2005 Italian regional elections

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2005 Italian regional elections
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3–4 April 2005
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Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria
Elected Presidents:
  The House of Freedoms
  The Union

The Italian regional elections of 2005 were held on 3–4 April.

The elections were a major victory (11–2) for the centre-left coalition The Union, led by Romano Prodi. The centre-right coalition, which had been in power at the national level since 2001, was defeated in all the regions it governed except for its strongholds, Lombardy and Veneto. As a result of the elections, the national government led by Silvio Berlusconi acknowledged defeat and entered a political crisis, which led to the fall of the Berlusconi II Cabinet and the formation of the Berlusconi III Cabinet, with some ministers being replaced.

Due to a series of bureaucratic issues involving the submission of the Social Alternative list in Basilicata, the election there was held two weeks later. In that region, the victory of the centre-left coalition brought the final tally to 12–2.

Coalitions

The Union was the direct successor to The Olive Tree coalition, which had represented the centre-left in the 1996 and 2001 general elections. However, The Union also included parties from the radical left, which had not been affiliated with The Olive Tree.

Overall results

Regional councils

Alliance Votes % Seats
Centre-left coalition
(The Union)		12,103,71348.71
420 / 733
Centre-right coalition
(House of Freedoms)		10,347,27141.64
306 / 733
Others2,398,3699.65
7 / 733
Total24,849,353100
733 / 733
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions

Region Outgoing Elected Election
President Party Alliance President Party Alliance
Piedmont Enzo Ghigo FI Centre-right Mercedes Bresso DS Centre-left Details
Liguria Sandro Biasotti FI Centre-right Claudio Burlando DS Centre-left Details
Lombardy Roberto Formigoni FI Centre-right Roberto Formigoni FI Centre-right Details
Veneto Giancarlo Galan FI Centre-right Giancarlo Galan FI Centre-right Details
Emilia-Romagna Vasco Errani DS Centre-left Vasco Errani DS Centre-left Details
Tuscany Claudio Martini DS Centre-left Claudio Martini DS Centre-left Details
Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti DS Centre-left Maria Rita Lorenzetti DS Centre-left Details
Marche Vito D'Ambrosio DS Centre-left Gian Mario Spacca DL Centre-left Details
Lazio Francesco Storace AN Centre-right Piero Marrazzo Ind Centre-left Details
Abruzzo Giovanni Pace AN Centre-right Ottaviano Del Turco SDI Centre-left Details
Campania Antonio Bassolino DS Centre-left Antonio Bassolino DS Centre-left Details
Basilicata Filippo Bubbico DS Centre-left Vito De Filippo DL Centre-left Details
Apulia Raffaele Fitto FI Centre-right Nichi Vendola PRC Centre-left Details
Calabria Giuseppe Chiaravalloti FI Centre-right Agazio Loiero DL Centre-left Details

Summary by region

Piedmont

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Mercedes Bresso DS 1,226,355 50.9 Centre-left 1,021,386 49.9 38
Enzo Ghigo FI 1,133,358 47.1 Centre-right 995,573 48.7 25
Others 49,267 2.0 Others 28,770 1.4 0
Voters: 2,606,687 — Turnout: 71.4%

Lombardy

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Roberto Formigoni FI 2,841,883 53.8 Centre-right 2,426,620 55.3 52
Riccardo Sarfatti Ind 2,278,173 43.2 Centre-left 1,845,004 42.1 28
Others 156,815 3.0 Others 112,937 2.6 0
Voters: 5,573,739 — Turnout: 73.0%

Veneto

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Giancarlo Galan FI 1,359,879 50.6 Centre-right 1,228,992 53.3 39
Massimo Carraro Ind 1,138,631 42.3 Centre-left 931,698 40.4 19
Giorgio Panto PNE 161,642 6.0 PNE 125,690 5.4 2
Others 28,565 1.1 Others 20,434 0.9 0
Voters: 2,834,638 — Turnout: 72.4%

Liguria

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Claudio Burlando DS 491,545 52.6 Centre-left 434,617 53.4 25
Sandro Biasotti FI 434,934 46.6 Centre-right 374,277 45.9 15
Others 7,313 0.8 Others 5,441 0.7 0
Voters: 979,852 — Turnout: 69.6%

Emilia-Romagna

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Vasco Errani DS 1,579,989 62.7 Centre-left 1,414,717 62.0 32
Carlo Monaco FI 886,775 35.2 Centre-right 835,620 36.6 18
Others 51,737 2.1 Others 30,713 1.4 0
Voters: 2,638,487 — Turnout: 76.7%

Tuscany

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Claudio Martini DS 1,185,374 57.4 Centre-left 1,024,106 56.7 39
Alessandro Antichi FI 678,491 32.8 Centre-right 595,975 33.0 21
Luca Ciabatti PRC 151,560 7.3 PRC 50,907 8.2 5
Others 28,030 1.5 Others 30,713 2.1 0
Voters: 2,156,460 — Turnout: 71.3%

Umbria

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Maria Rita Lorenzetti DS 316,770 63.0 Centre-left 290,232 63.2 19
Pietro Laffranco FI 169,176 33.6 Centre-right 158,028 34.4 11
Others 16,878 3.4 Others 10,733 2.3 0
Voters: 531,529 — Turnout: 74.3%

Marche

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Gian Mario Spacca DL 499,381 57.8 Centre-left 454,875 57.6 24
Francesco Massi FI 333,181 38.5 Centre-right 308,324 39.1 16
Others 32,017 3.7 Others 10,733 2.3 0
Voters: 919,866 — Turnout: 71.5%

Lazio

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Piero Marrazzo Ind 1,631,501 50.7 Centre-left 1,342,619 48.5 42
Francesco Storace AN 1,524,712 47.4 Centre-right 1,392,029 50.3 28
Others 62,498 1.9 Others 34,449 1.2 0
Voters: 3,349,348 — Turnout: 72.7%

Abruzzo

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Ottaviano Del Turco SDI 446,407 58.2 Centre-left 424,855 57.9 27
Giovanni Pace AN 311,547 40.7 Centre-right 302,335 41.2 13
Others 8,517 1.1 Others 6,468 0.9 0
Voters: 825,661 — Turnout: 68.6%

Campania

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Antonio Bassolino DS 1,891,895 61.6 Centre-left 1,823,321 63.3 38
Italo Bocchino AN 1,056,445 34.4 Centre-right 968,309 33.6 22
Others 124,696 4.0 Others 90,802 3.1 0
Voters: 3,294,474 — Turnout: 67.7%

Basilicata

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Vito De Filippo DL 236,479 67.0 Centre-left 236,579 68.7 20
Cosimo Latronico FI 101,725 28.8 Centre-right 96,435 28.0 10
Others 14,763 4.2 Others 11,328 3.3 0
Voters: 372,256 — Turnout: 67.2%

Apulia

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Nichi Vendola PRC 1,165,536 49.8 Centre-left 1,065,752 49.7 42
Raffaele Fitto FI 1,151,405 49.2 Centre-right 1,062,753 49.5 28
Others 21,450 0.9 Others 16,159 0.8 0
Voters: 2,480,064 — Turnout: 70.5%

Calabria

President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Agazio Loiero DL 663,986 59.0 Centre-left 660,175 60.7 30
Sergio Abramo FI 447,243 39.7 Centre-right 419,457 38.6 20
Others 15,121 1.3 Others 8,193 0.7 0
Voters: 1,188,233 — Turnout: 64.4%