Marche regional election, 2015

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The Marche regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015. [1]

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Luca Ceriscioli of the Democratic Party (PD) was elected President by defeating a fractured field of opponents, notably including the incumbent President, Gian Mario Spacca, who had switched sides from the PD to a centre-right coalition led by Forza Italia.

Luca Ceriscioli is an Italian politician. He is a former mayor of Pesaro. He currently serves as President of the Marche region.

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.

Gian Mario Spacca Italian politician

Gian Mario Spacca is an Italian politician who was the President of the Marche Region from 2005 to 2015.

Results

Candidates & partiesvotesvotes (%)seats
Luca Ceriscioli251,05041.071
Democratic Party 186,35735.1315
United for Marche (incl. PSI, FdV, IdV, SC)26,6775.032
Marche Populars–UdC (incl. CD, Demo.S)18,1093.411
Giovanni Maggi133,17821.78
Five Star Movement 100,20218.895
Francesco Acquaroli116,04818.98
Lega Nord Marche 69,06513.023
Brothers of Italy 34,5386.511
Gian Mario Spacca 86,84814.21
Forza Italia 49,8849.402
Marche 2020Popular Area 21,0493.971
Christian Democracy 4,3880.83-
Edoardo Mentrasti 24,2123.82
Other Marche–United Left (incl. SEL, PRC, PCd'I)20,2663.82-
Total530,535100.0031

Source: Marche Region

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References

  1. Alfano: la data delle regionali è il 31 Maggio La Repubblica, 24 March 2015 (in Italian)