Political party contest
2017 Democratic Party leadership election|
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 Primary election results map. Azure denotes provinces with a Renzi plurality and Green denotes those with a Emiliano plurality. |
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The 2017 Democratic Party leadership election was an open primary election held on 30 April 2017.[1][2] The three candidates were Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister and party secretary until February 2017, Michele Emiliano, President of Apulia, and Andrea Orlando, the Minister of Justice.[3] Renzi was elected by a landslide 70%,[4] and appointed Maurizio Martina as his deputy secretary.[5]
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