A special round of regional elections in Italy took place in 2019 in five of the country’s twenty regions, including Abruzzo (10 February), Sardinia (24 February), Basilicata (24 March), Piedmont (26 May) and Umbria (27 October).
Overview The regional elections were held early in Abruzzo and Umbria, after the respective presidents had resigned from office or the regional councils had been dissolved.
Overall results Regional councils AllianceVotes%SeatsCentre-right coalition 2,062,161 52.33 Centre-left coalition 1,255,872 31.87 Five Star Movement 518,446 13.16 Others 89,753 2.28 Total3,926,232100
Presidents of the regions RegionElection dayOutgoing Elected President Party Alliance President Party Alliance Abruzzo 10 February Giovanni Lolli (acting) PD Centre-left Marco Marsilio FdI Centre-right Sardinia 24 February Francesco Pigliaru PD Centre-left Christian Solinas PSd'Az Centre-right Basilicata 24 March Marcello Pittella PD Centre-left Vito Bardi FI Centre-right Piedmont 26 May Sergio Chiamparino PD Centre-left Alberto Cirio FI Centre-right Umbria 27 October Fabio Paparelli (acting) PD Centre-left Donatella Tesei Lega Centre-right
Summary by region Abruzzo
President Regional council Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats Marco Marsilio FdI 299,949 48.0 Centre-right 294,879 49.2 18 Giovanni Legnini PD 195,394 31.3 Centre-left 183,630 30.6 6 Sara Marcozzi M5S 126,125 20.2 M5S 118,273 19.7 7 Others 2,974 0.5 Others 2,560 0.4 0 Voters: 643,287 — Turnout: 53.1%
Sardinia
President Regional council Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats Christian Solinas PSd'Az 364,059 47.8 Centre-right 370,354 51.9 36 Massimo Zedda PP 250,797 32.9 Centre-left 214,660 30.1 18 Francesco Desogus M5S 85,342 11.2 M5S 69,573 9.7 6 Others 61,365 8.1 Others 59,415 8.3 0 Voters: 790,709 — Turnout: 53.7%
Basilicata
President Regional council Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats Vito Bardi FI 124,716 42.2 Centre-right 122,548 42.4 13 Carlo Trerotola Ind 97,866 33.1 Centre-left 96,000 33.2 5 Antonio Mattia M5S 60,070 20.3 M5S 58,658 20.3 3 Others 12,912 4.4 Others 12,124 4.2 0 Voters: 307,188 — Turnout: 53.5%
Piedmont
President Regional council Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats Alberto Cirio FI 1,091,814 49.9 Centre-right 1,028,501 53.6 33 Sergio Chiamparino PD 783,805 35.8 Centre-left 638,802 33.3 13 Giorgio Bertola M5S 298,086 13.6 M5S 241,014 12.6 5 Others 15,935 0.7 Others 12,259 0.6 0 Voters: 2,290,361 — Turnout: 63.3%
Umbria
President Regional council Candidate Party Votes % Alliance Votes % Seats Donatella Tesei Lega 255,158 57.6 Centre-right 245,879 58.8 13 Vincenzo Bianconi Ind 166,179 37.5 Centre-left 153,784 36.8 8 Others 22,006 4.9 Others 18,214 4.4 0 Voters: 455,184 — Turnout: 64.7%
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