2008 Abruzzo regional election
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The Abruzzo regional election of 2008 took place on 14–15 December 2008, due to the early resignation of President Ottaviano Del Turco, after his indictment for alleged corruption.[1][2] The election was to take place on 30 November–1 December, but was postponed because of legal issues over the ammission of the list of For the Common Good.[3]
The candidate of The People of Freedom (PdL) was Giovanni Chiodi, a former mayor of Teramo.[4] The PdL rejected any alliance with the Union of the Centre (UDC) and The Right in order to strengthen its goal of becoming a majority force free from the blackmails of small "old politics" parties.[5]
On the centre-left, local and national leaders of Democratic Party (PD) tried to produce a joint candidate with Italy of Values (IdV) and UDC, but IdV said that an alliance with the PD was possible only if the PD would have supported their own candidate, . IdV was even tempted by running a solitary campaign: Abruzzo was in fact a stronghold for the party, whose leader Antonio Di Pietro came from neighbouring Molise. However, in late October, the PD agreed to support Costantini at the head of a large centre-left coalition, comprising also the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), the Party of Italian Communists (PdCI), the Federation of the Greens and the Socialist Party (PS).[6]
The PD tried to woo also the UDC in the centre-left coalition, but the UDC refused any alliance with populist IdV and decided to run its own candidate, .[7] Teodoro Buontempo was the candidate of The Right.[8]
On election day Gianni Chiodi defeated Carlo Costantini. The election was a major defeat for the PD, while IdV had a very good result, despite the poor showing of its candidate, who won fewer votes than its supporting parties.
Results[]
Candidates & parties | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
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Giovanni Chiodi | 295,371 | 48.81 | 8 | 19 |
The People of Freedom | 190,919 | 35.19 | → | 15 |
Raise Abruzzo! (Future Abruzzo–DC–LD–PRI) | 40,256 | 7.42 | → | 3 |
Movement for Autonomy | 18,040 | 3.32 | → | 1 |
Liberal Socialists | 7,753 | 1.43 | → | 0 |
258,199 | 42.67 | 1 | 15 | |
Democratic Party | 106,410 | 19.61 | → | 7 |
Italy of Values | 81,557 | 15.03 | → | 5 |
Communist Refoundation Party | 15,435 | 2.84 | → | 1 |
Federation of the Greens–Democratic Left | 12,054 | 2.22 | → | 1 |
Party of Italian Communists | 9,955 | 1.83 | → | 1 |
Socialist Party | 9,387 | 1.73 | → | - |
Democrats for Abruzzo | 7,507 | 1.38 | → | - |
32,604 | 5.39 | - | 2 | |
Union of the Centre–UDEUR | 30,452 | 5.61 | → | 2 |
Teodoro Buontempo | 11,514 | 1.90 | - | - |
The Right | 9,597 | 1.77 | → | 0 |
Ilaria Del Biondo | 6,625 | 0.76 | - | - |
Workers' Communist Party | 2,018 | 0.37 | → | 0 |
Angelo Di Prospero | 2,791 | 0.46 | - | - |
For the Common Good | 1,237 | 0.23 | → | 0 |
Total | 605,104 | 100.00 | 9 | 36 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
References[]
- ^ "Archivio Corriere della Sera".
- ^ "Archivio Corriere della Sera".
- ^ http://www.agi.it/ultime-notizie-page/200811251228-pol-rom1077-art.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.agi.it/l-aquila/notizie/200810161229-pol-raq0029-art.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2018-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/24ore/ABRUZZO-CESA-IDV-E-PD-OK-MA-CON-NOSTRO-CANDIDATO/news-dettaglio/3361495[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.iltempo.it/politica/2012/12/14/e-la-destra-candida-buontempo-1.258077
External links[]
- Campaign website of Gianni Chiodi
- Campaign website of Carlo Costantini
- Campaign website of Rodolfo De Laurentiis
- Elections in Abruzzo
- 2008 elections in Italy
- December 2008 events in Europe