Piedmontese regional election, 1995

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The Piedmontese 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.

Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia) was surprisingly elected President of the Region, defeating Giuseppe Pichetto (independent of The Olive Tree) and Domenico Comino (Lega Nord Piemont).

Forza Italia, founded the year before by Silvio Berlusconi, formed a joint list with the United Christian Democrats and became the largest party in the region with 26.7% of the vote, while the Democrats of the Left came second with 21.7%.

Results

Candidates votes votes (%) seats
reg. list		 seats
prov. lists
Enzo Ghigo 1,059,602 39.70 12 21
Forza Italia–People's Pole 588,171 26.71 → 14
National Alliance 247,103 11.22 → 6
Christian Democratic Centre 65,099 2.96 → 1
Giuseppe Pichetto 938,280 35.16 - 18
Democratic Party of the Left 478,615 21.73 → 11
Italian People's Party 136,664 6.21 → 3
Pact of Democrats 76,592 3.48 → 2
Federation of the Greens 59,238 2.69 → 1
Pensioners' Party 35,162 1.60 → 1
Populars and Democrats 8,507 0.39 → -
Domenico Comino 296,966 11.13 - 5
Lega Nord Piemont 217,194 9.86 → 5
Giovanni Alasia 248,158 9.30 - 4
Communist Refoundation Party 203,842 9.26 → 4
Carmelo Palma 54,436 2.04 - -
Pannella List 35,899 1.63 → -
Autonomist Front 2,703 0.12 → -
Alessandro Lupi 45,428 1.70 - -
Greens Greens 31,145 1.41 → -
Renzo Rabellino 26,006 9.97 - -
Piedmont Nation of Europe 16,356 0.74 → -
Total 2,668,876 100.00 12 48

Sources: Ministry of the Interior and Istituto Cattaneo