2024 Emilia-Romagna regional election|
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| Turnout | 46.4% (21.3%) |
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Map of the election result |
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The 2024 Emilia-Romagna regional election took place in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on 17–18 November 2024.[1]
The elections were called following Stefano Bonaccini's election to the European Parliament, a position incompatible with his post as the regional president. He resigned on 12 July 2024, on the same day, the Democratic Party unanimously nominated Mayor of Ravenna Michele De Pascale as its candidate.[2] On 25 July, the centre-right coalition announced the candidacy of Elena Ugolini, a former undersecretary of state and school principal, without a party affiliation.[3]
De Pascale defeated Ugolini by a 16.7 points margin, winning nearly 57% of the popular vote. The number of seats of the centre-left coalition in the Regional Council increased by 5, giving them a 2/3 supermajority.
Electoral system
In Emilia-Romagna, a new electoral law was approved by the Legislative Assembly in July 2014, abolishing the blocked list.
The voter can express one or two preference votes for the candidates on the chosen list; in the case of the expression of two preferences, these must concern candidates of different sex according to "gender preference" (under penalty of annulment of the second preference). As regards the election of the councilors, the law guarantees in any case at least 27 seats on the lists that support the elected president (majority prize), obtaining effects that are very similar to those of the list but acting on the provincial lists. The first 40 seats are distributed on a proportional basis. A seat is then attributed to the candidate for president who came second. The remaining 9 seats are assigned by majority method to the lists that support the elected president if these lists have obtained less than 25 seats with the previous procedure, otherwise the "prize" will be only 4 seats. If, at the end of these assignments, the majority lists have not obtained at least 27 seats, these will be guaranteed by removing some of the seats already assigned to the opposition lists.
Parties and candidates
| Political party or alliance
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Constituent lists
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Previous result
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Candidate
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Seats
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Centre-left coalition
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Democratic Party
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34.7
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22
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Greens and Left Alliance (incl. SI, EV, Pos)
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5.7
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3
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Five Star Movement
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4.7
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2
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Future Emilia-Romagna (incl. Az, +E, PSI, PRI, RI)
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1.5
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–
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Civics with De Pascale for President (incl. IV, Volt)
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–
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–
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Centre-right coalition
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League (incl. PdF)
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32.0
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14
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Elena Ugolini
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Brothers of Italy
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8.6
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3
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Forza Italia (incl. NM)
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2.6
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1
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Civic Network – Ugolini for President
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–
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–
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Emilia-Romagna for Peace, Environment and Labour (incl. PRC, PCI, PaP)
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0.7
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–
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Federico Serra
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Loyalty Coherence Truth (incl. M3V)
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0.5
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–
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Luca Teodori
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Opinion polls
Candidates
| Date
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Polling firm/
Client
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Sample size
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De Pascale
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Ugolini
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Others
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Undecided
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Lead
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| 18 Oct 2024
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Opinio (exit poll)
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–
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53.0–57.0
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39.0–43.0
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1.0–4.0
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–
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14.0
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| 18 Oct 2024
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SWG (exit poll)
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–
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54.5–58.5
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39.5–43.5
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1.0–3.0
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–
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15.0
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| 15 Oct 2024
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BiDiMedia
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1,000
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55.9
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42.5
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1.6
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22.0
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13.4
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| 15 Sep 2024
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YouTrend
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1,008
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56.8
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43.2
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0.0
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48.8
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13.6
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| 22 Aug 2024
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Noto
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1,000
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52.0
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44.0
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4.0
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31.0
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8.0
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Results
17–18 November 2024 Emilia-Romagna regional election results
Results by party
Results by coalition |
| Candidates
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Parties
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Michele De Pascale
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922,150
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56.77
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1
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Democratic Party
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641,704
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42.94
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27
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Greens and Left Alliance
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79,236
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5.30
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3
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Civics with De Pascale for President
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57,400
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3.84
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2
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Five Star Movement
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53,075
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3.55
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1
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Future Emilia-Romagna
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25,729
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1.72
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–
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| Total
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857,144
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57.36
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33
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Elena Ugolini
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650,935
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40.07
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1
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Brothers of Italy
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354,833
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23.74
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11
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Forza Italia
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83,998
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5.62
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2
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League
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78,734
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5.27
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1
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Civic Network – Ugolini for President
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76,988
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5.15
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1
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| Total
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594,553
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39.79
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15
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Federico Serra
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31,483
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1.94
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–
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Emilia-Romagna for Peace, Environment and Labour
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27,337
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1.83
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–
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Luca Teodori
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19,831
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1.22
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–
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Loyalty Coherence Truth
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15,341
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1.03
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–
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| Total candidates
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1,624,399
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100.00
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2
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Total parties
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1,494,375
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100.00
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48
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| Blank and invalid votes
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35,643
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| Registered voters/turnout
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3,576,427
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46.42
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| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Election in Emilia-Romagna
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| Popular vote |
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| PD |
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42.94% |
| FdI |
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23.74% |
| FI |
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5.62% |
| AVS |
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5.30% |
| Lega |
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5.27% |
| RC |
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5.15% |
| Civici |
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3.84% |
| M5S |
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3.55% |
| ERPAL |
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1.83% |
| ERF |
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1.72% |
| LCV |
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1.03% |
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| President |
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| De Pascale |
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56.77% |
| Ugolini |
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40.07% |
| Serra |
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1.94% |
| Teodori |
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1.22% |
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Results by province and capital city
| Province
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Michele De Pascale
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Elena Ugolini
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Others
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| Bologna
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251,388
60.85%
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146,175
35.38%
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15,592
3.77%
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| Modena
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151,412
59.05%
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98,182
38.29%
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6,816
2.66%
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| Reggio Emilia
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116,493
62.49%
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63,611
34.12%
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6,303
3.39%
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| Parma
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77,303
51.24%
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69,211
45.88%
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4,354
2.89%
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| Forlì-Cesena
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81,985
58.17%
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55,270
39.22%
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3,674
2.61%
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| Ravenna
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86,987
58.16%
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57,438
38.40%
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5,135
3.52%
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| Ferrara
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58,147
48.77%
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57,533
48.25%
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3,559
2.98%
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| Rimini
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59,604
52.22%
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51,036
44.71%
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3,501
3.07%
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| Piacenza
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38,831
41.45%
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52,479
56.01%
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2,380
2.54%
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| Total
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922,150
56.77%
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650,935
40.07%
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51,314
3.16%
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| City
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Michele De Pascale
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Elena Ugolini
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Others
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| Bologna
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102,589
63.55%
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51,567
31.94%
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7,281
4.51%
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| Modena
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46,486
65.85%
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22,286
31.57%
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1,822
2.58%
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| Reggio Emilia
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37,836
64.86%
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18,619
31.92%
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1,882
3.22%
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| Parma
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36,828
55.99%
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27,012
41.06%
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1,940
2.95%
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| Forlì
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24,799
58.91%
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16,271
38.65%
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1,028
2.44%
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| Ravenna
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34,962
58.22%
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22,666
37.75%
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2,421
4.03%
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| Ferrara
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26,816
54.17%
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21,160
42.74%
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1,530
3.09%
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| Rimini
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27,587
53.63%
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22,337
43.42%
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1,520
2.95%
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| Piacenza
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15,116
46.15%
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16,643
50.82%
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992
3.03%
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Turnout
Elected councillors
| Constituency
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Party
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Member
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Emilia-Romagna
(at-large)
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PD
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Michele De Pascale[a]
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RC
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Elena Ugolini
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| Bologna
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PD
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Isabella Conti
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PD
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Irene Priolo
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PD
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Raffaele Donini
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PD
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Maurizio Fabbri
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PD
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Fabrizio Castellari
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FdI
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Marta Evangelisti
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FdI
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Francesco Sassone
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FI
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Valentina Castaldini
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AVS
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Simona Larghetti
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RC
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Marco Mastacchi
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Civici
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Giovanni Gordini
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M5S
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Lorenzo Casadei
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| Modena
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PD
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Gian Carlo Muzzarelli
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PD
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Maria Costi
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PD
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Luca Sabattini
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PD
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Ludovica Ferrari
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FdI
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Annalisa Arletti
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FdI
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Ferdinando Pulitanò
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AVS
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Paolo Trande
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Civici
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Vincenzo Paldino
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| Constituency
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Party
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Member
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| Reggio Emilia
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PD
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Alessio Mammi
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PD
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Elena Carletti
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PD
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Andrea Costa
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PD
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Anna Fornili
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FdI
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Alessandro Aragona
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AVS
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Paolo Burani
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| Parma
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PD
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Barabara Lori
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PD
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Andrea Massari
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PD
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Matteo Daffadà
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FdI
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Priamo Bocchi
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FI
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Pietro Vignali
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Lega
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Tommaso Fiazza
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| Forlì-Cesena
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PD
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Daniele Valbonesi
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PD
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Valentina Ancarani
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PD
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Francesca Lucchi
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FdI
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Luca Pestelli
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| Ravenna
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PD
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Eleonora Proni
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PD
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Niccolò Bosi
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FdI
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Alberto Ferrero
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| Rimini
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PD
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Alice Parma
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PD
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Emma Petitti
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FdI
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Nicola Marcello
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| Constituency
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Party
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Member
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| Piacenza
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PD
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Luca Quintavalla
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PD
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Lodovico Albasi
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FdI
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Giancarlo Tagliaferri
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| Ferrara
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PD
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Paolo Calvano
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PD
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Marcella Zappaterra
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FdI
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Alessandro Balboni
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- ^ As President of the Region.
See also
References
Elections in Italian regions |
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