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1980 Apulian regional election 
Summary
The Apulian regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.
Events edit
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Nicola Quarta, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new centre-left government (Organic Centre-left). In 1983 Quarta was replaced by Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi, a Christian Democrat who had already served as President of the Region from 1970 to 1975.
Results edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
| Christian Democracy | 924,502 | 42.1 | 22 | |
| Italian Communist Party | 540,058 | 24.6 | 13 | |
| Italian Socialist Party | 291,609 | 13.3 | 6 | |
| Italian Social Movement | 204,240 | 9.3 | 5 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 114,570 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| Italian Republican Party | 54,545 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Italian Liberal Party | 35,590 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Proletarian Unity Party | 28,698 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Apulian Radical List | 1,868 | 0.1 | - | |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 529 | 0.0 | - | |
| Total | 2,125,780 | 100.0 | 50 | |
Source: Ministry of the Interior