2025 Apulian regional election

The 2025 Apulian regional election was held in Apulia, Italy, from 23 to 24 November 2025.

Electoral system The Regional Council of Apulia is made up of 51 seats, in which, one is reserved for the President and the second place candidate, per the electorate law. The first 23 seats are divided at the district level and the remaining 27 at the level of the single regional constituency. The law provides for a single round, with list voting, the possibility of expressing two preferences of different gender within the chosen list, and voting for the candidate for president, on a single ballot.

It is possible to vote for a slate and a candidate for the chair that are not connected to each other (split vote). +Seat distribution of the Regional Council of ApuliaProvincesSeatsBari16Brindisi5Foggia8Lecce8Taranto7BAT6President1Total51 The candidate who obtains the majority (even only relative) of the votes is elected President of the Region. The lists linked to the elected president are eventually assigned a majority bonus in the following measure: At least 29 seats if the elected president has obtained a percentage of preferences higher than 40% At least 28 seats if the elected president has obtained a percentage of preferences between 35% and 40%. If it falls below 35%, at least 27 councilors would be assigned.

The law provides for a threshold of 8% for coalitions and lists that run on their own and 4% for lists that present themselves in a coalition.

Parties and candidates Presidential candidate Candidate ExperienceAlliance Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy (2024–present)Mayor of Bari (2014–2024)Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2013–2014)Centre-left coalition President of the Fiera del Levante (2001–2006)Candidate for Mayor of Bari (2004)Centre-right coalition

Parties and coalitions Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party (incl. +Eu)17.316Antonio DecaroFive Star Movement (incl. PRC)9.95Greens and Left Alliance (incl. Pos and MET)3.8– Decaro for President (incl. PSI) For Apulia (incl. Con) Forward Populars with Decaro (incl. Az and DemoS)Centre-right coalitionBrothers of Italy (incl. ScN and PdF)12.66Luigi LobuonoLeague – NPSI – UDC (inc. PP)11.54Forza Italia8.94Us Moderates – Civics for Lobuono Apulia With Us (incl. DC, )Pacifist and Popular Apulia (incl. PaP, PCI and RS)0.4–Ada DonnoCivic Alliance for ApuliaSabino Mangano

Opinion polls Presidential candidates Date Polling firmClientSample sizeMargin of error Decaro Lobuono Donno ManganoOthersLead5 November 2025IpsosCorriere della Sera800±3.5 63.833.1 2.2 0.9 30.75 November 2025NotoPorta a Porta - -65.033.02.0 32 7 November 2025Tecnè srlAgenzia Dire1000±3.1 62–6632–361–3 307 November 2025Only NumbersGazzetta del Mezzogiorno800±3.5 59.8–64.034.0–38.20.7–1.70.4–1.2 25.8

Electoral lists Publication dateInstituteClientSampleMargin of errorPDM5SAVSFdILega–UDC–NPSIFINMDC–Lead5 November 2025IpsosCorriere della Sera800±3.58.75.65.913.26.317.34.59.61.60.82.10.97 November 2025TecnèAgenzia Dire1000±3.17–114–8 23–2715–122–68–12 1–5 1–3

Outcome Result +CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%SeatsAntonio Decaro919,75363.981Democratic Party344,22925.9114 Decaro for President168,94412.727 For Apulia113,5158.544Five Star Movement 95,9637.224Greens and Left Alliance54,3584.090 Forward Populars with Decaro 54,3064.090Total 831.315 62.57 29Luigi Lobuono505,14635.141Brothers of Italy248,90518.7311Forza Italia121,0149.115League 106,8528.044Us Moderates10,9970.830 Apulia With Us 1,1270.080Total 488,895 36.80 20Ada Donno10,0700.700Pacifist and Popular Apulia 6,7340.510Sabino Mangano2,6420.180Civic Alliance for Apulia1,6830.130 Blank and invalid votes37,8262.56Total candidates1,437,611100.02Total parties1,328,628100.049 Registered voters/turnout1,475,43741.83Source: Apulia Region – Results

Turnout Voter turnout Constituency Sunday, November 23 Monday, November 24Previous Election12:00 PM19:00 PM23:00 PM15:00 PM Bari 9.00%23.89%30.07% 42.30% 56.87% 14.56% Barletta-Andria-Trani 8.52% 22.65% 28.81% 41.22% 59.98% 18.76% Brindisi 8.62% 24.33% 29.58% 41.94% 54.80% 12.89% Foggia 7.18% 20.44% 26.15% 38.61% 52.74% 14.13% Lecce 9.40% 27.33% 32.15% 44.50% 58.12% 13.62% Taranto 7.69% 22.09% 27.90% 40.60% 55.75% 15.15% Total8.55%23.75%29.44%41.82%56.43% 14.60% Analysis Antonio Decaro won with 64% of the total votes, winning all provinces with at least 53% of the votes. He was the strongest in his former bailiwick, the Metropolitan City of Bari, where he received over 70% of the votes, and also in the Province of Foggia, where he also won more than two-thirds of the vote.

Luigi Lobuono was stronger in the Salento area, especially in the province of Lecce, where he won 45.32% of the vote, but still lost to Decaro by 8.5 points, and in Taranto, where he won nearly 40 percent of the vote, though still lost to Decaro by 20 points.

Decaro swept the region's 26 cities with population over 30,000, with Lobuono winning only one (Nardò), by 15.5 points. Decaro won his hometown Bari by 71.5%, with a 44.5% margin. The only provincial capital where Lobuono received over 40% of the vote was Lecce, albeit barely (40.35%) and still lost to Decaro by 18 points.

+Decaro V Lobuono by provinces + Province Antonio Decaro Luigi Lobuono Others Foggia 137,24668.62% 61,45630.73% 1,2980.65% Barletta-Andria-Trani 85,40563.89% 47,42435.48% 8530.64% Bari 322,72270.37% 131,24428.62% 4,6411.01% Taranto 113,29259.34% 75,92439.77% 1,6960.89% Brindisi 92,63465.82% 46,86033.30% 1,2460.88% Lecce 168,36653.68% 142,14745.32% 3,1551.01%

+Decaro V Lobuono by major cities City Antonio Decaro Luigi Lobuono Others Bari 81,86671.51% 30,83726.94% 1,7711.55% Taranto 33,28363.06% 18,90835.82% 5921.12% Foggia 32,92569.36% 14,05529.61% 4911.04% Andria 22,51265.02% 11,94434.50% 1690.48% Lecce 20,18458.34% 13,95940.35% 4541.31% Barletta 22,81163.52% 12,88635.88% 2160.60% Brindisi 18,20464.78% 9,67234.42% 2250.80% Altamura 16,60964.48% 8,97634.85% 1730.67% Molfetta 16,42080.06% 3,83618.70% 2531.23% Cerignola 8,40957.50% 6,14642.02% 700.48% Trani 12,29062.17% 7,34837.17% 1310.67% Bisceglie 13,48874.47% 4,46224.63% 1630.90% Manfredonia 12,00668.44% 5,42930.95% 1080.62% Bitonto 13,30069.52% 5,69829.78% 1340.70% San Severo 10,09871.56% 3,94127.93% 730.52% Monopoli 10,81962.86% 6,27536.46% 1180.69% Corato 11,21067.90% 5,14231.15% 1570.95% Martina Franca 11,26156.62% 8,43542.41% 1910.96% Gravina in Puglia 8,62359.23% 5,85640.22% 800.55% Fasano 9,57768.24% 4,35831.05% 990.71% Modugno 11,28081.57% 2,41617.47% 1320.95% Francavilla Fontana 7,07562.39% 4,17436.81% 910.81% Massafra 7,16869.59% 3,09630.06% 360.35% Nardò 6,10341.98% 8,35357.46% 810.56%

Elected councilors

+ Party / List Councilor elected Preference votes Constituency

See also 2025 Italian local elections

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