Sardinian regional election, 2009
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The Sardinian regional election of 2009 took place on 15-16 February 2009.
Ugo Cappellacci, the centre-right candidate, defeated Renato Soru
, the centre-left incumbent President, by a large margin and The People of Freedom
was by far the largest party. The combined result of the regionalist parties, after the merger with Sardinia Project
into the Democratic Party
, was 21.9%.
Source: Regional Council of Sardinia
Ugo Cappellacci, the centre-right candidate, defeated Renato Soru
Renato Soru
Renato Soru is an Italian entrepreneur, the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. He was born in Sanluri, Sardinia....
, the centre-left incumbent President, by a large margin and 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....
was by far the largest party. The combined result of the regionalist parties, after the merger with Sardinia Project
Sardinia Project
The Sardinia Project was a social-democratic regionalist political party active in Sardinia, Italy.It was founded in 2003 and was led by Renato Soru, who was elected President of Sardinia at the head of a centre-left coalition in the 2004 regional election...
into 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....
, was 21.9%.
Results
| Candidates and parties | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugo Cappellacci | 502,084 | 51.9 | 9 | 44 |
| 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.... |
246,369 | 30.2 | → | 25 |
| Union of the Centre | 73,760 | 9.0 | → | 7 |
| Sardinian Reformers Sardinian Reformers The Sardinian Reformers is a liberal and Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia based in Sardinia and led by Massimo Fantola.... |
55,404 | 6.8 | → | 5 |
| Sardinian Action Party Sardinian Action Party The Sardinian Action Party is a regionalist social-democratic political party in Sardinia, which has recently sided with The People of Freedom, the largest centre-right party in Italy.-History:... |
34,990 | 4.3 | → | 4 |
| Sardinian Democratic Union Sardinian Democratic Union The Sardinian Democratic Union – Nationalist Project is a regionalist Christian-democratic political party in Sardinia... –NPSI |
28,450 | 3.5 | → | 2 |
| Movement for Autonomy Movement for Autonomy The Movement for Autonomies is a regionalist Christian democratic political party in Italy. It demands economic development and greater autonomy for Sicily, mainly, and for other regions of Southern Italy... –The Right The Right The Right is a national-conservative political party in Italy.-Foundation:On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the... –PPS Sardinian People's Party The Party of Sardinian People – Fortza Paris is a regionalist political party in Sardinia.The party's self-proclaimed ideology comprises "all what the 20th Century had it good", including Christian democracy, liberalism, social democracy and federalism, but it is basically a Christian-democratic... |
18,376 | 2.3 | → | 1 |
| Renato Soru Renato Soru Renato Soru is an Italian entrepreneur, the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. He was born in Sanluri, Sardinia.... |
415,600 | 42.9 | 1 | 26 |
| 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.... |
202,067 | 24.8 | → | 18 |
| Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... |
41,138 | 5.0 | → | 3 |
| Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... |
25,778 | 3.2 | → | 2 |
| Red Moors Red Moors Red Moors is a regionalist social-democratic political party in Sardinia.The party was founded in 2009 as a split from the Sardinian Action Party, after that the latter had signed an electoral pact with The People of Freedom, the main centre-right party in Italy.In the 2009 regional election the... –Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... |
20,769 | 2.5 | → | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:... |
15,597 | 1.9 | → | 1 |
| Democratic Left Democratic Left (Italy) Democratic Left was a democratic socialist political party in Italy.It was founded on 5 May 2007 by splinters of the Democrats of the Left centred around Fabio Mussi and Gavino Angius, who opposed the merger of the DS into the Democratic Party... –Movement for the Left Movement for the Left Movement for the Left was a socialist and communist political party in Italy, emerged by a split from the Communist Refoundation Party... –UlS Unite the Left Unite the Left is the minority faction within the Party of Italian Communists , a political party in Italy. Its leaders include former minister Katia Belillo and MEP Umberto Guidoni.... |
13,391 | 1.6 | → | 1 |
| Gavino Sale | 29,640 | 3.1 | - | - |
| Independence Republic of Sardinia Independence Republic of Sardinia Independence Republic of Sardinia is a social-democratic and non-violent separatist political party in Sardinia... |
16,868 | 2.1 | → | - |
| Peppino Balia | 15,037 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (Italy) The Italian Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy.The party was founded in 2007–2008 by the merger of six minor social-democratic parties and groups: the Italian Democratic Socialists, Democracy and Socialism, The Italian Socialists, the Socialist Party–De Michelis,... |
19,044 | 2.3 | → | - |
| Gianfranco Sollai | 5,316 | 0.6 | - | - |
| Sardinia Nation Sardinia Nation Sardinia Nation is a minor separatist and democratic-socialist political party in Sardinia, Italy. Its leader is Bustianu Cumpostu.-History:... –To the Left for Independence To the Left for Independence To the Left for Independence is a separatist and communist Italian political party active in Sardinia.... –oth. |
3,666 | 0.5 | → | - |
| Total | 967,677 | 100.0 | 10 | 70 |