2010 Italian regional elections

2010 Italian regional elections
28–29 March 2010
Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria
Elected Presidents:
  Democratic Party
  The People of Freedom
  Northern League
  Left Ecology Freedom
  Movement for the Autonomies

The Italian regional elections of 2010 took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria.

Overview

The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions centered around the two major parties: The People of Freedom (PdL), led by Silvio Berlusconi, and the Democratic Party (PD), led by Pier Luigi Bersani. The third-largest party in Italy, the Northern League (whose main regional sections — Liga Veneta, Lega Lombarda, and Lega Piemont — played major roles in Veneto, Lombardy, and Piedmont, respectively), supported joint candidates with the PdL in Northern and Central Italy.

The centre-right coalition went on to win the elections, gaining four additional regions, although the centre-left coalition maintained control of seven out of thirteen regions.

Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) also had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.

Overall results

Regional councils

Alliance Votes % Seats
Centre-right coalition 12,190,360 49.04
344 / 698
Centre-left coalition 10,887,409 43.80
329 / 698
Others 1,780,526 7.16
25 / 698
Total 24,858,295 100
698 / 698
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Party Votes % Seats
The People of Freedom (PdL) 6,003,106 26.7
176 / 698
Democratic Party (PD) 5,851,371 26.1
192 / 698
Northern League (LN) 2,749,875 12.2
58 / 698
Italy of Values (IdV) 1,565,336 7.0
46 / 698
Union of the Centre (UDC) 1,248,886 5.6
36 / 698
Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) 478,187 2.1
18 / 698
Others 3,903,908 17.4
172 / 698
Total 21,800,669 100
698 / 698
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions

Region Outgoing Elected Election
President Party Alliance President Party Alliance
Piedmont Mercedes Bresso PD Centre-left Roberto Cota LN Centre-right Details
Liguria Claudio Burlando PD Centre-left Claudio Burlando PD Centre-left Details
Lombardy Roberto Formigoni PdL Centre-right Roberto Formigoni PdL Centre-right Details
Veneto Giancarlo Galan PdL Centre-right Luca Zaia LN Centre-right Details
Emilia-Romagna Vasco Errani PD Centre-left Vasco Errani PD Centre-left Details
Tuscany Claudio Martini PD Centre-left Enrico Rossi PD Centre-left Details
Umbria Maria Rita Lorenzetti PD Centre-left Catiuscia Marini PD Centre-left Details
Marche Gian Mario Spacca PD Centre-left Gian Mario Spacca PD Centre-left Details
Lazio Esterino Montino (acting) PD Centre-left Renata Polverini PdL Centre-right Details
Campania Antonio Bassolino PD Centre-left Stefano Caldoro PdL Centre-right Details
Basilicata Vito De Filippo PD Centre-left Vito De Filippo PD Centre-left Details
Apulia Nichi Vendola SEL Centre-left Nichi Vendola SEL Centre-left Details
Calabria Agazio Loiero PD Centre-left Giuseppe Scopelliti PdL Centre-right Details

Summary by region

Piedmont

Main article: 2010 Piedmontese regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Roberto Cota LN 1,043,318 47.3 Centre-right 889,916 47.0 36
Mercedes Bresso PD 1,033,946 46.9 Centre-left 900,537 47.6 22
Davide Bono M5S 90,086 4.1 M5S 69,448 3.7 2
Others 36,999 1.7 Others 34,170 1.8 0
Voters: 2,338,487 — Turnout: 64.3%

Lombardy

Main article: 2010 Lombard regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Roberto Formigoni PdL 2,704,364 56.1 Centre-right 2,479,368 58.2 49
Filippo Penati PD 1,603,666 33.3 Centre-left 1,421,688 33.3 28
Savino Pezzotta UDC 225,849 4.7 UDC 164,078 3.9 3
Others 285,697 5.9 Others 197,892 4.6 0
Voters: 4,973,519 — Turnout: 64.6%

Veneto

Main article: 2010 Venetian regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Luca Zaia LN 1,528,386 60.2 Centre-right 1,361,702 60.7 37
Giuseppe Bortolussi Ind 738,761 29.1 Centre-left 657,798 29.3 19
Antonio De Poli UDC 162,235 6.4 UDC 145,114 6.5 4
Others 111,294 4.4 Others 78,429 3.5 0
Voters: 2,631,570 — Turnout: 66.4%

Liguria

Main article: 2010 Ligurian regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Claudio Burlando PD 424,044 52.1 Centre-left 393,383 52.7 25
Sandro Biasotti PdL 389,132 47.9 Centre-right 352,652 47.3 15
Voters: 844,249 — Turnout: 60.9%

Emilia-Romagna

Main article: 2010 Emilia-Romagna regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Vasco Errani PD 1,197,789 52.1 Centre-left 1,095,604 51.9 32
Anna Maria Bernini PdL 844,915 36.7 Centre-right 808,404 38.3 15
Giovanni Favia M5S 161,056 7.0 M5S 126,619 6.0 2
Gian Luca Galletti UDC 96,625 4.2 UDC 79,244 3.8 1
Voters: 2,357,733 — Turnout: 68.1%

Tuscany

Main article: 2010 Tuscan regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Enrico Rossi PD 1,055,751 59.7 Centre-left 922,240 60.7 32
Monica Faenzi PdL 608,680 34.4 Centre-right 510,641 33.7 19
Francesco Bosi UDC 81,106 4.6 UDC 72,548 4.8 2
Others 21,872 1.2 Others 14,002 0.9 0
Voters: 1,827,266 — Turnout: 60.7%

Umbria

Main article: 2010 Umbrian regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Catiuscia Marini PD 257,458 57.2 Centre-left 243.090 58.9 20
Fiammetta Modena PdL 169,568 37.7 Centre-right 151,418 36.7 10
Paola Binetti UDC 22,756 5.1 UDC 18,072 4.4 1
Voters: 466,670 — Turnout: 65.4%

Marche

Main article: 2010 Marche regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Gian Mario Spacca PD 409,823 53.2 Centre-left 385,592 53.4 25
Erminio Marinelli PdL 306,075 39.7 Centre-right 289,931 40.1 16
Massimo Rossi PRC 54,851 7.1 PRC 47,083 6.5 2
Voters: 809,146 — Turnout: 62.3%

Lazio

Main article: 2010 Lazio regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Renata Polverini PdL 1,409,025 51.1 Centre-right 1,260,094 51.4 42
Emma Bonino RI 1,331,375 48.3 Centre-left 1,185,232 48.3 29
Others 14,685 0.5 Others 7,860 0.3 0
Voters: 2,875,469 — Turnout: 60.9%

Campania

Main article: 2010 Campania regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Stefano Caldoro PdL 1,586,490 54.3 Centre-right 1,615,118 58.6 39
Vincenzo De Luca PD 1,258,787 43.0 Centre-left 1,061,148 38.5 21
Others 79,083 1.7 Others 79,889 2.9 0
Voters: 3,114,075 — Turnout: 63.0%

Basilicata

Main article: 2010 Basilicata regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Vito De Filippo PD 202,980 60.8 Centre-left 216,945 67.6 19
Nicola Pagliuca PdL 93,204 27.9 Centre-right 87,493 27.2 9
Magdi Allam ALI 29,107 8.7 ALI 13,700 4.3 1
Others 8,448 2.5 Others 2,960 0.9 0
Voters: 357,607 — Turnout: 62.8%

Apulia

Main article: 2010 Apulian regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Nichi Vendola SEL 1,036,638 48.7 Centre-left 910,692 46.1 39
Rocco Palese PdL 899,590 42.3 Centre-right 874,462 44.2 27
Adriana Poli Bortone IS 185,370 8.7 NPI 186,443 9.4 4
Others 7,376 0.3 Others 5,834 0.3 0
Voters: 2,245,412 — Turnout: 63.2%

Calabria

Main article: 2010 Calabrian regional election
President Regional council
Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats
Giuseppe Scopelliti PdL 614,584 57.8 Centre-right 592,523 57.6 30
Agazio Loiero PD 342,773 32.2 Centre-left 358,378 34.8 17
Filippo Callipo IRC 106,646 10.0 IdV–IRC 78,364 7.6 3
Voters: 1,118,429 — Turnout: 59.3%

Sources: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections, Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica

Further reading

  • Baldi, Brunetta; Tronconi, Filippo (2011). Between the Center and the Periphery: The Regional Elections and the Path to Fiscal Federalism. Italian Politics. Vol. 26. Berghahn. pp. 122–140.
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