2000 Piedmontese regional election

2000 Piedmentese regional election

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All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Piedmont
Turnout	71.96% ( 11.02%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Enzo Ghigo Livia Turco Party Forza Italia Democrats of the Left Alliance House of Freedoms The Olive Tree Last election 33 seats, 39.7% 18 seats, 35.2% Seats won 40 18 Seat change 7 Popular vote 1,249,840 953,163 Percentage 51.8% 39.5% Swing 1.0%[1] 3.7%
President before election Enzo Ghigo FI President-elect Enzo Ghigo FI

The Piedmontese regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia) was re-elected for the second time in a row President, defeating Livia Turco (Democrats of the Left). His re-election resulted in a landslide, as this time he was supported also by Lega Nord Piemont.

Forza Italia was confirmed as the largest party in the region with an historic 30.8% of the vote, while the Democrats of the left were the second largest party with 17.7%. Piedmont was confirmed as a stronghold of Bonino List, whose leader Emma Bonino was candidate for president and took 5.7% of the vote.

Results[]

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16 April 2000 Piedmontese regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Enzo Ghigo	1,249,840	51.78	12
						Forza Italia	626,907	30.78	17
						National Alliance	241,864	11.88	6
						Northern League Piedmont	153,935	7.56	3
						United Christian Democrats	48,707	2.39	1
						Christian Democratic Centre	43,827	2.15	1
						Socialist Party	16,283	0.80	–
						The Liberals Sgarbi	5,725	0.28	–
						Christian Democratic Party	2,139	0.11	–
					Total		1,139,387	55.95	28
	Livia Turco	953,163	39.49	1
						Democrats of the Left	360,826	17.72	9
						Communist Refoundation Party	112,489	5.52	2
						The Democrats	86,349	4.24	2
						Italian People's Party–UDEUR–RI	74,888	3.68	1
						Party of Italian Communists	41,930	2.06	1
						Federation of the Greens	41,853	2.06	1
						Italian Democratic Socialists	36,788	1.81	1
						Pensioners' Party	15,964	0.78	–
					Total		771,087	37.87	17
	Emma Bonino	138,632	5.74	–		Bonino List	90,796	4.46	2
	Alessandra Calvo	62,288	2.58	–
						Autonomists for Europe	26,639	1.31	–
						Greens Greens	8,498	0.42	–
					Total		35,137	1.73	–
	Antonio Tevere	9,624	0.40	–		Humanist Party	–	–	–
Total candidates		2,413,547	100.00	13	Total parties		2,036,407	100.00	47
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

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