2010 Piedmontese regional election

2010 Piedmentese regional election

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All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Piedmont
Turnout	64.33% ( 7.04%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roberto Cota Mercedes Bresso Party Northern League Democratic Party Alliance Centre-right Centre-left Last election 25 seats, 47.0% 38 seats, 50.9% Seats won 36 22 Seat change 11 16 Popular vote 1,043,318 1,033,946 Percentage 47.3% 46.9% Swing 0.3% 4.0%
President before election Mercedes Bresso PD President-elect Roberto Cota LN

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The 2010 Piedmontese regional election took place on 28–29 March 2010 as part of Italy's round of regional elections. Mercedes Bresso of the centre-left Democratic Party, the incumbent president of the region, lost her seat to Roberto Cota, leader of the Northern League Piedmont (Lega Piemonte) and floor leader of Lega Nord (Northern League) in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, who was backed also by The People of Freedom.^[1]

Cota's lead of Bresso was of only 0.4%, in one of the region's narrowest elections ever. The League thus secured a second region, after having conquered the presidency of Veneto with Luca Zaia with a much more convincing margin.