1985 Italian local elections

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The 1985 Italian local elections were held on 12 and 13 May. [1] The elections were held in 6,562 municipalities and 86 provinces.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

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Provinces of Italy Administrative district of Italy

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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 who 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 Italian neo-fascist party

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

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
Christian Democracy (DC)7,254,90333.816,283
Italian Communist Party (PCI)6,144,48428.711,842
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)3,299,99815.46,232
Italian Republican Party (PRI)1,027,4104.81,158
Italian Social Movement (MSI)1,027,3324.81,098
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)932,7854.31,356
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)509,1782.4414
Proletarian Democracy (DP)246,6321.2122
Federation of Green Lists (FLV)184,7290.979
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)162,3120.81575
Pentapartito 81,6190.4328
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)64,4730.3112
Venetian League (ŁV)45,4920.237
Others464,9282.51,213
Total21,446,27510041,925

Provincial elections

Partyvotesvotes (%)seats
Christian Democracy (DC)11,814,22033.5951
Italian Communist Party (PCI)10,519,67229.9824
Italian Socialist Party (PSI)4,820,84713.7374
Italian Social Movement (MSI)2,572,1097.3179
Italian Republican Party (PRI)1,539,4774.498
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)1,449,0904.1103
Italian Liberal Party (PLI)906,8362.649
Proletarian Democracy (DP)554,2101.614
Federation of Green Lists (FLV)484,8671.317
Venetian League (ŁV)176,9060.59
Sardinian Action Party (PSd'Az)135,8110.414
Others257,6000.75
Total100

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