2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election

2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
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All 49 seats of the Regional Council
Turnout50.51%[1]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Debora Serracchiani Renzo Tondo Saverio Galluccio
Party Democratic Party People of Freedom Five Star Movement
Alliance Centre-left Centre-right
Seats won 27 17 5
Seat change Increase4 Decrease17 new
Popular vote 211,508 209,457 103,135
Percentage 39.39% 39.00% 19.21%
Swing Decrease6.77% Decrease14.84% new
President before election

Renzo Tondo
People of Freedom

President-elect

Debora Serracchiani
Democratic Party

The 2013 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 21–22 April 2013 in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

Debora Serracchiani, Socialist MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0%; Saverio Galluccio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) came third with 19.2% of the vote.[1] Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, after Alessandra Guerra of the Northern League (LN) in 1994–1995.[2] The turnout was a record low as a mere 50.5% of eligible voters turned out to vote.[1]

In the election, the PD was the most voted list with 26.8% (resulting in 20 seats, including Serracchiani's), but the combined result of the PdL and its sister-list Responsible Autonomy (comprising PdL members, centre-right independents and the Friulian Autonomist Movement)[3] was 30.7% (resulting in a total of 13 seats including Tondo's). Other than LN (8.3%, 3 seats), two other regional parties, Citizens for the President (5.3%, 3 seats) and Slovene Union (1.4%, 1 seat, Slovene minority), gained seats in the Regional Council.[1]

On the same day of the regional election, also provincial and municipal elections were held. LN's Pietro Fontanini was re-elected President of the province of Udine by beating PD's Andrea Lerussi 50.0% to 41.1%. In the occasion, the separatist Friulian Front made its debut in electoral politics with 5.7% of the vote.[4] In Udine no candidate for mayor passed the required 50%; a run-off will be held on 5–6 May.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Elezioni Regionali e Amministrative del 21 e 22 aprile 2013".
  2. ^ "Italian regions".
  3. ^ "Valeria Grillo: "Una grande provincia friulana, autonoma da Trieste"".
  4. ^ "Provincia di Udine - Elezioni Regionali e Amministrative del 21 e 22 aprile 2013".
  5. ^ "Comune di Udine - Ballottaggio - Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Elezioni Regionali e Amministrative del 21-22 aprile 2013".