Primary elections were first introduced in Italy by Lega Nord in 1995,but were seldom used until before the 2005 regional elections.
The 2013 Basilicata regional election took place on 17–18 November 2013. The election was for all 21 seats,reduced from 30,of the Regional Council of Basilicata and the president of Basilicata,who automatically became a member of the council alongside the second-placed candidate. It was the last election of the 2013 Italian regional elections.
Guido Crosetto is an Italian businessman and politician,who has been serving as Minister of Defence since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni.
Giordano Macellari is an Italian painter.
Stefano Bonaccini is an Italian politician and member of the Democratic Party (PD),of which he is serving as president since 12 March 2023. Moreover,Bonaccini has been serving as the president of Emilia-Romagna since 24 November 2014. Bonaccini started his political career in the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and followed that party's transition toward social democracy,becoming one of the main representatives of the PD's reformist or moderate wing.
Marche 2020 –Party of Marche is a regional centrist and Christian-democratic political party in Marche,Italy.
The National Movement for Sovereignty was a national-conservative political party in Italy,founded on 18 February 2017,with the merger of National Action and The Right. Its founders were Gianni Alemanno and Francesco Storace,both former ministers and former leaders of the two founding parties,respectively.
The 2019 Basilicata regional election took place on 24 March 2019. The election was for all 21 seats of the Regional Council of Basilicata and the president of Basilicata,who automatically became a member of the council alongside the second-placed candidate. This election was the last one in Italy before the 2019 European Parliament election and the third one of the 2019 Italian regional elections.
Vito Bardi is an Italian general and politician. He is serving as the 9th and incumbent president of Basilicata since 16 April 2019. Bardi joined the Guardia di Finanza in 1970. He was promoted colonel on 31 December 1995 and later army corps general in 2009. He served as deputy general commander of the Guardia di Finanza from 5 September 2013 to 4 September 2014.
The 2019 Umbrian regional election took place on 27 October 2019. The election was for all 20 members of the Legislative Assembly of Umbria,as well as for the President of the Region,who is also a member of the Assembly.
The 2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election took place in Emilia-Romagna,Italy,on 26 January 2020. The result was the victory of the centre-left coalition and the confirmation of Stefano Bonaccini as President of Emilia-Romagna,with more than 51% of votes,nearly doubling the number of votes received in 2014.
The 2020 Italian by-elections were called to fill seats in the Parliament that became vacant after the 2018 general elections. In 2020,by-elections were held for the Chamber of Deputies the Senate of the Republic.
The 2020 Apulian regional election took place in Apulia,Italy,on 20 and 21 September. It was originally scheduled to take place on May 31,2020,but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
The 2020 Ligurian regional election took place in Liguria,Italy on 20–21 September 2020. It was originally scheduled to take place on May 31,2020,but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
The 2020 Marche regional election in Marche,Italy,took place on 20–21 September. It was originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020,but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. The centre-right coalition candidate,Senator and former Mayor of Potenza Picena Francesco Acquaroli,defeated the Democratic candidate,Maurizio Mangialardi,who was serving as Mayor of Senigallia. Acquaroli was the first centre-right candidate elected President in the history of the region and was elected with 49.3% of the regional popular vote,winning 20 of 31 seats in the regional council. The election generated some controversy because the centre-right candidate was present at a dinner to commemorate the March on Rome on 28 October 2019,with other far-right Italian politicians. It was the first election during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in the Marche region.
The 2021 Calabrian regional election took place in Calabria,Italy,on 3 and 4 October 2021,following the dissolution of the regional parliament after the death of regional president Jole Santelli. It was originally scheduled to take place on 14 February 2021,then on 11 April 2021,and was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Erminia Mazzoni is an Italian politician.
The 2024 Basilicata regional election was held on 21 and 22 April 2024 for all 21 elected seats of the Regional Council of Basilicata and the president of Basilicata,who automatically becomes a member of the council alongside the second-placed candidate. It is the final election in Italy before the 2024 European Parliament election in June 2024 and the third election of the 2024 Italian regional elections cycle.
