2000 Lombard regional election

2000 Lombard regional election

← 1995 16 April 2000 2005 →

All 80 seats to the Regional Council of Lombardy
Turnout75.59% (Decrease 8.65%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Roberto Formigoni Mino Martinazzoli
Party Forza Italia PPI
Alliance Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree
Last election 54 seats, 41.6% 19 seats, 27.6%
Seats won 51 26
Seat change Decrease3 Increase7
Popular vote 3,355,803 1,692,474
Percentage 62.4% 31.5%
Swing Increase3.1%[1] Increase3.9%


President before election

Roberto Formigoni
CDU/FI

President-elect

Roberto Formigoni
FI

The 2000 Lombard regional election took place on 16 April 2000. The 7th term of the Regional Council was chosen.

Roberto Formigoni (Forza Italia) was re-elected for the second time in a row President, defeating Mino Martinazzoli (Italian People's Party). His re-election resulted in a landslide, as this time he was supported also by the Northern League.

  1. ^ The swing comes from the combined result of the Pole of Freedoms (41.6%) and Lega Nord (17.7%) in the 1995 regional election.