1995 Abruzzo regional election

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1995 Abruzzo regional election

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All 40 seats to the Regional Council of Abruzzo
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Antonio Falconio Piergiorgio Landini
Party PPI National Alliance
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Seats won 25 15
Popular vote 381,051 373,101
Percentage 48.2% 47.2%


President before election

Vincenzo Del Colle
PPI

President-elect

Antonio Falconio
PPI

The Abruzzo regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.

Antonio Falconio (Italian People's Party) was elected President of the Region, defeating Piergiorgio Landini (Forza Italia) by a narrow margin.

Results[edit]

Candidates votes votes (%) seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Antonio Falconio 381,051 48.22 8 17
Democratic Party of the Left 173,726 24.13 9
Communist Refoundation Party 65,668 9.12 3
Italian People's Party 62,597 8.69 2
Pact of Democrats 48,395 6.72 2
Federation of the Greens 20,886 2.90 1
Piergiorgio Landini 373,101 47.21 - 15
Forza Italia – The People's Pole 141,685 19.68 7
National Alliance 128,539 17.85 6
Christian Democratic Centre 53,745 7.47 2
Nicola Cucullo 19,479 2.46 - -
Tricolour Flame 10,000 1.39 -
Riccardo Chiavaroli 16,600 2.10 - -
Pannella List 14,689 2.04 -
Total 790,231 100.00 8 32

Source: Ministry of the Interior