The 2024 Abruzzo regional election took place on 10 March 2024. The election was for all 29 elected seats of the Regional Council of Abruzzo, as well as the president of Abruzzo who, along with the second placed presidential candidate, automatically became members of the Regional Council. It was the second election of the 2024 Italian regional elections.
The election was won by the centre-right coalition's incumbent president, Marco Marsilio of Brothers of Italy, over the independent centre-left coalition candidate, Luciano D'Amico, an economist and professor at the University of Teramo, 53.5% to 46.5%. The centre-left coalition, which remains divided at the national level but came from an upset win and gain in the 2024 Sardinian regional election, included both the Five Star Movement and the Action and Italia Viva parties. Despite this combination, known as campo larghissimo, it was not enough for the opposition to win in Abruzzo, although it lost by 7% in what was the fourth most right-wing region of Italy. Marsilio became thus the first president of Abruzzo to be re-elected.
Background In the 2019 Abruzzo regional election, Marco Marsilio and the centre-right coalition won over the Democratic Party and centre-left coalition candidate Giovanni Legnini 48.0% to 31.3%, with 20.2% of the votes going to the Five Star Movement candidate Sara Marcozzi, who later in July 2023 joined Forza Italia within the centre-right coalition. In January 2022, the election was called for 10 March 2024. Electoral system The electoral law is based on proportional representation and is thus proportional to the share of the votes each party receives, with an electoral threshold of 4% of the vote for parties that are not members of coalitions and 2% for those included in a coalition. The election of the Regional Council occurs on a regional basis within the four districts of Abruzzo, coinciding with the four provinces of the region. The district of Chieti elects eight councilors, while Pescara, L'Aquila, and Teramo each elect seven councillors. The president of the Regional Council and the presidential candidate who received the second largest number of votes also become members of the regional council. The candidate who obtains the majority of valid votes at the regional level becomes president. Every candidate must be linked to a party list or an electoral coalition running for the Regional Council. A majority of 60% to 65% of the seats is then allocated to the party or coalition of the elected president.
Political parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-right coalitionLeague (Lega) (incl. AP)27.510 Forza Italia (FI)9.03 Brothers of Italy (FdI)6.52Union of the Centre–Christian Democracy (UDC–DC)2.91 Marsilio for PresidentUs Moderates Centre-left coalitionFive Star Movement (M5S)19.77 Democratic Party (PD)11.13Reformists and Civics (Abruzzo in Common–Abruzzo Alive–PSI) (incl. +E)3.91 Greens and Left Alliance – Progressive and Solidary Abruzzo (incl. EV, SI, and DemoS)2.80Abruzzo Together2.70Action–Socialists Populars Reformists
Opinion polls Date Polling firm Marsilio D'Amico Lead21 Feb 2024Noto 53.047.0 617–21 Feb 2024Winpoll 50.649.4 1.212–16 Feb 2024Bidimedia 52.647.4 5.210–15 Jan 2024EMG 54.545.5 9.018–22 Dec 2023Winpoll 50.849.2 1.6
Political parties Date Polling firmCentre-rightCentre-leftItalexitUP Others Lead FdI FI Lega Marsilio NM UdC–DC Others PD M5S AVS Action AI IV +E Others 21 Feb 2024Noto31.5953.531.519.015.04.04.03.01.512.517–21 Feb 2024 Winpoll25.210.26.35.92.20.817.813.45.84.25.23.0 7.412–16 Feb 2024Bidimedia29.610.27.93.31.21.118.710.84.14.06.03.110.910–15 Jan 2024EMG31.010.08.03.01.02.015.518.02.54.52.01.52.013.018–22 Dec 2023Winpoll29.211.65.818.617.13.52.93,51.32.40.63.610.6
Approval ratings +Marco MarsilioDatePolling firmApproveDisapproveUndecided21 Feb 2024Noto 406017-21 Feb 2024Winpoll 475312–16 Feb 2024Bidimedia 40564 8–13 Dec 2023Lab2101 51.448.6 Oct 2023Piepoli 1882 Aug 2023Lab2101 51.248.8 Jul 2023Noto 4555 May 2023SWG 3565 10–23 Aug 2022Lab2101 50.949.1 Jul 2022Noto 4654 May 2022SWG 3664 Jul 2021Noto 4555
+Luciano D'Amico DatePolling firmApproveDisapproveUndecided21 Feb 2024Noto 415917-21 Feb 2024Winpoll 594112–16 Feb 2024Bidimedia 45505
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Marco Marsilio326,66053.501 Brothers of Italy 139,57824.108 Forza Italia 77,84113.444League 43,8167.562 Marsilio for President33,1025.722Us Moderates15,5162.681Union of the Centre–Christian Democracy6,7841.17–Total316,63754.6717 Luciano D'Amico 284,748 46.50 1 Democratic Party 117,49720.296Abruzzo Together44,3537.662Five Star Movement 40,6297.012Action–Socialists Populars Reformists23,1564.001 Greens and Left Alliance20,6553.571Reformists and Civics16,2752.81–Total262,56545.3312Invalid votes18,197–Total candidates612,408100.002Total parties579,202100.0029Registered voters1,208,207 51.19 Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results
Voter turnout RegionTime 12:00 19:00 23:00Abruzzo15.90%43.93%52.38%ProvinceTime12:0019:0023:00Chieti14.88%40.47%48.48%L'Aquila16.79%47.51%55.50%Pescara16.13%44.45%53.40%Teramo16.19%44.67%53.15% Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout
Results by province and major cities Source:
Province Luciano D'Amico Marco Marsilio Chieti 86,074 48.47% 91,526 51.53% L'Aquila 56,251 38.69% 89,154 61.31% Pescara 71,673 48.30% 76,732 51.70% Teramo 70,750 50.18% 70,248 49.82%
City Luciano D'Amico Marco Marsilio Pescara 29,507 52.29% 26,919 47.71% L'Aquila 16,706 47.27% 18,633 52.73% Montesilvano 9,749 42.57% 13,150 57.43% Teramo 14,272 53.29% 12,512 46.71% Avezzano 7,230 37.51% 12,047 62.49% Vasto 9,503 51.86% 8,822 48.14% Lanciano 8,416 50.10% 8,384 49.90% Roseto degli Abruzzi 6,881 58.87% 4,780 41.13% Francavilla al Mare 5,832 48.57% 6,175 51.43% Giulianova 5,879 54.47% 4,915 45.53% Ortona 5,026 48.07% 5,430 51.93% Sulmona 4,605 40.32% 6,815 59.68% San Salvo 3,120 35.27% 5,725 64.73% Spoltore 4,661 54.53% 3,887 45.47% Martinsicuro 2,432 44.19% 3,072 55.81% Silvi 2,671 43.49% 3,471 56.51%
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