Venetian regional election, 1995 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Venetian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.In 1995 he ran successfully...

(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....

, Pole of Freedoms

Pole of Freedoms

The Pole of Freedoms was a centre-right electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi.The alliance was composed primarily of Forza Italia and the Lega Nord, but also included Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre...

) was surprisingly elected President of the Region over the centre-left candidate Ettore Bentsik (Italian People's Party), despite the presence of a third candidate, Alberto Lembo (Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta is a regionalist political party based in Veneto, combining Venetism and fiscal federalism. Liga Veneta is by far the largest party in Veneto and the party of Luca Zaia, President of Veneto since March 2010.It was the first party of its kind in Northern Italy, predating Umberto...

).

Among party lists, the joint list formed by Forza Italia and the United Christian Democrats

United Christian Democrats

The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...

replaced Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy (Italy)

Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....

, which was disbanded in 1994, as the largest political force in the Region. Liga Veneta came second, while the Democratic Party of the Left

Democratic Party of the Left

The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...

, heir of the Italian Communist Party

Italian Communist Party

The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...

, had its best result ever in a regional election.

Results

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....
United Christian Democrats
United Christian Democrats
The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...

|valign="top"|606,977
|valign="top"|24.0
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|15

|valign="top"|23

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...

|valign="top"|271,835
|valign="top"|10.7
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|6
|valign="top"|9
|-
|align="left"|Christian Democratic Centre
|valign="top"|90,285
|valign="top"|3.6
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|3
|valign="top"|4

|-
!rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|Ettore Bentsik
|rowspan="5" valign="top"|946,153
|rowspan="5" valign="top"|32.3
|rowspan="5" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left

Democratic Party of the Left

The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...

|valign="top"|416,799
|valign="top"|16.5
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|9
|valign="top"|9
|rowspan="5" align="right" valign="top"|20
|-
|align="left"|Italian People's Party
|valign="top"|271,423
|valign="top"|10.7
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|5
|valign="top"|5
|-
|align="left"|Pact of Democrats

Pact of Democrats

The Pact of Democrats was an electoral alliance in Italy.It was launched for the 1995 regional elections by Patto Segni, Italian Socialists and Democratic Alliance. After the election, in which PD scored everywhere between 3 and 6%, with the exception of Abruzzo and tiny Molise , the alliance was...

Italian Socialists
Italian Socialists
The Italian Socialists were a minor social-democratic political party in Italy active in Italy from 1994 to 1998....
Patto Segni
Patto Segni
Patto Segni was a Christian-democratic and liberal political party in Italy, named after Mario Segni.-History:The party was founded in 1993 as a split from Democratic Alliance and as the continuation of the Populars for the Reform, a split from Christian Democracy in 1992, whose principal aim was...
Democratic Alliance
Democratic Alliance (Italy)
The Democratic Alliance was an Italian political party founded in 1993, with the intent of becoming the container of an alliance of centre-left forces. However, the project did not succeed, and it presented itself as a minor party, mainly composed of former Republicans and former Communists...

|valign="top"|109,778
|valign="top"|4.3
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|2

|valign="top"|2

|-
|align="left"|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:...

|valign="top"|102,156
|valign="top"|4.0
|valign="top"|-3.1
|valign="top"|2
|valign="top"|2
|-
|align="left"|Italian Republican Party

Italian Republican Party

The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini...

(incl. FL

Labour Federation

The Labour Federation was a social-democratic party in Italy.It was founded in 1994 by former members of the Italian Socialist Party and was in close alliance with the Democratic Party of the Left , with which it merged in 1998 to form the Democrats of the Left...

)
|valign="top"|11,686
|valign="top"|0.5
|valign="top"|-2.1
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|-

|-
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alberto Lembo
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|512,578
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|17.5
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta

Communist Refoundation Party

The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....

|valign="top"|126,594
|valign="top"|5.0
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|2
|valign="top"|2
|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2
|-
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Giorgio Panto
Giorgio Panto
Giorgio Panto was an Italian Venetist entrepreneur and politician.Panto was born at Meolo, in the Province of Venice...

|rowspan="1" valign="top"|108,072
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|3.7
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|New Italy

New Italy

New Italy is a locality near Woodburn in the Northern Rivers district in New South Wales, Australia. The busy Pacific Highway passes nearby. New Italy is 693 km north-east of the state capital, Sydney, and 12 km south of Woodburn....

–Venetian Autonomy

Lega Autonomia Veneta

The Lega Autonomia Veneta was a centre-left regionalist political party in Veneto.The party was composed mainly of dissidents from Liga Veneta, but nevertheless its long-standing leaders were Mario Rigo, a former Mayor of Venice and MEP for the Italian Socialist Party, and Oscar De Bona,...

|valign="top"|73,342
|valign="top"|2.9
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|-
|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|-
|-
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Emilio Vesce
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|41,142
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.4
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Pannella List

Pannella List

Pannella List was a strongly libertarian Radical electoral list active in the 1990s in Italy. Its long-standing leader and standard-bearer was Marco Pannella, who had been the historical leader of the Radical Party from 1963 to 1989....

|valign="top"|29,254
|valign="top"|1.2
|valign="top"|+0.1
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|-
|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|-

|-
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total candidates
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,925,971
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|12
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,532,539
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|53
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|65
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|65
|}
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Aftermath

After the election, Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

formed his first government

Galan I Government

The Galan I Government has been the government of Veneto from 26 June 1995 to 6 June 2000.Source:...

, while Amalia Sartori

Amalia Sartori

Amalia Sartori is an Italian politician.-Career:* 1971-1985: Teacher* 1985-1990: Member of the Regional Executive of the Veneto with responsibility for roads and transport...

(Forza Italia) was elected President of the Regional Council.

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