1995 Italian regional elections

The Italian regional elections of 1995 were held on April 23. These regional elections were the first ones that were held with the new electoral law called "Tatarellum" (from the name of its rapporteur, Giuseppe Tatarella).

1995 Italian regional elections
April 23, 1995
Presidents and regional assemblies of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Campania, Molise, Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria
Elected Presidents:
  Centre-right coalition
  Centre-left coalition

The centre-left coalition won in nine regions, while the centre-right coalition won in only six regions.

Tatarella law

A new electoral law for ordinary Regions of Italy was adopted in 1995, replacing the 1970 original one, in aim to abolish PR and its political instability. If 80% of the seats continued to be chosen with the old PR through provincial lists, the 20% was assigned at large though block voting to the best regional coalition of parties. Direct presidential elections were postponed to 2000 needing a reform of the Constitution of Italy, but in the North the leaders were de facto elected presidents for five years, while in the South political instability continued as usual.

Coalitions

After the fall of the Berlusconi I Cabinet, and the consequent collapse of the Pole of Freedoms, the Northern League became a single party while a new national centre-right coalition was formed with a split of the Italian People's Party. The remaining of the PPI joined the new centre-left coalition, The Olive Tree, which was consequently abandoned by the Communist Refoundation Party for protest.

Overall results

Regional councils
Alliance Votes % Seats
Centre-right coalition10,821,36541.11
345 / 745
Centre-left coalition11,392,67743.28
339 / 745
Others4,110,72415,61
61 / 745
Total26,324,766100.00
745 / 745
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Presidents of the regions
Region Former president Party Elected president Alliance Details
Piedmont Gian Paolo Brizio Italian People's Party Enzo Ghigo Centre-right Details
Liguria Giancarlo Mori Italian People's Party Giancarlo Mori Centre-left Details
Lombardy Paolo Arrigoni Northen League Roberto Formigoni Centre-right Details
Veneto Aldo Bottin Italian People's Party Giancarlo Galan Centre-right Details
Emilia Romagna Pier Luigi Bersani Democratic Party of the Left Pier Luigi Bersani Centre-left Details
Tuscany Vannino Chiti Democratic Party of the Left Vannino Chiti Centre-left Details
Umbria Claudio Carnieri Democratic Party of the Left Bruno Bracalente Centre-left Details
Marche Gaetano Recchi Italian Socialist Party Vito D'Ambrosio Centre-left Details
Lazio Arturo Osio Federation of the Greens Piero Badaloni Centre-right Details
Abruzzo Vincenzo Del Colle Italian People's Party Antonio Falconio Centre-left Details
Molise Giovanni Di Giandomenico Italian People's Party Marcello Veneziale Centre-left Details
Campania Giovanni Grasso Italian People's Party Antonio Rastrelli Centre-right Details
Basilicata Antonio Boccia Italian People's Party Angelo Raffaele Dinardo Centre-left Details
Apulia Giuseppe Martellotta Italian People's Party Salvatore Distaso Centre-right Details
Calabria Donato Veraldi Italian People's Party Giuseppe Nisticò Centre-right Details
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