Venetian regional election, 2000 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Venetian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.In 1995 he ran successfully...

(Forza Italia

Forza Italia

Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....

, House of Freedoms

House of Freedoms

The House of Freedoms , was a major Italian centre-right political and electoral alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi. It was initially composed of several political parties:*Forza Italia *National Alliance...

) was re-elected for the third time President of the Region by a landslide over the centre-left candidate Massimo Cacciari

Massimo Cacciari

Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...

(The Democrats

The Democrats

The Democrats may refer to:*Democratic Party *The Democrats *The Democrats *The Democrats...

).

Forza Italia

Forza Italia

, this time in alliance also with Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta is a regionalist political party based in Veneto, combining Venetism and fiscal federalism. Liga Veneta is by far the largest party in Veneto and the party of Luca Zaia, President of Veneto since March 2010.It was the first party of its kind in Northern Italy, predating Umberto...

, had its best result ever and was by far the largest party in the election, receiving 30.3% of the regional vote.

Results

Forza Italia

|valign="top"|696,358
|valign="top"|30.3
|valign="top"|+6.3
|valign="top"|17
|valign="top"|19
|rowspan="8" align="right" valign="top"|37
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|align="left"|Liga Veneta

Liga Veneta

–Lega Nord
|valign="top"|274,472
|valign="top"|12.0
|valign="top"|-4.7
|valign="top"|6
|valign="top"|7
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|align="left"|National Alliance

National Alliance (Italy)

National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...

|valign="top"|225,194
|valign="top"|9.8
|valign="top"|-0.9
|valign="top"|5
|valign="top"|6
|-
|align="left"|United Christian Democrats

United Christian Democrats

The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...

|valign="top"|102,967
|valign="top"|4.4
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|2
|valign="top"|3
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|align="left"|Christian Democratic Centre
|valign="top"|53,580
|valign="top"|2.3
|valign="top"|-1.3
|valign="top"|1
|valign="top"|2
|-
|align="left"|Socialist Party
|valign="top"|16,249
|valign="top"|0.7
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|align="left"|Sgarbi Liberals

Sgarbi Liberals

Sgarbi Liberals are a minor personalist-liberal political party in Italy.They were founded in 1999 and are led by Vittorio Sgarbi, a former leader of the Pannella-Sgarbi List and member of Forza Italia...

|valign="top"|12,413
|valign="top"|0.5
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|align="left"|Venetian Democratic Union
|valign="top"|1,730
|valign="top"|0.0
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!rowspan="6" align="left" valign="top"|Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...

|rowspan="6" valign="top"|1,032,255
|rowspan="6" valign="top"|38.2
|rowspan="6" valign="top"|1

|align="left"|Together for Veneto

Together for Veneto

Together for Veneto was a centrist Italian coalition of parties active in Veneto.It was formed for the 2000 regional election by the local sections of three national parties: the Italian People's Party, The Democrats and Italian Renewal...

Italian People's Party
The Democrats
The Democrats
The Democrats may refer to:*Democratic Party *The Democrats *The Democrats *The Democrats...
Italian Renewal
Italian Renewal
The Italian Renewal was a liberal-centrist political party in Italy.It was founded in 1996 by Lamberto Dini along with some former Liberals, Socialists, Christian Democrats, Republicans and Social Democrats...

|valign="top"|312,347
|valign="top"|13.6
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|9

|valign="top"|10

Democrats of the Left

The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...

|valign="top"|282,644
|valign="top"|12.3
|valign="top"|-4.2
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|8
|-
|align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party

Communist Refoundation Party

The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....

|valign="top"|68,375
|valign="top"|2.9
|valign="top"|-2.1
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|2
|-
|align="left"|Federation of 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:...

|valign="top"|53,464
|valign="top"|2.3
|valign="top"|-1.7
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|1
|-
|align="left"|Italian Democratic Socialists

Italian Democratic Socialists

The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...

–PRI

Italian Republican Party

The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini...

|valign="top"|29,355
|valign="top"|1.2
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|1
|-
|align="left"|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:...

|valign="top"|23,349
|valign="top"|1.0
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|1

|-
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini
Fabrizio Comencini is a Venetist politician.Comencini started his political career in the Italian Social Movement , for which he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 1985 and 1990. In the early 1990s, during his second term as regional councillor, he switched to Liga Veneta–Lega Nord...

|rowspan="1" valign="top"|71,878
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.6
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Veneti d'Europa
|valign="top"|56,448
|valign="top"|2.4
|valign="top"|new
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|-
|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|-
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!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Marco Cappato
Marco Cappato
Marco Cappato is an Italian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from Italy until 2009. He represented the Lista Emma Bonino within the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe parliamentary group. He was Member of the Foreign Affairs, the Civil Liberties and Human Rights...

|rowspan="1" valign="top"|66,457
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2.4
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Bonino List

Bonino List

Bonino List was a strongly libertarian Radical electoral list active in the 1990s and the 2000s in Italy. Named for Emma Bonino, a leading Radical who had been member of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999 , after the unsuccessful "Emma for President" campaign, it was the successor of the...

|valign="top"|54,844
|valign="top"|2.3
|valign="top"|+1.1
|valign="top"|-
|valign="top"|-
|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|-
|-
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Fabio Padovan
Fabio Padovan
Member of the Liga Veneta-Lega Nord, Fabio Padovan was deputy at the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs , an organization defending the little and medium-sized industries in Veneto....

|rowspan="1" valign="top"|45,975
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.2
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|-

|align="left"|Fronte Marco Polo

Fronte Marco Polo

Fronte Marco Polo was a Venetist political party active in Veneto, named after Marco Polo.Fabio Padovan, leader of the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs and former deputy of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, and Giorgio Vido, another former deputy of LV–LN, formed FMP in 1999 in view of the 2000...

|valign="top"|28,568
|valign="top"|1.2
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|valign="top"|-
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|rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|-

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!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total candidates
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,701,150
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|7
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|2,292,357
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|53
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|60
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|60
|}
Source: Regional Council of Veneto

Aftermath

After the election, Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

formed his second government

Galan II Government

The Galan II Government has been the government of Veneto from 6 June 2000 to 18 May 2005.Source:...

, while Enrico Cavaliere

Enrico Cavaliere

Enrico Cavaliere is a Venetist politician. He is a member of Liga Veneta-Lega Nord.He joined Liga Veneta in 1991 and was provincial secretary for the Province of Venice from 1992 to 1994, when he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Re-elected in 1996, he was Vice President of the...

(Liga Veneta) was elected President of the Regional Council. Forza Italia had the lion share in the government, including the posts of President, Vice President and Minister of Health.

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