.21+1
New Centre-Right Enrico Costa 67,0253.0+3.00±0
The Other Europe Mauro Filingeri 25,1931.1+1.10±0
Turnout 2,244,50266.4

Calabria

Regional election 23 November 2014: Calabria
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Mario Oliverio 490,22961.4+29.219+2
Forza Italia Wanda Ferro 188,28823.6-24.28-22
New Centre-Right Nico D'Ascola 69,5218.7+8.73+3
Five Star Movement Cono Cantelmi 39,6585.0+5.00±0
The Other Europe Domenico Gattuso 10,5671.3+1.30±0
Turnout 798,26344.1

Emilia-Romagna

Regional election 23 November 2014: Emilia-Romagna
ListCandidatesVotes%±%Seats±
Democratic Party Stefano Bonaccini 615,72349.0-3.132±0
Northern League Alan Fabbri 374,73629.9-4.812-3
Five Star Movement Giulia Gibertoni 167,02213.3+6.35+3
The Other Europe Maria Cristina Quintavalla 50,2114.0+4.01+1
New Centre-Right Alessandro Rondoni 33,4372.7+2.70±0
Independent Maurizio Mazzanti 14,1291.1+1.10±0
Turnout 1,304,84137.7

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