2015 Apulian regional election

2015 Apulian regional election

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All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Apulia
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michele Emiliano Antonella Laricchia Party Democratic Party Five Star Movement Alliance Centre-left Seats won 30 8 Seat change 16 new Popular vote 793,831 310,304 Percentage 47.1% 18.4% Swing 1.6% new   Third party Fourth party   Leader Francesco Schittulli Adriana Poli Bortone Party Schittulli Movement Forza Italia Alliance CoR–FdI–AP FI–NcS–Others Seats won 8 5 Popular vote 308,168 242,641 Percentage 18.3% 14.4%
President before election Nichi Vendola SEL Elected President Michele Emiliano PD

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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 2015 were held on 31 May 2015.^[1]

The centre-left candidate Michele Emiliano won the election with a large margin from the Five Star Movement's candidate, Antonella Laricchia. The centre-right coalition broke up, presenting two different candidates, Francesco Schittulli, supported by former governor Raffaele Fitto, and Adriana Poli Bortone, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, who arrived third and fourth.