The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.

The two-term incumbent President of the Region, Vasco Errani of the centre-left Democratic Party

Democratic Party (Italy)

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 defeated Anna Maria Bernini (backed by The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom

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 and Lega Nord Emilia

Lega Nord Emilia

Lega Nord Emilia is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Emilian part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the 13 "national" sections forming Lega Nord.-History:...

-Romagna

Lega Nord Romagna

Lega Nord Romagna is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Romagna, part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the two regional sections of Lega Nord in Emilia-Romagna, the other being Lega Nord Emilia....

) and Gian Luca Galletti (Union of the Centre).

Errani (–10.6% compared to 2005

Emilia-Romagna regional election, 2005

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.Vasco Errani was re-elected defeating Carlo Monaco by a landslide.-Results:Source:...

) and the Democrats (–7.7%) lost ground to the Five Star Movement, whose candidate won a surprising 7.0% of the vote, in what was the worst result for the centre-left in a regional election in Emilia–Romagna. The other surprise of the election was Lega Nord, which gained 13.7% of the vote, up from 4.8% in 2005.

Results

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Vasco Errani	1,197,789	52.1	10	22
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....	857,613	40.6	→	18
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...	136,040	6.4	→	2
Federation of the Left Federation of the Left Federation of the Left is a communist coalition of political parties in Italy.The coalition is the evolution of the Anticapitalist List and includes:*Communist Refoundation Party...	58,943	2.8	→	1
Left Ecology Freedom–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:...	37,698	1.8	→	1
others	5,310	0.3	→	-
Anna Maria Bernini	844,915	36.7	1	14
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....	518,108	24.6	→	10
Lega Nord Emilia Lega Nord Emilia Lega Nord Emilia is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Emilian part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the 13 "national" sections forming Lega Nord.-History:... –Lega Nord Romagna Lega Nord Romagna Lega Nord Romagna is a regionalist political party in Italy active in the Romagna, part of Emilia-Romagna. It is one of the two regional sections of Lega Nord in Emilia-Romagna, the other being Lega Nord Emilia....	288,601	13.7	→	4
others	1,695	0.1	→	-
Giovanni Favia	161,056	7.0	-	2
Five Star Movement	126,619	6.0	→	2
Gian Luca Galletti	96,625	4.2	-	-
Union of the Centre	79,244	3.8	→	1
Total	2,300,385	100.0	11	39

Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections