2010 Italian regional elections

The Italian regional elections of 2010 took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria.

Overview The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions centered around the two major parties: The People of Freedom (PdL), led by Silvio Berlusconi, and the Democratic Party (PD), led by Pier Luigi Bersani. The third-largest party in Italy, the Northern League (whose main regional sections — Liga Veneta, Lega Lombarda, and Lega Piemont — played major roles in Veneto, Lombardy, and Piedmont, respectively), supported joint candidates with the PdL in Northern and Central 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’s Five Star Movement (M5S) also had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.

Overall results Regional councils AllianceVotes%SeatsCentre-right coalition12,190,36049.04Centre-left coalition10,887,40943.80Others1,780,5267.16Total24,858,295100Source: Ministry of the Interior

PartyVotes%SeatsThe People of Freedom (PdL)6,003,10626.7Democratic Party (PD)5,851,37126.1Northern League (LN)2,749,87512.2Italy of Values (IdV)1,565,3367.0Union of the Centre (UDC)1,248,8865.6Left Ecology Freedom (SEL)478,1872.1Others3,903,90817.4Total21,800,669100Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions RegionOutgoing ElectedElection President Party Alliance President Party Alliance Piedmont Mercedes Bresso PD Centre-left Roberto Cota LN Centre-right Details Liguria Claudio Burlando PD Centre-left Claudio Burlando PD Centre-left Details Lombardy Roberto Formigoni PdL Centre-right Roberto Formigoni PdL Centre-right Details Veneto Giancarlo Galan PdL Centre-right Luca Zaia LN Centre-right Details Emilia-Romagna Vasco Errani PD Centre-left Vasco Errani PD Centre-left Details Tuscany Claudio Martini PD Centre-left Enrico Rossi PD Centre-left Details Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti PD Centre-left Catiuscia Marini PD Centre-left Details Marche Gian Mario Spacca PD Centre-left Gian Mario Spacca PD Centre-left Details Lazio Esterino Montino (acting) PD Centre-left Renata Polverini PdL Centre-right Details Campania Antonio Bassolino PD Centre-left Stefano Caldoro PdL Centre-right Details Basilicata Vito De Filippo PD Centre-left Vito De Filippo PD Centre-left Details Apulia Nichi Vendola SEL Centre-left Nichi Vendola SEL Centre-left Details Calabria Agazio Loiero PD Centre-left Giuseppe Scopelliti PdL Centre-right Details

Summary by region Piedmont

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%

Lombardy

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%

Veneto

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%

Liguria

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%

Emilia-Romagna

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%

Tuscany

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%

Umbria

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%

Marche

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%

Lazio

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%

Campania

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%

Basilicata

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%

Apulia

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%

Calabria

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 and La Repubblica

Further reading

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