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2010 Venetian regional election

Italian regional election

Italian regional election

FieldValue
election_name2010 Venetian regional election
countryVeneto
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election2005 Venetian regional election
previous_year2005
next_election2015 Venetian regional election
next_year2015
outgoing_membersMembers of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2005–2010
elected_membersMembers of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2010–2015
seats_for_electionAll 60 seats to the Regional Council
election_date28–29 March 2010
image1[[File:Luca Zaia 2011.jpg160x160px]]
leader1Luca Zaia
party1Northern League
alliance1Centre-right coalition (Italy)
color10A6BE1
seats1**37**
seat_change12
popular_vote1**1,528,386**
percentage1**60.16%**
swing19.58%
image2[[File:Blank.svg110px]]
leader2Giuseppe Bortolussi
party2Independent politician
alliance2Centre-left coalition (Italy)
color2EF3E3E
seats219
seat_change20
popular_vote2738,761
percentage229.08%
swing213.27%
map_imageVeneto 2010 Coalizioni.png
map_size300px
map_captionElectoral results for area: blue for Zaia, orange for Bortolussi
titlePresident
posttitleSubsequent President
before_electionGiancarlo Galan
after_electionLuca Zaia
before_partyForza Italia
after_partyLega Nord

The Venetian regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010, as part of Italy's big round of regional elections.

Luca Zaia, rising star of the Northern League, was elected President by a landslide. With the support of 60.2% of Venetians, he was the most voted President of Veneto since direct election was introduced in 1995. Liga Veneta became the largest in the region with 35.2%. The total score of Venetist parties (also including North-East Union, Party of the Venetians, Venetian National Party and Liga Veneto Autonomo) was 37.6%, the highest so far. The People of Freedom of the outgoing President Giancarlo Galan came second with 24.7% of the vote and the Democratic Party third with 20.3%.

Northern League managed the highest swing ever in a regional election in Veneto (+20.5%), gaining from almost every side of the political spectrum, but mainly from The People of Freedom (–7.5%), the Democrats (–8.6%) and North-East Union (–5.1%), whose main member parties were North-East Project (5.4% in 2005) and Liga Veneta Repubblica (1.2%).

Electoral system

Regional elections in Veneto were ruled by the "Tatarella law" (approved in 1995), which provided for a mixed electoral system: four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation, using the largest remainder method with a droop quota and open lists, while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a "single regional constituency", where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare method among the provincial party lists; one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian system: the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the Region while the other candidates were elected regional councilors.

A threshold of 3% had been established for the provincial lists, which, however, could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5% of valid votes.

The panachage was also allowed: the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate.

Background

After having supported Giancarlo Galan (The People of Freedom, PdL) for ten years as President of Veneto, Liga Veneta–Lega Nord (that received 28.4% of the vote in the 2009 European Parliament election in Veneto compared to the 29.3% of the PdL), soon reclaimed the post of President for one of itself, with Luca Zaia (Minister of Agriculture in Berlusconi IV Cabinet) or Flavio Tosi (Mayor of Verona and most popular mayor of Italy) as likeliest choices.

Since the early days Zaia was the strongest candidate. According to an opinion poll, 72% of Venetian voters liked him and 67% considered him practised (48 and 42% were the scores of Galan, largely behind also of Tosi), a 49% would back him as President, while only 37% would back Galan. Moreover, centre-right voters preferred Zaia to Galan by an 8-point margin (49.3% to 41.2%). Differently from the incumbent president, Zaia was popular among the young and non-autonomous workers, who generally back the left. Galan and the regional section of the PdL (whose leader is Silvio Berlusconi) disagreed and wanted a fourth term for Galan, who was first elected in 1995. At some point a three-way race in Veneto between Galan, Zaia and a candidate of the Democratic Party (PD) seemed possible, but neither Berlusconi nor Umberto Bossi, federal secretary of Lega Nord, liked the idea.

In December 2009 the national committee of The People of Freedom (PdL) determined that it would have supported a Lega Nord member in Veneto. Subsequently the National Council (where "national" means "Venetian") of Liga Veneta nominated Zaia for President. Tosi, who as president of Liga Veneta presided the Council, tried until the last minute to be the candidate and some councillors opted for Franco Manzato instead. However, as a strong majority backed Zaia (including the party's secretary Gian Paolo Gobbo), Zaia was voted unanimously by the Council, including Tosi.

The Venetian PdL is afraid that Liga Veneta, headed by Zaia, will dominate regional politics for many years to come, similarly to what the South Tyrolean People's Party has done in South Tyrol. According to another opinion poll, in the forthcoming election, with Zaia candidate, the PdL would be reduced to a mere 23% with the League at 35% and Zaia would beat Galan also in a three-way race.

Galan, who has seldom hinted the idea of forming a Venetist party of his own, was rumored as independent candidate supported by the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC) and, less likely, by the opposition Democratic Party. However Galan ruled out the idea of running against his party and Zaia, opening the way for a bid by Antonio De Poli, UDC regional leader.

The UDC refused to join forces with the centre-left, leaving the PD to choose between Laura Puppato, Mayor of Montebelluna, who had expressed her interest for the race and Giuseppe Bortolussi, respected leader of the Mestre section of Confartigianato. The PD eventually chose Bortolussi, who beat Puppato by 39 votes to 29 in the regional board of the party.

Parties and candidates

Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats
Centre-right coalition}};"Centre-right coalitionThe People of Freedom}}"The People of Freedom (PdL)33.217
Lega Nord}}"Northern League – Venetian League (LN–LV)14.77
Christian Democracy (Italy)}}"Alliance of the Centre – Christian Democracy (AdC–DC)
Centre-left coalition}}"Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party (Italy)}}"Democratic Party (PD)24.313
Communist Refoundation Party}}"Federation of the Left (FdS)5.02
Italy of Values}}"Italy of Values (IdV)1.3–
Left Ecology Freedom}}"Left Ecology Freedom – Italian Socialist Party (SEL–PSI)
Federation of the Greens}}"IDEA – List for Veneto (incl. Greens)
Liga Veneto Autonomo (LVA)
Centrist coalitionUnion of the Centre (2002)}}"Union of the Centre (UDC)6.43
North-East Union (inc. PNE, LVR and IV)5.52
Five Star Movement}}"Five Star Movement (M5S)David Borrelli
Venetians IndependenceSilvano Polo
New Force (Italy)}}"New Force (FN)Paolo Caratossidis
Venetian National Party (PNV)Gianluca Panto

Results

CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seat
Centre-right coalition}}"**Luca Zaia**1,528,38660.166
Lega Nord}}"Northern League – Venetian League788,58135.1618
The People of Freedom}}"The People of Freedom555,00624.7413
Alliance of the Centre – Christian Democracy18,1140.81–
*Total**1,361,702**60.71**31*
Centre-left coalition}}"**Giuseppe Bortolussi**738,76129.081
Democratic Party (Italy)}}"Democratic Party456,30920.3414
Italy of Values}}"Italy of Values119,3965.323
Communist Refoundation Party}}"Federation of the Left35,0281.561
Left Ecology Freedom}}"Left Ecology Freedom – Italian Socialist Party27,5781.23–
Federation of the Greens}}"IDEA – List for Veneto15,9070.67–
Liga Veneto Autonomo4,3900.20–
*Total**657,798**29.33**18*
Union of the Centre (2002)}}"**Antonio De Poli**162,2356.39–
Union of the Centre (2002)}}"Union of the Centre110,4174.923
North-East Union34,6971.551
*Total**145,114**6.47**4*
Five Star Movement}}"**David Borrelli**80,2463.16–Five Star Movement}}"Five Star Movement57,848
**Silvano Polo**12,8910.51–Venetians Independence7,879
New Force (Italy)}}"**Paolo Caratossidis**9,1510.35–New Force (Italy)}}"New Force6,476
**Gianluca Panto**9,0060.36–Venetian National Party6,226
**Total candidates****2,540,736****100.00****7****Total parties****2,243,042****100.00****53**
Source: [Ministry of the Interior](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=R&dtel=28/03/2010&tpa=I&tpe=R&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=5&levsut1=1&ne1=5&es0=S&es1=S&ms=S)

Council composition

Aftermath

After the election, Luca Zaia formed his first government, composed of twelve ministers, six of Liga Veneta, that maintained the strategic Health portfolio (with Luca Coletto) and gained, above all, Budget and Finances (with Roberto Ciambetti), and six of the PdL, including Marino Zorzato, who was sworn as Vice President, and Renato Chisso, who was confirmed for a third consecutive term as Minister of Infrastructures and Transports.

References

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