Lega Nord leadership election, 2013
Lega Nord leadership election, 2013
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The 2013 Lega Nord leadership election took place in November–December 2013.
Background and race
In September 2013 Roberto Maroni, who had been secretary of the party for just about a year, announced he would soon step down from the party's leadership.[1][2]
A federal congress was scheduled for mid December and five candidates filed their bid to become secretary: Umberto Bossi (the party's founder and former leader), Matteo Salvini, Giacomo Stucchi, Manes Bernardini and Roberto Stefanazzi.[3] Of these, only Bossi and Salvini gathered the 1,000 necessary signatures by party members to take part to a closed "primary" (open only to a selected public of party members), and Salvini collected four times the signatures gathered by Bossi.[4]
On 7 December Salvini trounced Bossi with 82% of the vote in the "primary".[5] His election was ratified by the party's federal congress on 15 December.[6]
Main candidates
First round
| Candidate |
Status on 30 November |
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Matteo Salvini |
Admitted to primary election |
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Umberto Bossi |
Admitted to primary election |
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Giacomo Stucchi |
Retired |
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Manes Bernardini |
Retired |
|
Roberto Stefanazzi |
Retired |
Source: La Stampa[4]
Primary election
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Matteo Salvini |
8,162 |
81.7 |
|
Umberto Bossi |
1,833 |
18.3 |
| Total valid votes |
9,995 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes |
121 |
1.2 |
| Blank votes |
105 |
1.0 |
| Total |
10,221 |
100.0 |
Turnout: 60.0%
Source: Adnkronos[5]
Results by Regions
References
