2005 Apulian regional election

2005 Apulian regional election

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All 70 seats to the Regional Council of Apulia
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nichi Vendola Raffaele Fitto Party PRC Forza Italia Alliance The Union House of Freedoms Last election 22 seats, 43.5% 38 seats, 54.0% Seats won 42 28 Seat change 20 10 Popular vote 1,165,536 1,151,405 Percentage 49.8% 49.2% Swing 6.3% 5.8%
President before election Raffaele Fitto FI Elected President Nichi Vendola PRC

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Statute Regional Government President: Michele Emiliano Vice President: Raffaele Piemontese Regional Council President: Loredana Capone Elections Political parties Provinces
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The Apulian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.

Nichi Vendola (Communist Refoundation Party) defeated incumbent Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia). The success of Vendola came somewhat unexpected. In a Southern Italian Region, expected to be morally conservative, Vendola, a communist and homosexual, defeated Fitto, a conservative Christian democrat. Vendola was the first candidate ever to be appointed by its coalition through a primary election instead of agreements between parties. A defeat of Vendola might have resulted in a cancellation of the primary election of The Union for choosing the candidate for Prime Minister in the 2006 general election.