The Molise regional election of 2018, for the renewal of the Regional Council of

Molise Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...

and the election of the

President of Molise The following is a complete list of presidents of Molise. Molise is a region of Southern Italy established in 1970. Prior to then, it was part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise Prior to the 1995 election, the president was not directly ele ...

, was held on 22 April 2018. Incumbent President

Paolo Di Laura Frattura Paolo Di Laura Frattura (born July 4, 1962 in Campobasso) is an Italian politician and member of the Democratic Party. Centre-left coalition nominee for President of Molise in 2011 regional election, he lost that election against incumbent Pres ...

was not his party's candidate due to contrasts within the centre-left coalition.

Donato Toma Donato Toma (born 4 December 1957) is an Italian politician and current president of Molise. Biography Toma graduated in Economy at the University of Naples Federico II and became a business consultant, teaching also at the University of Moli ...

, a member of

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

, gained the most votes and was elected president.

Parties and candidate

Results

Analysis

Unlike in the

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

where the M5S reached about 44%,Berlusconi-Block siegt bei Regionalwahl in Molise
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/ref> this time it reached 32%. In contrast, the centre-right coalition was up just under 20% compared to 4 March.

References

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