2010 Italian regional elections

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Presidents and regional assemblies ofPiedmont,Lombardy,Veneto,Liguria,Emilia-Romagna,Tuscany,Marche,Umbria,Lazio,Campania,Apulia,Basilicata andCalabria
Elected Presidents:   Democratic Party   The People of Freedom   Northern League   Left Ecology Freedom   Movement for the Autonomies

TheItalian regional elections of 2010 took place on 28–29 March in 13regions, including nine of the tenlargest ones:Lombardy,Campania,Veneto,Lazio,Piedmont,Emilia-Romagna,Apulia,Tuscany andCalabria.

The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions centered around the two major parties:The People of Freedom (PdL), led bySilvio Berlusconi, and theDemocratic Party (PD), led byPier Luigi Bersani. The third-largest party in Italy, theNorthern League (whose main regional sections —Liga Veneta,Lega Lombarda, andLega Piemont — played major roles in Veneto, Lombardy, and Piedmont, respectively), supported joint candidates with the PdL inNorthern andCentral Italy.

The centre-right coalition went on to win the elections, gaining four additional regions, although the centre-left coalition maintained control of seven out of thirteen regions.

Beppe Grillo’sFive Star Movement (M5S) also had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Roberto Cota		LN	1,043,318	47.3		Centre-right	889,916	47.0	36
Mercedes Bresso		PD	1,033,946	46.9		Centre-left	900,537	47.6	22
Davide Bono		M5S	90,086	4.1		M5S	69,448	3.7	2
Others			36,999	1.7		Others	34,170	1.8	0
Voters: 2,338,487 — Turnout: 64.3%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Roberto Formigoni		PdL	2,704,364	56.1		Centre-right	2,479,368	58.2	49
Filippo Penati		PD	1,603,666	33.3		Centre-left	1,421,688	33.3	28
Savino Pezzotta		UDC	225,849	4.7		UDC	164,078	3.9	3
Others			285,697	5.9		Others	197,892	4.6	0
Voters: 4,973,519 — Turnout: 64.6%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Luca Zaia		LN	1,528,386	60.2		Centre-right	1,361,702	60.7	37
Giuseppe Bortolussi		Ind	738,761	29.1		Centre-left	657,798	29.3	19
Antonio De Poli		UDC	162,235	6.4		UDC	145,114	6.5	4
Others			111,294	4.4		Others	78,429	3.5	0
Voters: 2,631,570 — Turnout: 66.4%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Claudio Burlando		PD	424,044	52.1		Centre-left	393,383	52.7	25
Sandro Biasotti		PdL	389,132	47.9		Centre-right	352,652	47.3	15
Voters: 844,249 — Turnout: 60.9%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Vasco Errani		PD	1,197,789	52.1		Centre-left	1,095,604	51.9	32
Anna Maria Bernini		PdL	844,915	36.7		Centre-right	808,404	38.3	15
Giovanni Favia		M5S	161,056	7.0		M5S	126,619	6.0	2
Gian Luca Galletti		UDC	96,625	4.2		UDC	79,244	3.8	1
Voters: 2,357,733 — Turnout: 68.1%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Enrico Rossi		PD	1,055,751	59.7		Centre-left	922,240	60.7	32
Monica Faenzi		PdL	608,680	34.4		Centre-right	510,641	33.7	19
Francesco Bosi		UDC	81,106	4.6		UDC	72,548	4.8	2
Others			21,872	1.2		Others	14,002	0.9	0
Voters: 1,827,266 — Turnout: 60.7%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Catiuscia Marini		PD	257,458	57.2		Centre-left	243.090	58.9	20
Fiammetta Modena		PdL	169,568	37.7		Centre-right	151,418	36.7	10
Paola Binetti		UDC	22,756	5.1		UDC	18,072	4.4	1
Voters: 466,670 — Turnout: 65.4%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Gian Mario Spacca		PD	409,823	53.2		Centre-left	385,592	53.4	25
Erminio Marinelli		PdL	306,075	39.7		Centre-right	289,931	40.1	16
Massimo Rossi		PRC	54,851	7.1		PRC	47,083	6.5	2
Voters: 809,146 — Turnout: 62.3%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Renata Polverini		PdL	1,409,025	51.1		Centre-right	1,260,094	51.4	42
Emma Bonino		RI	1,331,375	48.3		Centre-left	1,185,232	48.3	29
Others			14,685	0.5		Others	7,860	0.3	0
Voters: 2,875,469 — Turnout: 60.9%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Stefano Caldoro		PdL	1,586,490	54.3		Centre-right	1,615,118	58.6	39
Vincenzo De Luca		PD	1,258,787	43.0		Centre-left	1,061,148	38.5	21
Others			79,083	1.7		Others	79,889	2.9	0
Voters: 3,114,075 — Turnout: 63.0%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Vito De Filippo		PD	202,980	60.8		Centre-left	216,945	67.6	19
Nicola Pagliuca		PdL	93,204	27.9		Centre-right	87,493	27.2	9
Magdi Allam		ALI	29,107	8.7		ALI	13,700	4.3	1
Others			8,448	2.5		Others	2,960	0.9	0
Voters: 357,607 — Turnout: 62.8%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Nichi Vendola		SEL	1,036,638	48.7		Centre-left	910,692	46.1	39
Rocco Palese		PdL	899,590	42.3		Centre-right	874,462	44.2	27
Adriana Poli Bortone		IS	185,370	8.7		NPI	186,443	9.4	4
Others			7,376	0.3		Others	5,834	0.3	0
Voters: 2,245,412 — Turnout: 63.2%

President					Regional council
Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Alliance		Votes	%	Seats
Giuseppe Scopelliti		PdL	614,584	57.8		Centre-right	592,523	57.6	30
Agazio Loiero		PD	342,773	32.2		Centre-left	358,378	34.8	17
Filippo Callipo		IRC	106,646	10.0		IdV–IRC	78,364	7.6	3
Voters: 1,118,429 — Turnout: 59.3%

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

• Baldi, Brunetta; Tronconi, Filippo (2011).Between the Center and the Periphery: The Regional Elections and the Path to Fiscal Federalism. Italian Politics. Vol. 26. Berghahn. pp. 122–140.

• Sondaggi politico elettorali – opinion polls
• Il Clandestino – analysis and opinion polls
• Scenari politici – analysis and opinion polls

• Elections in Italian regions
• 2010 elections in Italy
• March 2010 in Italy

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