Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, 2008
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The Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election of 2008 took place on 13–14 April 2008.
Former President Renzo Tondo (Forza Italia
, The People of Freedom
) defeated incumbent Riccardo Illy
(an independent of the Democratic Party
).
Source: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
Former President Renzo Tondo (Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
, The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
) defeated incumbent Riccardo Illy
Riccardo Illy
-Biography:Riccardo Illy was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. His name shows Hungarian origins.As a young man he worked as a skiing instructor at Piancavallo and a sailing instructor at Monfalcone. He married Rossana Bettini, food and wine journalist, when he was very young...
(an independent of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
).
Results
| Candidates & parties | votes | votes (%) | seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renzo Tondo | 409,430 | 53.8 | 34+1 |
| The People of Freedom The People of Freedom The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system.... |
187,075 | 33.0 | 21 |
| Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a regionalist political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.... |
73,239 | 12.9 | 8 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 34,840 | 6.2 | 4 |
| Pensioners' Party Pensioners' Party (Italy) The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo.... |
8,561 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Riccardo Illy Riccardo Illy -Biography:Riccardo Illy was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. His name shows Hungarian origins.As a young man he worked as a skiing instructor at Piancavallo and a sailing instructor at Monfalcone. He married Rossana Bettini, food and wine journalist, when he was very young... |
351,064 | 46.2 | 23+1 |
| Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... |
169,597 | 29.9 | 15 |
| The Left – The Rainbow The Left – The Rainbow The Left – The Rainbow , frequently referred as Rainbow Left , was a left-wing federation of parties in Italy.... |
32,041 | 5.7 | 3 |
| Citizens for the President | 28,855 | 5.1 | 2 |
| Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... |
25,414 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Slovene Union Slovene Union The Slovene Union is a centrist Italian political party representing the Slovene minority in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Its name in Slovene means literally "The Slovene Community", but the denomination "Slovene Union" is used in other languages.... |
7,008 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Total | 760,494 | 100.0 | 59 |
Source: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region