Italian general election, 2008 (Piedmont)
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The Italian general election of 2008
took place on 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2008. The election was won in Piedmont
by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom
and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party
(32.4%) and Lega Nord (12.6%).
Italian general election, 2008
A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...
took place on 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2008. The election was won in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
by the centre-right coalition between The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
and Lega Nord, as it happened at the national level. The People of Freedom was the largest party in the election with 34.3%, ahead of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
(32.4%) and Lega Nord (12.6%).
The People of Freedom
- Guido Crosetto
- Margherita BoniverMargherita BoniverMargherita Boniver is an Italian politician.Until 1962 she lived abroad, in places such as Washington, D.C., Bucharest and London. In Italy she founded the Italian section of Amnesty International which she led from 1973 to 1980....
- Maurizio Leo
- Osvaldo Napoli
- Maria Grazia Siliquini
- Benedetto Della VedovaBenedetto Della VedovaBenedetto Della Vedova is an Italian politician, formerly the leader of Liberal Reformers, a minor liberal and libertarian party, and currently member of The Liberal Part, a liberal faction within the centre-right People of Freedom party.-Biography:His political experience began in 1994 with the...
- Manuela Repetti
- Agostino Ghiglia
- Enrico Pianetta
Democratic Party
- Piero FassinoPiero FassinoPietro Franco "Piero" Fassino is an Italian politician with the Democratic Party, the current Mayor of Turin and a former national secretary of the Democrats of the Left party.-Biography:...
- Antonio Boccuzzi
- Anna Rossomando
- Giorgio Merlo
- Marco Calgaro
- Gianni VernettiGianni Vernetti-Early life:Vernetti was born in Torino, Italy. In 1985 he obtained a degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Torino. In 1987 he was awarded a PhD in Urban Ecology from the Politecnico di Milano university.-Career:...
- Stefano Esposito
- Giacomo Portas
- Mimmo Lucà
Italy of Values
- Giuseppe GiuliettiGiuseppe Giulietti (politician)Giuseppe Giulietti in Rome is an Italian politician. First elected to the Italian Parliament in 1994 he was most recently elected as a member of Italy of Values. Before entering politics he had worked with RAI, as secretary of their journalists union UsigRai and then as a member of their Watch...
- Gaetano Porcino
The People of Freedom
- Lucio Stanca
- Marco Zacchera
- Maria Teresa Armosino
- Enrico Costa
- Alessandro Ruben
- Giuseppe VegasGiuseppe VegasGiuseppe Vegas is an Italian politician, senator for The People of Freedom and minister in the Berlusconi IV Government....
- Roberto Rosso
- Franco Stradella
- Gianni Mancuso
- Gaetano Nastri
Democratic Party
- Luigi Bobba
- Cesare DamianoCesare DamianoCesare Damiano is an Italian politician, member of the Democrats of the Left party.A former leading member of the CGIL trade union, Damiano has been a part of the Democrats of the Left national secretarship since 2001. He is a former Minister of Labour.-References:...
- Mario Lovelli
- Mario Barbi
- massimo Fiorio
- Elisabetta Rampi
Lega Nord
- Roberto CotaRoberto CotaRoberto Cota is the leader of Lega Nord Piemont and a leading member of Lega Nord.After a degree in law, Cota joined the party in 1990. In 2000 he was elected to the Regional Council of Piedmont and was President of it until 2005...
- Gianluca Buonanno
- Roberto Simonetti
- Maria Piera Pastore
- Sebastiano Fogliato
The People of Freedom
- Enzo Ghigo
- Ugo Martinat
- Aldo Scarabosio
- Lucio MalanLucio MalanLucio Malan is an Italian politician.Malan was born in Luserna San Giovanni, Turin. He earned his BA in Literature at the University of Turin, then he obtained a master's degree in history at University of Nevada Las Vegas, where Lucio Malan was also tutor-assistant.Lucio Malan is member of the...
- Andrea Fluttero
- Valter Zanetta
- Lorenzo Piccioni
- Giuseppe Menardi
- Maria Rizzotti
- Gilberto Pichetto Fratin
Democratic Party
- Emma BoninoEmma BoninoEmma Bonino is an Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament and current Member of the Italian Senate. She is a leading member of the Italian Radicals, a political party that supports economic and social libertarianism, and human rights...
- Roberto Della Seta
- Mauro Marino
- Pietro MarcenaroPietro MarcenaroPietro Marcenaro is an Italian politician and trade unionist of the centre-left Democratic Party. Since 29 April 2008 he has been President, Commission on Human Rights.-Entry into politics:...
- Maria Leddi
- Franca Biondelli