Piedmontese regional election, 2005
Encyclopedia
The Piedmontese regional election of 2005 took place on 3-4 April 2005.
Mercedes Bresso
(Democrats of the Left
, then Democratic Party
) defeated incumbent Enzo Ghigo (Forza Italia
).
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Mercedes Bresso
Mercedes Bresso
Mercedes Bresso is an Italian politician and former President of the Piedmont Region. She is a member of the Democratic Party . After her election as governor of Piedmont, she resigned from the office as Member of European Parliament. She is a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic...
(Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
, then 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....
) defeated incumbent Enzo Ghigo (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....
).
Results
| Candidates & parties | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Bresso Mercedes Bresso Mercedes Bresso is an Italian politician and former President of the Piedmont Region. She is a member of the Democratic Party . After her election as governor of Piedmont, she resigned from the office as Member of European Parliament. She is a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic... |
1,226,355 | 50.9 | 12 | 26 |
| Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007... |
411,237 | 20.1 | → | 11 |
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 211,457 | 10.3 | → | 6 |
| Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... |
130,776 | 6.4 | → | 4 |
| Together for Bresso | 60,314 | 2.9 | → | 1 |
| 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:... |
57,516 | 2.8 | → | 1 |
| 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:... |
53,359 | 2.6 | → | 1 |
| Italian Democratic Socialists Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party... |
49,821 | 2.4 | → | 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... |
31,016 | 1.5 | → | 1 |
| others | 15,890 | 0.8 | → | - |
| Enzo Ghigo | 1,133,358 | 47.1 | 1 | 24 |
| 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.... |
457,397 | 22.4 | → | 11 |
| 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... |
195,318 | 9.6 | → | 5 |
| Lega Nord Piemont Lega Nord Piemont Lega Nord Piemont is a regionalist political party in Italy that is the regional section of Lega Nord in Piedmont.Its leader Roberto Cota is the President of Piedmont since March 2010.-Early years:... |
173,020 | 8.5 | → | 4 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 93,872 | 4.6 | → | 2 |
| Greens Greens | 23,378 | 1.2 | → | 1 |
| Consumers' List Consumers' List The Consumers' List is a political party in Italy. The party is affiliated to The Union , the centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi. In the 9-10 April 2006 general elections, the party was a member of the winning coalition L'Unione and won 1 out of 315 senators.... |
23.378 | 1.1 | → | 1 |
| others | 28,827 | 1.4 | → | - |
| Gianfranco Rotondi Gianfranco Rotondi Gianfranco Rotondi is an Italian politician, and the current leader of the Christian Democracy for Autonomies since June 2005.- Biography :Rotondi was born in Avellino, Campania.... |
24,813 | 1.0 | - | - |
| Christian Democracy for Autonomies | 14,255 | 0.7 | → | - |
| Lodovico Ellena | 24,454 | 1.0 | - | - |
| Social Alternative | 14,515 | 0.7 | → | - |
| Total | 2,408,980 | 100.0 | 13 | 50 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior