2000 Tuscan regional election

December 2024 February 2025 2000 Tuscan regional election Tuscany legislative List of members of the Regional Council of Tuscany, 1995–2000 List of members of the Regional Council of Tuscany, 2000–2005 1995 Tuscan regional election 1995 2005 Tuscan regional election 2005 74.6% (10.6%) All 50 seats to the Regional Council 16 April 2000 160x160px Claudio Martini Democrats of the Left The Olive Tree (Italy) EF3E3E 33 32 1 1,029,142 49.3% 0.8% 160x160px Altero Matteoli National Alliance (Italy) Pole for Freedoms 0A6BE1 13 16 3 836,001 40.0% 4.0% President Elected President Vannino Chiti Democrats of the Left Claudio Martini Democrats of the Left File:Toscana_2000_Coalizioni.png The Tuscan regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000. April 17, 2000 Elezioni Regionali: Martini (Toscana Democratica) sfiora la magioranza https://www.nove.firenze.it/a004170815-elezioni-regionali-martini-toscana-democratica-sfiora-la-magioranza.htm Regional Elections: Martini (Democratic Tuscany) almost gets the majority Nove Da Firenze Italian February 25, 2025 Electoral system Regional elections in Tuscany 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 rowspan="7" Centre-left coalition Centre-left coalition Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left40.919 Claudio Martini Italian People's Party (1994) Italian People's Party6.32 Federation of the Greens Federation of the Greens 2.7 1 Italian Democratic Socialists Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party 0.8 – The Democrats (Italy) The Democrats Party of Italian Communists Party of Italian Communists Union of Democrats for Europe Union of Democrats for Europe rowspan="7" Centre-right coalition Centre-right coalition Forza Italia Forza Italia19.17 Altero Matteoli National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance13.15 Christian Democratic Centre Christian Democratic Centre2.51 Lega Nord Northern League Tuscany0.7– United Christian Democrats United Christian Democrats New Italian Socialist Party Socialist Party Others Others Communist Refoundation PartyCommunist Refoundation Party11.14 Niccolò Pecorini Pannella ListBonino List1.3– Gianfranco Dell'Alba Results 1999 European election marked a turning point in relations between Forza Italia and the Northern League. In fact, the assembly works in Parliament had highlighted a growing programmatic convergence between the two parties. And so, in view of the 2001 general election, Berlusconi and Umberto Bossi put aside the old, and even bloody quarrels, and formed a new coalition: the Pole for Freedoms, which found in the regional elections, also in Tuscany, its first test. So the center-right candidate, Altero Matteoli, an important figure on the national landscape, was sustained also by the Northern League, which in 1995 had sustained Chiti. The combination of what were the major forces of regional politics, securing an appointment to Claudio Martini, which ensured stability of the Regional Cabinet that the new regulations wanted to coincide in term with the legislature. Democrats of the Left was confirmed as the largest party in the region with 36% of the vote, while Forza Italia was the second largest party with 20%. The Olive Tree, an alliance comprising several centre-left parties including the Italian People's Party, the Democrats of the Left, The Democrats, the Federation of the Greens and Party of Italian Communists, had a reconfirmation but lost votes. Like 1995 election, Communist Refoundation Party run lonely with its candidate. + 16 April 2000 Tuscan regional election results300px|center Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats rowspan=9 Centre-left coalition Claudio Martini1,029,14249.3010 Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left708,75036.2017 Italian People's Party (1994) Italian People's Party71,1953.641 The Democrats (Italy) The Democrats64,6063.301 Party of Italian Communists Party of Italian Communists59,2583.031 Federation of the Greens Federation of the Greens42,2692.161 Italian Socialist Party Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party36,4131.861 Union of Democrats for Europe Union of Democrats for Europe2,4060.12–Total984,89750.3022 rowspan=10 Centre-right coalition Altero Matteoli839,00140.051 Forza Italia Forza Italia395,94620.228 National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance291,20014.875 United Christian Democrats40,6922.081 Union of the Centre (2002) Christian Democratic Centre40,4762.071 New Italian Socialist Party Socialist Party11,9560.61– Lega Nord Northern League Tuscany11,2560.57– Tuscan Autonomist Movement2,1760.11– The Liberals Sgarbi8530.04–Total794,55540.5815 Communist Refoundation Party Niccolò Pecorini159,8627.66– Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party131,4716.712 Gianfranco Dell'Alba49,3582.36– Bonino List40,4962.07– Paolo Vecchi12,9500.62– Humanist Party6,7220.34– Total candidates2,087,313100.0011 Total parties1,958,141100.0039Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections See also 2000 Italian regional elections References Category:2000 elections in Italy 2000 regional election Category:April 2000 in Italy 2000 2000