A large round of regional elections in Italy took place on 28–29 March in 13

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out of 20, including nine of the ten largest ones:

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Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an Regions of Italy, administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia (region), Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 m ...

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Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

and

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Overview

The elections turned out to be a competition between two rival coalitions built around the two major parties: The People of Freedom (PdL) of

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and the Democratic Party (PD) led by

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. The third largest party in Italy, Northern League (whose main regional sections, Liga Veneta,

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and Lega Piemont playing a large role in Veneto, Lombardy and Piedmont, respectively) supported joint candidates with the PdL in Northern and

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. The centre-right went to win the elections by gaining four more regions than in 2005: Campania, Lazio, Piedmont and Calabria. The centre-left coalition won seven regions out of 13. Lega Nord played a major role in the North, where it was the second-largest party and the largest in Veneto. The party led by Umberto Bossi managed to have two of its leading members elected at the head of a region: in Piedmont and in Veneto.

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, a protest party popular, had a strong showing in Emilia-Romagna.

Overall results

Regional councils

Presidents of the regions

Summary by region

Piedmont

Lombardy

Veneto

Liguria

Emilia-Romagna

Tuscany

Umbria

Marche

Lazio

Campania

Basilicata

Apulia

Calabria

Sources
Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

Corriere della Sera
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External links

''Sondaggi politico elettorali'' – opinion polls''Il Clandestino'' – analysis and opinion polls''Scenari politici'' – analysis and opinion polls
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