The Lazio regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995. For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.

Piero Badaloni Piero Badaloni (born 8 September 1946) is an Italian journalist and politician, President of Lazio from 1995 to 2000. Biography Journalistic career Badaloni began his journalistic career in 1971 in Rai, dealing with reports and surveys. For t ...

(an independent close to the Italian People's Party) was elected President of the region, defeating

Alberto Michelini Alberto Michelini (born 25 July 1941) is an Italian journalist and politician, former Deputy and Member of the European Parliament. Biography Michelini began his journalistic career in the late 1970s as a host and special correspondent for the ...

(

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

) by a narrow margin.

Results

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