2005 Apulian regional election
The Apulian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005.
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Apulia |
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Nichi Vendola (Communist Refoundation Party) defeated incumbent Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia). The success of Vendola came somewhat unexpected. In a Southern Italian Region, expected to be morally conservative, Vendola, a communist and homosexual, defeated Fitto, a conservative Christian democrat. Vendola was the first candidate ever to be appointed by its coalition through a primary election instead of agreements between parties. A defeat of Vendola might have resulted in a cancellation of the primary election of The Union for choosing the candidate for Prime Minister in the 2006 general election.
Results
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
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| Nichi Vendola | 1,165,536 | 49.84 | 1 | ||||||
| Democrats of the Left | 356,369 | 16.63 | 14 | ||||||
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 208,806 | 9.74 | 8 | ||||||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 109,146 | 5.09 | 4 | ||||||
| Italian Democratic Socialists | 86,096 | 4.01 | 3 | ||||||
| Union of Democrats for Europe | 70,293 | 3.28 | 3 | ||||||
| The Apulian Spring | 55,335 | 2.58 | 3 | ||||||
| Party of Italian Communists | 48,141 | 2.24 | 2 | ||||||
| Autonomist Socialists – PSDI – MRE | 47,511 | 2.22 | 2 | ||||||
| Italy of Values | 38,120 | 1.78 | 1 | ||||||
| Federation of the Greens | 33,309 | 1.55 | 1 | ||||||
| United Christian Democrats | 8,397 | 0.39 | – | ||||||
| Pensioners' Party | 3,959 | 0.18 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1,065,752 | 49.69 | 41 | ||||||
| Raffaele Fitto | 1,151,405 | 49.24 | 1 | ||||||
| Forza Italia | 381,663 | 17.80 | 10 | ||||||
| National Alliance | 259,563 | 12.10 | 7 | ||||||
| Apulia First of All | 196,281 | 9.15 | 5 | ||||||
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 167,038 | 7.79 | 4 | ||||||
| New PSI – PRI | 48,109 | 2.24 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Idea Movement | 10,099 | 0.47 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1.062.753 | 49.55 | 27 | ||||||
| Gianfelice Galassi | 10,973 | 0.47 | – | Social Alternative | 9,368 | 0.44 | – | ||
| Luca Scalabrini | 10,477 | 0.45 | – | Christian Democracy | 6,791 | 0.32 | – | ||
| Total candidates | 2,338,391 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 2,144,664 | 100.00 | 68 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections | |||||||||
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