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 AllianceVotes%SeatsCentre-left coalition(The Union)12,103,71348.71Centre-right coalition(House of Freedoms) 10,347,27141.64Others2,398,3699.65Total24,849,353100Source: Ministry of the Interior
Presidents of the regions RegionOutgoing ElectedElection 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%
External links Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive