The 1995 Basilicata regional election took place on 23 April 1995. The election was for all 30 seats of the

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and the

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, who automatically became a member of the council alongside two other seats, plus that of the second-placed candidate. It was the third-last election of the

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. For the first time, the president of the region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the president-elect could have been replaced during the term. Raffaele Dinardo of the Populars was elected president of the region, defeating Giampiero Perri of

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by a landslide. The sole

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region that year to be governed by the

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, it was the start of what became a over 20-year rule that led political comparisons of

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to the left-wing

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region.

Results

Source
Ministry of the Interior
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References

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