2020 Venetian regional election
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All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Veneto
Turnout61.1% (Increase3.9%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Luca Zaia Arturo Lorenzoni
Party Lega Independent
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left
Seats won 41 9
Seat change Increase10 Decrease3
Popular vote 1,883,959 385,768
Percentage 76.79% 15.72%
Swing Increase26.71% Decrease7.02%
President before election

Luca Zaia
Lega Nord

Elected President

Luca Zaia
Lega

Politics of Veneto

The 2020 Venetian regional election took place in Veneto on 20 and 21 September 2020.

Originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy[1][2] and was part of a round of multiple regional elections in Italy (7 regions out of 20). Venetian voters elected their President and their Regional Council, composed of 51 members including the President.

Luca Zaia, the second-term incumbent president and leading member of the League, was re-elected by a record 76.8% of the vote, the highest tally for a regional President in Italy. The runner-up, Arturo Lorenzoni, backed mainly by the Democratic Party, won 15.7% of the vote.

Regarding parties results, the League ran in this election presenting two lists: the official League list and a list named after Zaia. Combined, the two lists won 61.5% of the vote. The Democratic Party came second with 11.9% and Brothers of Italy came third with 9.6%.

Electoral system

The Regional Council of Veneto is composed of 50 seats. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes. The council seats are distributed according to proportional representation, with a majority bonus system assigning 60% of the 50 seats to the lists running with the candidate winning more than 40% of the votes.[3]

A single list must win at least 3% of the votes in order to access the seats distribution, while a coalition must win over 5% of the votes.[3]

Parties and candidates

Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
Centre-right coalition Zaia for President (ZP) 23.1 13 Luca Zaia
League – Venetian League (Lega–LV) 17.8 10
Forza Italia (FI) (incl. UDC and LTV) 6.0 3
Venetian Autonomy List (LVA) 2.7 1
Brothers of Italy (FdI) 2.6 1
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) 16.7 8 Arturo Lorenzoni
Veneto We Want (incl. Art.1, SI and Pos) — —
More Veneto in Europe – Volt — —
Green Europe (EV) (incl. DemoS) — —
Venetian Left (SV) — —
Five Star Movement (M5S) 10.4 5 Enrico Cappelletti
Party of Venetians (PdV) 2.5 – Antonio Guadagnini
Solidarity Environment Work (incl. PRC and PCI) 0.8 – Paolo Benvegnù
Daniela Sbrollini for President (IV – PSI – PRI – Civic List for Veneto) — — Daniela Sbrollini
Veneto Ecology Solidarity (incl. IiC) — — Patrizia Bartelle
Veneto for the Autonomies (VpA) — — Simonetta Rubinato
3V Movement (M3V) — — Paolo Girotto

Opinion polls

Candidates

Parties

Results

20–21 September 2020 Venetian regional election results
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seat
Luca Zaia 1,883,959 76.79 1 Zaia for President 916,087 44.57 23
League – Venetian League[4] 347,832 16.92 9
Brothers of Italy 196,310 9.55 5
Forza Italia 73,244 3.56 2
Venetian Autonomy List 48,932 2.38 1
Total 1,582,405 77.00 40
Arturo Lorenzoni 385,768 15.72 1 Democratic Party 244,881 11.92 6
Veneto We Want 41,275 2.01 1
Green Europe 34,647 1.69 1
More Veneto in Europe – Volt 14,246 0.69 –
Venetian Left 2,405 0.12 –
Total 337,454 16.42 8
Enrico Cappelletti 79,662 3.25 – Five Star Movement 55,281 2.69 1
Paolo Girotto 21,679 0.88 – 3V Movement 14,916 0.73 –
Antonio Guadagnini 20,502 0.84 – Party of Venetians 19,756 0.96 –
Paolo Benvegnù 18,529 0.76 – Solidarity Environment Work 11,846 0.58 –
Daniela Sbrollini 15,198 0.62 – Italia Viva – PSI – PRI 12,426 0.60 –
Patrizia Bertelle 14,518 0.59 – Veneto Ecology Solidarity 9,061 0.44 –
Simonetta Rubinato 13,703 0.56 – Veneto for the Autonomies 12,028 0.59 –
Total candidates 2,453,518 100.00 2 Total parties 2,055,173 100.00 49
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive


Popular vote
Zaia
 
 44.57%
Lega
 
 16.92%
PD
 
 11.92%
FdI
 
 9.55%
FI
 
 3.56%
M5S
 
 2.69%
LVA
 
 2.38%
VCV
 
 2.01%
EV
 
 1.69%
Others
 
 4.71%
President
Zaia
 
 76.79%
Lorenzoni
 
 15.72%
Cappelletti
 
 3.25%
Others
 
 4.24%
Seats summary
Centre-right
 
 82.35%
Centre-left
 
 17.65%

Results by province and capital city

Turnout

Region Time
20 Sep 21 Sep
12:00 19:00 23:00 15:00
Veneto 14.73% 35.55% 46.13% 61.14%
Province Time
20 Sep 21 Sep
12:00 19:00 23:00 15:00
Belluno 11.45% 26.94% 34.91% 47.84%
Padua 15.78% 38.38% 49.50% 65.43%
Rovigo 14.79% 34.73% 44.66% 59.87%
Treviso 14.07% 33.68% 44.15% 58.27%
Venice 15.27% 36.49% 46.73% 62.52%
Verona 14.59% 35.61% 46.91% 61.95%
Vicenza 14.92% 36.36% 46.98% 61.80%
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout[permanent dead link]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Il governo ha rinviato le elezioni regionali e comunali" (in Italian). Il Post. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche
  3. ^ a b "Elezioni regionali Veneto 2020, la guida: candidati, liste e regolamento". Money.it (in Italian). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lists and Candidates by province" (PDF). consiglioveneto.it. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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