2000 Venetian regional election

Italian regional election 2000 Venetian regional election Veneto legislative no 1995 Venetian regional election 1995 2005 Venetian regional election 2005 All 60 seats to the Regional Council 16 April 2000 160x160px Giancarlo Galan Forza Italia (1994) Pole for Freedoms 0A6BE1 37 8 1,484,585 54.96% 0.72%The swing comes from the combined result of the Pole of Freedoms (38.2%) and Lega Nord (17.5%) in the 1995 regional election. 160x160px Massimo Cacciari The Democrats (Italy) The Olive Tree (Italy) EF3E3E 23 3 1,032,255 38.22% 5.87% President Subsequent President Giancarlo Galan Giancarlo Galan Forza Italia Forza Italia File:Veneto_2000_Coalizioni.png The Venetian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000. Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, Pole for Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time President of the Region by a landslide over the centre-left candidate Massimo Cacciari (The Democrats). Forza Italia, this time in alliance also with the Northern League, had its best result ever and was by far the largest party in the election, receiving 30.3% of the regional vote. 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. Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Pole for Freedoms Forza Italia 24.0 15 Giancarlo Galan Northern League – Venetian League 16.7 9 National Alliance 10.7 6 Christian Democratic Centre 3.6 3 United Christian Democrats Socialist Party The Liberals Sgarbi Venetian Democratic Union The Olive Tree Democrats of the Left 16.5 9 Massimo Cacciari Communist Refoundation Party 5.0 2 Federation of the Greens 4.0 2 Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party 0.5 – Cacciari List (incl. PPI, Dem, RI) Party of Italian Communists Bonino List 1.2 – Marco CappatoVenetians of Europe Fabrizio ComenciniMarco Polo Front Fabio Padovan Results + 16 April 2000 Venetian regional election results300px|center Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seat Giancarlo Galan1,484,58554.966Forza Italia696,35830.3817Northern League – Venetian League274,47211.976National Alliance225,1949.825United Christian Democrats102,9674.492Christian Democratic Centre53,5802.341Socialist Party16,2490.71–The Liberals Sgarbi12,4130.54–Venetian Democratic Union1,7300.08–Total1,382,96360.3331 Massimo Cacciari1,032,25538.221Cacciari List312,34713.639Democrats of the Left282,64412.338Communist Refoundation Party68,3752.982Federation of the Greens53,4642.331Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party29,3551.281Party of Italian Communists23,3491.021Total769,53433.5722 Fabrizio Comencini71,8782.66– Venetians of Europe56,4482.46– Marco Cappato66,4572.36– Bonino List54,8442.39– Fabio Padovan45,9751.70– Marco Polo Front28,5681.25– Total candidates2,701,150100.007Total parties2,292,357100.0053 Source: Ministry of the Interior Aftermath After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his second government, while Enrico Cavaliere (Liga Veneta) was elected President of the Regional Council. Forza Italia had the lion share in the government, including the posts of President, Vice President and Minister of Health. References Category:Regional elections in Veneto Category:21st century in Veneto Category:2000 elections in Italy