2023 Lazio regional election
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All 51 seats to the Regional Council of Lazio
Turnout37.2% (Decrease 29.4%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Candidate Francesco Rocca Alessio D'Amato Donatella Bianchi
Party Independent Democratic Party Five Star Movement
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left M5S–SI
Last election 15 seats, 31.2% 25 seats, 32.9% 10 seats, 27.0%
Seats won 31 15 5
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 10 Decrease 5
Popular vote 934,614 581,033 186,562
Percentage 53.9% 33.5% 10.8%
Swing Increase22.7% Increase0.6% Decrease16.2%
2023 Lazio regional election map results
President before election

Daniele Leodori (acting)
Democratic Party

Elected President

Francesco Rocca
Independent

The 2023 Lazio regional election took place on 12 and 13 February 2023. It was held concurrently with the 2023 Lombard regional election, as decided by the Italian government on 9 December 2022.[1] On 12 October 2022, the president of Lazio Nicola Zingaretti decided to step down, having been elected to the national parliament.[2]

The election saw the centre-right coalition win with a majority of the popular vote, gaining a 11-seat majority and taking control of the Regional Council of Lazio for the first time since the 2010 Lazio regional election.

Electoral system

The Regional Council of Lazio is elected with a mixed system: 39 councilmembers are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists, while 11 councilmembers are elected with a plurality-at-large voting system with closed lists. One seat is for the elected president.[3]

 RM   LT   VT   FR   RT  Total
30 3 3 3 0 39

Political parties and candidates

Below are listed the parties and candidates for the election.[4][5]

Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party 21.3 18
Alessio D'Amato
More Europe – Radicals – Volt 2.1 1
Solidary Democracy 1.9 1
Greens and Left 1.1 0
Action – Italia Viva — —
Italian Socialist Party — —
D'Amato List (including SD, PRI, and Art.1) — —
Centre-right coalition Forza Italia 14.6 6
Francesco Rocca
League 10.0 4
Brothers of Italy 8.7 3
Union of the Centre – Green is Popular 1.6 1
Us Moderates – Renaissance
Rocca for President (including AP) — —
Five Star Movement coalition Five Star Movement 22.1 10
Donatella Bianchi
Progressive Pole[a] 3.5 1
People's Union – –
Rosa Rinaldi
Italian Communist Party – –
Sonia Pecorilli
  1. ^ Including Italian Left and Coordination 2050

Opinion polling

Candidates

Date Polling firm Sample size Rocca D'Amato Bianchi Rinaldi Pecorilli Others Lead
13–16 Jan 2023 Tecnè 1,000 46.0 35.0 16.0 — — 3.0 11.0
9–11 Jan 2023 BiDiMedia 2,700 45.1 36.0 15.3 1.5 0.5 1.6 9.1
27–28 Dec 2022 IZI 1,012 42.6 34.8 18.3 — — 4.3 7.8

Hypothetical candidates

Date Polling firm Sample size Rocca Other CDX D'Amato M5S Left Others Lead
14–15 Nov 2022 Winpoll 1,000 40.5 — 38.2 12.9[a] — 8.4 2.3
12–14 Nov 2022 IZI 1,009 — 48.8[b] 27.4 23.8[c] with M5S — 21.4
— 46.6[b] 26.4 17.8[c] 9.2 — 20.2
— 48.8[b] 32.9 18.3[c] with CSX — 15.9
  1. ^ Stefano Fassina
  2. ^ a b c Fabio Rampelli
  3. ^ a b c Unknown candidate

Political parties

Date Polling firm Sample size Centre-right Centre-left M5S–SI AVS UP PCI Others Lead
FdI FI Lega Rocca NM UdC PD A–IV +E EV D'Amato PSI DemoS M5S Bianchi SI
13–16 Jan 2023 Tecnè 1,000 34.0 5.5 5.0 — — — 17.0 8.0 3.0 3.5 — — — 15.0 — 1.5 — — — 7.5 17.0
9–11 Jan 2023 BiDiMedia 2,700 35.3 3.8 4.1 1.7 0.5 0.5 17.5 8.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 0.5 0.8 13.0 — 2.0 — 1.6 0.5 1.7 17.8
27–28 Dec 2022 IZI 1,012 32.4 5.7 4.1 0.5 — — 18.1 6.7 3.0 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.2 16.5 2.8 — — — — 4.1 13.3
14–15 Nov 2022 Winpoll 1,000 33.8 6.5 5.2 — — — 17.0 8.2 2.8 — — — — 15.9 — — 3.5 1.3 — 5.8 16.8
12–14 Nov 2022 IZI 1,009 32.6 5.8 5.5 — — — 16.7 7.0 2.5 — — — — 16.7 — — 4.2 — — 9.9 15.9

Results

2023 Lazio regional election party comuni results
12–13 February 2023 Lazio regional election results
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Francesco Rocca 934,614 53.88 1
Brothers of Italy 519,633 33.62 22
League 131,631 8.52 3
Forza Italia 130,368 8.43 3
Rocca List 31,437 2.03 1
Union of the Centre 24,983 1.62 1
Us Moderates 17,398 1.13 –
Total 855,450 55.34 30
Alessio D'Amato 581,033 33.50 1
Democratic Party 313,023 20.25 10
Action – Italia Viva 75,272 4.87 2
D'Amato List 47,184 3.05 1
Greens and Left 42,314 2.74 1
Solidary Democracy 18,419 0.96 –
Italian Socialist Party 7,974 0.52 –
Total 519,066 33.58 14
Donatella Bianchi 186,562 10.76 – Five Star Movement 132,041 8.54 4
Progressive Pole 7,974 1.21 1
Total 150,768 9.75 5
Sonia Pecorilli 16,932 0.98 – Italian Communist Party 10,212 0.66 –
Rosa Rinaldi 15,331 0.88 – People's Union 10,289 0.67 –
Blank and invalid votes 45,111 2.53
Total candidates 1,734,472 100.00 2 Total parties 1,545,785 100.00 49
Registered voters/turnout 4,791,612 37.20
Source: Ministry of the Interior


References

  1. ^ "Elezioni regionali: il voto il 12 e 13 febbraio". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Zingaretti says will step down as Lazio governor in 3 wks – English". ANSA. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Elezioni regionali, cosa c'è da sapere per l'appuntamento del 12 e 13 febbraio". Consiglio Regionale del Lazio (in Italian). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Elezioni regionali, i nomi dei candidati di 'Pignalberi presidente'". RomaToday (in Italian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ Cipolla, Alessandro (13 February 2023). "Elezioni regionali Lazio 2023, la guida: data, candidati e sondaggi". Money.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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