2000 Abruzzo regional election

Summary

The Abruzzo regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

2000 Abruzzo regional election

← 1995 16 April 2000 2005 →

All 43 seats to the Regional Council of Abruzzo
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Giovanni Pace Antonio Falconio
Party National Alliance PPI
Alliance Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree
Seats won 26 17
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 8
Popular vote 382,353 378,739
Percentage 49.3% 48.8%
Swing Increase 2.1% Increase 0.6%


President before election

Antonio Falconio
PPI

President-elect

Giovanni Pace
National Alliance

Giovanni Pace (National Alliance) was narrowly elected President, defeating incumbent Antonio Falconio (Democrats of the Left).

Results edit

Candidates & parties votes votes (%) seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Giovanni Pace 382,353 49.26 8 18
Forza Italia 142,197 19.20 8
National Alliance 94,139 12.71 5
Christian Democratic Centre 55,053 7.43 3
United Christian Democrats 25,372 3.43 1
Christian Democratic Party 20,294 2.74 1
The Liberals Sgarbi 9,761 1.32 0
Tricolour Flame 9,586 1.29 0
Pact for Abruzzo 8,374 1.13 0
Antonio Falconio 378,739 48.80 1 16
Democrats of the Left 148,939 20.11 7
Italian People's Party 64,981 8.77 3
The Democrats 43,766 5.91 2
Italian Democratic Socialists 33,866 4.57 1
Communist Refoundation Party 31,692 4.28 1
Party of Italian Communists 15,670 2.12 1
Union of Democrats for Europe 12,676 1.71 1
Federation of the Greens 12,128 1.64 0
Luigino Del Gatto 9,380 1.21 - -
Bonino List 8,042 1.09 0
Paolo Vecchioli 5,669 0.73 - -
National Front 4,185 0.56 0
Total 776,171 100.00 9 34

Source: Ministry of the Interior[permanent dead link]