2020 Apulian regional election

The 2020 Apulian regional election will take place in Apulia, Italy, sometime between 15 September and 15 November. It was originally scheduled to take place on May 31, 2020, but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.[1][2]

2020 Apulian regional election
20 September 2020
All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Apulia
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michele Emiliano Raffaele Fitto
Party Democratic Party Brothers of Italy
Alliance Centre-left coalition Centre-right coalition
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Antonella Laricchia Ivan Scalfarotto
Party Five Star Movement Italia Viva
Alliance Liberal coalition
President before election

Michele Emiliano
Democratic Party

 President

TBD

Electoral system

Background

On January 12, 2020, the Democratic Party (PD) held its primaries in which Governor Michele Emiliano was the winner.[3]

Centre-left coalition Apulian governor primaries
Candidate Votes %
Michele Emiliano 56,773 70.42
Fabiano Amati 11,559 14.34
Elena Gentile 9,753 12.10
Leonardo Palmisano 2,532 3.14
Total 80,617 100.0

Following the primaries' victory of Emiliano, considered by Italia Viva (IV) too close to the political positions of the Five Star Movement (M5S), Matteo Renzi announced that his party will run separately from the center-left coalition.[4] Other centrist parties like More Europe and Action welcomed Renzi's call.[5] Action had supported the candidacy of Fabiano Amati in the PD's primaries.[6]

After the pre-electoral agreements between the three parties of the center-right coalition, Brothers of Italy announced that the candidate in the region will be Raffaele Fitto, MEP and former governor of Apulia.[7] However, the decision was opposed by the Salento section of the League, which instead proposed Nuccio Altieri. The final choice will be determined by the outcome of the regional elections in Emilia-Romagna and Calabria which could upset the balance between the center-right forces and therefore lead to a modification of pre-election agreements.[8]

The M5S will hold the primaries on its electoral platform Rousseau. The candidates are Cristian Casili, Mario Conca, Antonella Laricchia and Antonio Trevisi.[9]

Parties and candidates
Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) 19.8 13
Michele Emiliano
Civic Sense (SC) (incl. Art.1 and PRI) N/A N/A
Emiliano Mayor of Apulia (ESP) 9.7 6
With Emiliano (CE) N/A N/A
Populars with Emiliano (PcE) (incl. CD, AP and UdC dissidents) 6.2 3
Solidary and Green Apulia (PSV) (incl. SI, EV and PSI) N/A N/A
Italy in Common (IiC) (incl. M24A) N/A N/A
Pensioners and Disables (PeD) 0.4 –
Italian Animalist Party (PAI) N/A N/A
Party of the South (PdS) N/A N/A
Independent South (Sud Ind.) N/A N/A
Christian Democracy (DC) N/A N/A
Alternative Left (SA) N/A N/A
The Liberals (I Lib.) N/A N/A
Centre-right coalition Forza Italia (FI) 11.4 5
Raffaele Fitto
Brothers of Italy (FdI) 2.5 –
League (Lega) 2.4 –
Union of the Centre - New Italian Socialist Party (UdC-NPSI) N/A N/A
Apulia Tomorrow - Fitto for President N/A N/A
Five Star Movement (M5S) 17.2 7
Antonella Laricchia
Liberal coalition[10] Italia Viva (IV) N/A N/A
Ivan Scalfarotto
More Europe (+Eu) N/A N/A
Action (Az) N/A N/A
Apulian Citizens – Mario Conca for President N/A N/A
Mario Conca
Tricolour Flame (FT) N/A N/A
Pierfranco Bruni
Work Environment Constitution (LAC) (incl. PRC, PCI, Socialist Risorgimento) 0.9 –
Nicola Cesaria

Polls

Candidates
Date Polling firm/
Client		 Sample size Emiliano Fitto Laricchia Scalfarotto Others Undecided Lead
10 Aug 2020 EMG – 37.5 43.5 12.0 5.0 2.0 N/A 6.0
8 Aug 2020 Gpf[lower-alpha 1] 1,501 42.3 37.9 16.1 2.1 0.3 N/A 4.4
5–6 Aug 2020 Tecnè[lower-alpha 1] 6,690 37.0 42.0 15.0 4.5 1.5 14.9 5.0
3–6 Aug 2020 BiDiMedia[lower-alpha 1] 1,353 38.8 38.1 16.7 4.2 2.2 15.5 0.7
9–14 July 2020 Lab21 – 34.5 30.2 31.1 3.1 1.1 N/A 3.4
5–7 July 2020 Troisi Research 1000 41.1 37.6 16.7 4.2 0.4 N/A 3.5
3 July 2020 Euromedia Research – 39.8 37.8 17.1 3.6 1.7 N/A 2.0
26 Jun 2020 Noto – 38.0 45.0 11.0 4.0 2.0 N/A 7.0
21 Jun 2020 Lab21[lower-alpha 1] – 32.0–36.0 32.0–36.0 22.0–26.0 4.0–6.0 2.0–4.0 N/A Tie
4 Jun 2020 Noto[lower-alpha 1] – 37.5 45.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.5
4 Jun 2020 EMG[lower-alpha 1] – 36.5 43.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7.0
19 Feb 2020 Noto – 32.0 46.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 14.0
4–10 Feb 2020 MG Research 600 35.0–39.0 27.5–31.5 27.5–31.5 1.0–3.0[lower-alpha 2] 1.0–3.0 N/A 4.5–11.5

Parties
Date Polling firm Sample size Centre-left M5S Centre-right IV - A - +Eu Others Undecided Lead
PD PSV Other FI Lega FdI Other
10 Aug 2020 EMG – 21.5 N/A 13.0 13.5 10.0 15.0 14.0 6.0 2.0 5.0 N/A 6.5
3-6 August 2020 BiDiMedia[lower-alpha 1] 1,353 15.0 4.0 18.7 16.4 8.4 10.5 14.1 6.1 4.1 2.7 18.5 1.4
9-14 July 2020 Lab21 - 21.3 3.2 10.2 22.7 7.6 17.4 9.3 2.3 4.1 0.6 N/A 1.4
3 July 2020 Euromedia Research – 20.1 2.1 16.4 19.2 8.3 18.1 8.5 2.9 3.7 0.7 39.9 2.6
29–May–1 Jun 2020 SWG[lower-alpha 1] – 39.0 N/A 43.0 N/A N/A N/A 4.0
26-28 Feb 2020 Winpoll[lower-alpha 1] – 23.0 2.6 6.6 9.6 7.9 20.4 20.2 0.2 8.3 1.2 20 2.6
19 Feb 2020 Noto – 20.0 N/A N/A 15.0 N/A 20.0 12.0 N/A 6.0–6.5 N/A N/A Tie
4–10 Feb 2020 MG Research 600 19.0–23.0 6.0–10.0 2.0–6.0 25.0–29.0 5.0–9.0 16.0–20.0 6.0–10.0 N/A 2.0–6.0 1.0–5.0 N/A 2.0–10.0
  1. This poll was commissioned by a political party.
  2. Ivan Scalfarotto wasn't the official candidate at the time the opinion poll was made

See also

References
  1. "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche
  3. "Primarie Puglia, Emiliano è il candidato governatore con oltre 70%. In 80mila al voto. Gli sfidanti: "Uniti batteremo la destra"". www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. "Regionali Puglia, Matteo Renzi va da solo: "Emiliano non sarà il candidato di Italia Viva. Sceglieremo Teresa Bellanova? Non credo"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  5. "Polo 'anti' Emiliano in Puglia, ok Calenda e +Europa a Renzi". Adnkronos. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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  7. "Regionali Puglia, il centrodestra candida Fitto: l'annuncio di Fratelli d'Italia. Emiliano: "Sarà un derby Bari-Lecce"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. "Regionali, la Lega frena su Fitto e aspetta il voto in Emilia". www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  9. Redazione (2020-01-12). "Regionarie, nel M5S è sfida a quattro: si attende l'ufficialità. Il voto in settimana". Telerama News (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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