The Lazio regional election of 2005 took place on 3-4 April 2005.

Piero Marrazzo

Piero Marrazzo

Piero Marrazzo is an Italian journalist and politician. He served as the President of Lazio, one of the twenty regions of Italy, from 2005 to 2009....

 (Indep. The Olive Tree, The Union

The Union (political coalition)

The Union was an centre-left coalition of political parties in Italy. It was led by Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy from April 2006 to April 2008, and former President of the European Commission.-Parties:...

) defeated incumbent Francesco Storace

Francesco Storace

Francesco Storace is an Italian politician.He began his career at the right-wing newspaper Il Secolo d'Italia, until entering the ranks of the Italian Social Movement and later of National Alliance . He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1994...

 (National Alliance

National Alliance (Italy)

National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...

, House of Freedoms

House of Freedoms

The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...

).

The defeat in Lazio for House of Freedoms was especially important as the centre-right expected to maintain control of the Region. Storace, a leading member in the centre-right, was subsequently granted the status of Minister of Public Health in Berlusconi III Cabinet

Berlusconi III Cabinet

The Berlusconi III Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 23 April 2005 to 5 May 2006. It was the 58th cabinet of the Italian Republic, and the second cabinet of the XIV Legislature.Composition of the governemnt:...

.

During the electoral campaign, Storace came out with factual evidence that Alessandra Mussolini

Alessandra Mussolini

Alessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...

's Social Alternative had added fake signatures to real ones to reach the minimum number needed to present a list. However, to demonstrate this, he had someone "hack" into the database

Database

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 of the municipality of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 in order to verify the signatures: he was therefore nicknamed "Storhacker" by Mussolini. It also appeared that someone spied on the centre-left candidate Marrazzo. Storace however denied all the charges.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Piero Marrazzo Piero Marrazzo Piero Marrazzo is an Italian journalist and politician. He served as the President of Lazio, one of the twenty regions of Italy, from 2005 to 2009....	1,631,501	50.7	14	28
The Olive Tree	748,756	27.0	→	16
Marrazzo List	186,740	6.7	→	4
Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....	162,775	5.9	→	3
Federation of the Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...	73,045	2.6	→	2
Party of Italian Communists Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:...	64,676	2.3	→	1
UDEUR Populars	46,243	1.7	→	1
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...	28,600	1.0	→	1
others	31,784	1.2	→	-
Francesco Storace Francesco Storace Francesco Storace is an Italian politician.He began his career at the right-wing newspaper Il Secolo d'Italia, until entering the ranks of the Italian Social Movement and later of National Alliance . He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1994...	1,524,712	47.4	1	27
National Alliance National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...	468,679	16.9	→	10
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....	425,128	15.4	→	9
Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	217,390	7.9	→	4
Storace List	195,356	7.1	→	4
New Italian Socialist Party	30,429	1.1	→	-
others	79,421	2.0	→	-
Alessandra Mussolini Alessandra Mussolini Alessandra Mussolini is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and previously an actress and model...	62,498	1.9	-	-
Social Alternative	32,541	1.2	→	-
others	1,908	0.1	→	-
Total	3,218,711	100.0	15	55

Source: Ministry of the Interior