Venetian regional election, 2005
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The 2005 Venetian regional election took place on 3-4 April 2005. Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, House of Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time President of the Region, but the support for him was diminished by the presence of a third candidate, Giorgio Panto, who picked votes both from the centre-right camp and from the Venetist one, and of a fourth candidate representing the far right, Roberto Bussinello.
Although Forza Italia remained the largest party in the Council and also in the Region as a whole (the The Olive Tree was only an electoral alliance at the time and the three parties which were part of it formed separate groups in the Council), it suffered a serious decline in term of votes, from 30.3% of 2000 to 22.7%.
Venetist parties had a very good result: the combined score of Liga Veneta (14.7%), North-East Project (5.4%) and Liga Fronte Veneto (1.2%) was 21.3%, up from the 15.6% of 2000 (Liga Veneta 12.0%, Veneti d'Europa 2.4% and Fronte Marco Polo 1.2%).
[edit] Results
| Candidates | Votes | % | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Galan | 1,365,698 | 50.6% | Forza Italia | 523,176 | 22.7% | 16 |
| Liga Veneta-Lega Nord | 337,535 | 14.7% | 11 | |||
| National Alliance | 185,293 | 8.1% | 6 | |||
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 147,790 | 6.4% | 5 | |||
| New Italian Socialist Party | 32,454 | 1.4% | 1 | |||
| Massimo Carraro | 1,144,358 | 42.4% | The Olive Tree | 560,407 | 24.3% | 14
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| For Veneto with Carraro | 107,014 | 4.6% | 2 | |||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 80,350 | 3.5% | 1 | |||
| Federation of the Greens | 69,062 | 3.0% | 1 | |||
| Party of Italian Communists | 34,782 | 1.5% | 1 | |||
| Italy of Values | 29,570 | 1.3% | - | |||
| Liga Fronte Veneto | 27,481 | 1.2% | - | |||
| Consumers' List | 15,667 | 0.7% | - | |||
| UDEUR Populars | 6,246 | 0.3% | - | |||
| Giorgio Panto | 162,037 | 6.0% | North-East Project | 125,417 | 5.4% | 2 |
| Roberto Bussinello | 28,649 | 1.1% | Social Alternative | 20,426 | 0.9% | - |
Source: Regional Council of Veneto
[edit] Council composition
| Distribution of Seats in the Regional Council | |||
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| Political Group | Leader | 2005 | Now |
| Forza Italia | Remo Sernagiotto | 16 | 15 |
| The Olive Tree – Venetian Democratic Party | Giovanni Gallo | - | 12 |
| Liga Veneta–Lega Nord | Franco Manzato | 11 | 11 |
| National Alliance | Piergiorgio Cortelazzo | 6 | 6 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | Onorio De Boni | 5 | 4 |
| North-East Project | Mariangelo Foggiato | 2 | 2 |
| Italy of Values | Damiano Rossato | - | 2 |
| For Veneto with Carraro | Marco Zabotti | 2 | 1 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | Pietrangelo Pettenò | 1 | 1 |
| Federation of the Greens | Gianfranco Bettin | 1 | 1 |
| New Italian Socialist Party | Nereo Laroni | 1 | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists | Nicola Atalmi | 1 | 1 |
| Veneto for the European People's Party | Raffaele Grazia | - | 1 |
| Venetian Agreement | Carlo Covi | - | 1 |
| Venetian People's Movement | Francesco Piccolo | - | 1 |
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | Achille Variati | 7 | - |
| Democrats of the Left | Giovanni Gallo | 5 | - |
| Italian Democratic Socialists | Carlo Covi | 1 | - |
| United for Carraro | Massimo Carraro | 1 | - |
Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members
[edit] Aftermath
After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his third government. Due to the new strenght of Liga Veneta, which received about 2/3 of the vote for Forza Italia, the coalition balance was clearly changed in favour of Liga Veneta. This party had both the post of President of the Regional Council for Marino Finozzi and the most important ministry, the Health ministry, for Flavio Tosi (who was replaced by Francesca Martini in 2007).
Also the post of Vice President of Veneto went to a lighista, Luca Zaia, in place of Fabio Gava (Forza Italia), who had been also Minister of Health in second term. Forza Italia was indeed far less strong than in 2000, when it won 30.3% of the vote: in comparison with 2000, Forza Italia lost three regional deputies, while Liga Veneta had a net gain of four.
| Galan III Government | ||
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| Ministry | Minister | Party |
| President | Giancarlo Galan | FI |
| Vice President | Luca Zaia (until 6 June 2008) Franco Manzato (since 6 June 2008) |
LV |
| Minister of Economy, Development and Innovation | Fabio Gava | FI |
| Minister of Budget | Maria Luisa Coppola | AN |
| Minister of Health | Flavio Tosi (until 26 June 2007) Francesca Martini (26 June 2007 – 6 June 2008) Sandro Sandri (since 6 June 2008) |
LV |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Antonio De Poli (until 28 July 2006) Stefano Valdegamberi (since 9 November 2006) |
UDC |
| Minister of Education | Elena Donazzan | AN |
| Minister of Transports and Infrastructures | Renato Chisso | FI |
| Minister of Agriculture and Tourism | Luca Zaia | LV |
| Minister of Public Works and Sports | Massimo Giorgetti | AN |
| Minister of Environment | Giancarlo Conta | FI |
| Minister of Immigration | Oscar De Bona | NPSI |
| Minister of Territorial Affairs | Renzo Marangon | FI |
| Minister of Local Affairs | Stefano Valdegamberi (until 9 November 2006) Flavio Silvestrin (since 9 November 2006) |
UDC |
Source: Veneto Region
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