Apulian regional election, 2005
Apulian regional election, 2005
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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 a homosexual, defeated Fitto, a 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
| Candidates & parties |
votes |
votes (%) |
seats |
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| Nichi Vendola |
1,165,536 |
49.84 |
42+1 |
| Democrats of the Left |
356,369 |
16.63 |
14 |
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy |
208,806 |
9.74 |
8 |
| Communist Refoundation Party |
109,146 |
5.09 |
4 |
| Italian Democratic Socialists |
86,096 |
4.01 |
3 |
| UDEUR |
70,293 |
3.28 |
3 |
| The Apulian Spring |
55,335 |
2.58 |
3 |
| Party of Italian Communists |
48,141 |
2.24 |
2 |
| PSDI–Autonomist Socialists–MRE |
47,511 |
2.22 |
2 |
| Italy of Values |
38,120 |
1.78 |
1 |
| Federation of the Greens |
33,309 |
1.55 |
1 |
| United Christian Democrats |
8,397 |
0.39 |
0 |
| Pensioners' Party |
3,959 |
0.18 |
0 |
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| Raffaele Fitto |
1,151,405 |
49.24 |
28+1 |
| Forza Italia |
381,663 |
17.80 |
10 |
| National Alliance |
259,563 |
12.10 |
7 |
| Apulia First of All |
196,281 |
9.15 |
5 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats |
167,038 |
7.79 |
4 |
| NPSI–PRI |
48,109 |
2.24 |
1 |
| Social Idea Movement |
10,099 |
0.47 |
0 |
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| Gianfelice Galassi |
10,973 |
0.47 |
– |
| Social Alternative |
9,368 |
0.44 |
0 |
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| Laura Scalabrini |
10,477 |
0.45 |
– |
| Christian Democracy |
6,791 |
0.32 |
0 |
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| Total |
2,338,391 |
100.00 |
70 |
Sources: Ministry of the Interior
