ITALIAN REPUBLIC
REGIONAL ELECTIONS OF 3 AND 4 APRIL 2005
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Source: Italian Interior Ministry


PIEMONTE (Piedmont)
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REGIONAL PRESIDENT
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Candidate              Party                   Votes      %      Seats
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Mercedes BRESSO        L'Unione Per Bresso     1,234,354  50.9   12
Lodovico Ellena        Alternativa Sociale        24,650  01.0    -
Enzo Ghigo             Per Il Piemonte         1,143,993  47.1    1
Gianfranco Rotondi     Democrazia Cristiana       25,017  01.0    -
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Total                                          2,428,014         13
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Bresso was the candidate of the L’Ulivo coalition of the left. Ghigo
was the candidate of the Casa delle Liberta coalition of the right.

Twelve seats in the Regional Council are allocated to supporters of the 
Regional President, and one seat to a supporter of the leading defeated 
candidate.

REGIONAL COUNCIL
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VOTING BY LIST
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Party                                          Votes      %      Seats
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Alleanza Nazionale                               194,516  09.5    5
Ambienta-Lista                                    23,719  01.2    1
Comunisti Italiani                                53,388  02.6    1
Democratici Sinistra                             411,615  20.1   11
Federazione dei Verdi                             57,426  02.8    1
Forza Italia                                     458,305  22.4   11
Insieme per Bresso                                60,309  02.9    1
La Margherita                                    212,072  10.4    6
Lega Nord                                        173,208  08.5    4
Lista Consumatori                                 22,164  01.1    1
L'Italia dei Valori                               30,947  01.5    1
Rifondazione Comunista                           130,684  06.4    4
Socialisti Democratici Italiani                   49,983  02.4    1
Unione dei Democratici Cristiani                  93,998  04.6    2
Others                                            73,001  03.6    -
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Total                                          2,045,335         50
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TOTAL SEATS
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Casa delle Liberta and allies                                    25
L’Ulivo coalition and allies                                     38
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Total                                                            63
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