The 2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 21–22 April 2013 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.
Debora Serracchiani, Socialist MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0%; Saverio Galluccio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) came third with 19.2% of the vote. Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, after Alessandra Guerra of the Northern League (LN) in 1994–1995. The turnout was a record low as a mere 50.5% of eligible voters turned out to vote.
In the election, the PD was the most voted list with 26.8% (resulting in 20 seats, including Serracchiani's), but the combined result of the PdL and its sister-list Responsible Autonomy (comprising PdL members, centre-right independents and the Friulian Autonomist Movement) was 30.7% (resulting in a total of 13 seats including Tondo's). Other than LN (8.3%, 3 seats), two other regional parties, Citizens for the President (5.3%, 3 seats) and Slovene Union (1.4%, 1 seat, Slovene minority), gained seats in the Regional Council.
On the same day of the regional election, also provincial and municipal elections were held. LN's Pietro Fontanini was re-elected President of the province of Udine by beating PD's Andrea Lerussi 50.0% to 41.1%. In the occasion, the separatist Friulian Front made its debut in electoral politics with 5.7% of the vote. In Udine no candidate for mayor passed the required 50%; a run-off will be held on 5–6 May.
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Debora Serracchiani211,50839.391 Democratic Party 107,15526.8419 Citizens for the President21,1695.303 Left Ecology Freedom17,7644.453 Slovene Union5,6511.461 Italy of Values4,0061.00–Total155,54738.9527 Renzo Tondo209,45739.001 The People of Freedom80,05220.058 Responsible Autonomy – Tondo List (incl. MAF)42,84710.734 Northern League Friuli-Venezia Giulia 33,0508.283 Union of the Centre 14,7583.701 The Right 6,2091.55– Pensioners' Party3,7410.93–Total180,62645.2417 Saverio Galluccio103,13519.21– Five Star Movement54,95213.755 Franco Bandelli12,9092.40– A Different Region8,2312.06– Total candidates536,992100.002Total parties399,585100.0047 Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Elections
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