1980 Piedmontese regional election

Italian local election June 2023 The 1980 Piedmontese regional election took place on 8 June 1980. Events In terms of popular vites, Christian Democracy resulted narrowly ahead of the Italian Communist Party but both had the same number of seats in the Regional Council of Piedmont. After the election, the Communists and the Italian Socialist Party decided to continue their political cooperation and formed a coalition government with the Italian Democratic Socialist Party under the leadership of a Socialist, Enzo Enrietti. In 1983, the Socialists switched sides and Aldo Viglione, a Socialist who had been president of Piedmont from 1975 to 1980, formed the Pentapartito as the new regional government, along with the Christian Democrats, the Democratic Socialists, the Italian Liberal Party, and the Italian Republican Party. Results thumb|250px|Largest party by municipality File:Piedmont_Council_1980.svg Party votes votes (%) seats Christian Democracy956,35632.420 Italian Communist Party932,88831.720 Italian Socialist Party417,76314.29 Italian Democratic Socialist Party176,4126.03 Italian Liberal Party174,7285.93 Italian Social Movement117,7244.02 Italian Republican Party98,1553.32 Proletarian Unity Party29,6561.01 Proletarian Democracy24,9980.9- Piedmontese Union – List for Trieste15,6270.5- Revolutionary Communist League2,3880.1- Revolutionary Socialist League 1,1430.0- Total2,947,838100.060 Source: Ministry of the Interior Category:1980 elections in Italy Category:Elections in Piedmont Category:20th century in Piedmont