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The Apulian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.
Nichi Vendola (Communist Refoundation Party) defeated incumbent Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia). The success of Vendola came somewhat unexpected. In a Southern Italian Region, expected to be morally conservative, Vendola, a communist and homosexual, defeated Fitto, a conservative Christian democrat. Vendola was the first candidate ever to be appointed by its coalition through a primary election instead of agreements between parties. A defeat of Vendola might have resulted in a cancellation of the primary election of The Union for choosing the candidate for Prime Minister in the 2006 general election.
Results
3–4 April 2005 Apulian regional election results
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| Candidates
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Parties
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Nichi Vendola
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1,165,536
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49.84
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1
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| bgcolor="Template:Democrats of the Left/meta/color" |
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Democrats of the Left
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356,369
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16.63
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14
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| bgcolor="Template:The Daisy/meta/color" |
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Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy
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208,806
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9.74
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8
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| bgcolor="Template:Communist Refoundation Party/meta/color" |
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Communist Refoundation Party
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109,146
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5.09
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4
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| bgcolor="Template:Italian Socialist Party/meta/color" |
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Italian Democratic Socialists
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86,096
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4.01
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3
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| bgcolor="Template:Union of Democrats for Europe/meta/color" |
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Union of Democrats for Europe
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70,293
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3.28
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3
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The Apulian Spring
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55,335
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2.58
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3
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| bgcolor="Template:Party of Italian Communists/meta/color" |
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Party of Italian Communists
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48,141
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2.24
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2
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Autonomist Socialists – PSDI – MRE
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47,511
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2.22
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2
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Italy of Values
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38,120
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1.78
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1
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Federation of the Greens
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33,309
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1.55
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1
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United Christian Democrats
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8,397
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0.39
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–
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Pensioners' Party
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3,959
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0.18
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–
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1,065,752
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49.69
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41
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Raffaele Fitto
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1,151,405
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49.24
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1
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| bgcolor="Template:Forza Italia/meta/color" |
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Forza Italia
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381,663
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17.80
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10
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National Alliance
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259,563
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12.10
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7
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Apulia First of All
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196,281
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9.15
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5
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Union of Christian and Centre Democrats
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167,038
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7.79
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4
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New PSI – PRI
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48,109
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2.24
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1
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Social Idea Movement
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10,099
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0.47
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–
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| Total
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1.062.753
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49.55
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27
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Gianfelice Galassi
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10,973
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0.47
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–
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Social Alternative
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9,368
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0.44
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–
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Luca Scalabrini
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10,477
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0.45
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–
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Christian Democracy
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6,791
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0.32
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–
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| Total candidates
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2,338,391
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100.00
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2
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Total parties
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2,144,664
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100.00
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68
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| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
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