The Molise regional election of 2018, for the renewal of the Regional Council of Molise and the election of the President of Molise, was held on 22 April 2018. Incumbent President Paolo Di Laura Frattura was not his party's candidate due to contrasts within the centre-left coalition.Regionali: Frattura, passo indietro per unità centrosinistra
Donato Toma, a member of Forza Italia, gained the most votes and was elected president.Voto in Molise: vince il centrodestra, M5s staccato, male il Pd
Parties and candidate Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)14.83 Free and Equal (LeU) Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre (CD) Union for Molise (UM)6.61 Molise of All (MdT) Centre-right coalition Forza Italia (FI)10.32 League (Lega) Union of the Centre (UdC)6.31 Populars for Italy (PpI) Brothers of Italy (FdI) Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy (NcI) National Movement for Sovereignty (MNS)The People of the Family (PdF)Five Star Movement (M5S)10.22 CasaPound
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Donato Toma73,229 43.461 Forza Italia13,6279.383 Pride Molise12,1228.342 League11,9568.232 Populars for Italy10,3517.122 Union of the Centre7,4295.111 Brothers of Italy6,4614.451 Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy5,2043.581 National Movement for Sovereignty3,9242.70– The People of the Family6030.41–Total71,67749.3212 Andrea Greco64,87538.501 Five Star Movement45,88631.575 Carlo Veneziale28,81817.10– Democratic Party13,1219.032 Free and Equal4,7843.39– Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre3,4592.38– Union for Molise3,2332.22– Molise of All2,7161.87–Total27,31318.792 Agostino Di Giacomo7070.42– CasaPound4770.33– Blank and invalid votes 5194 - – - - - Total candidates172,823 100.002Total parties145,353100.0019Registered voters/turnout 331253 52.17 – - - - Source: Region of Molise, Istituto Cattaneo
Analysis Unlike in the general election where the M5S reached about 44%, Regionalwahlen im süditalienischen Molise: Berlusconis Block vornBerlusconi-Block siegt bei Regionalwahl in MoliseCircoscrizione MOLISE this time it reached 32%. In contrast, the centre-right coalition was up just under 20% compared to 4 March.
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