Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, 2013

Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, 2013

April 21–22, 2013

47 + 2 27 seats needed for a majority Turnout 50.5%[1]   Leader Debora Serracchiani Renzo Tondo Saverio Galluccio Party Democratic Party People of Freedom Five Star Movement

Incumbent President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Renzo Tondo People of Freedom

The Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election of 2013 took place on 21–22 April 2013 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

Debora Serracchiani, Socialist MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0%; Saverio Galluccio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) came third with 19.2% of the vote.^[1] Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, after Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) in 1994–1995.^[2] The turnout was a record low as a mere 50.5% of eligible voters turned out to vote.^[1]

In the election, the PD was the most voted list with 26.8% (resulting in 20 seats, including Serracchiani's), but the combined result of the PdL and its sister-list Responsible Autonomy (comprising PdL members, centre-right independents and the Friulian Autonomist Movement)^[3] was 30.7% (resulting in a total of 13 seats including Tondo's). Other than LNF (8.3%, 3 seats), two other regional parties, Citizens for the President (5.3%, 3 seats) and Slovene Union (1.4%, 1 seat, Slovene minority), gained seats in the Regional Council.^[1]

On the same day of the regional election, also provincial and municipal elections were held. LNF's Pietro Fontanini was re-elected President of the Province of Udine by beating PD's Andrea Lerussi 50.0% to 41.1%. In the occasion, the separatist Friulian Front made its debut in electoral politics with 5.7% of the vote.^[4] In Udine no candidate for mayor passed the required 50%; a run-off will be held on 5–6 May.^[5]

Results

Candidates	Regional lists				Provincial lists						Total
	votes	%	+/–	seats	Parties	votes	%	+/–	seats	+/–	group	+/–
Debora Serracchiani	211,508	39.39	–6.8	1	Democratic Party	107,155	26.8	–3.1	19	+4	27	+3
					Citizens for the President	21,169	5.3	+0.2	3	+1
					Left Ecology Freedom	17,764	4.5	–1.2	3
					Slovene Union	5,651	1.4	+0.2	1
					Italy of Values	4,006	1.0	–3.5	—	–2
Renzo Tondo	209,457	39.00	–14.8	1	The People of Freedom	80,052	20.0	–13.0	8	–13	17	–18
					Responsible Autonomy–Tondo List (incl. MAF)	42,847	10.7	New	4	New
					Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia	33,050	8.3	–4.6	3	–5
					Union of the Centre	14,758	3.7	–2.5	1	–3
					The Right	6,209	1.6	New	—	New
					Pensioners' Party	3,741	0.9	–0.6	—
Saverio Galluccio	103,135	19.21	New	—	Five Star Movement	54,952	13.8	New	5	New	5	New
Franco Bandelli	12,909	2.4	New	—	A Different Region	8,231	2.1	New	—	New	—	New
Total candidates	536,992	100.0		2	Total parties	399,585	100.0		47	–10	49	–10

Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Elections

References

External links

• Official website
• Results