The Italian general election of 1996 took place on 21 April 1996. In

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

the election was narrowly won by the centre-left

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coalition, which won also nationally, but

Liga Veneta Liga Veneta ( vec, Łiga Vèneta; en, Venetian League; abbr. LV), whose complete name is ( en, Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and su ...

–

Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...

was the most voted party in the region: 32.8% in

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and 29.3% among

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Results

Chamber of Deputies

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Progressives Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, techno ...

– LAV , rowspan="5" align="right" valign=top, 1,061,861 , rowspan="5" align="right" valign=top, 33.8 , rowspan="5" align="right" valign=top, 15 , rowspan="1" align="left",

Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left ( it, Partito Democratico della Sinistra, PDS) was a democratic socialist and social-democratic political party in Italy. Founded in February 1991 as the post-communist evolution of the Italian Communist Party, ...

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Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who replac ...

, align="right", 166,793 , align="right", 5.3 , align="right", 1 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Italian Renewal Italian Renewal ( it, Rinnovamento Italiano, RI) was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy. The party was a member of The Olive Tree and centre-left coalition, while also affiliated to the European People's Party from 1998 to 2004. H ...

Socialists Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the eco ...

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Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. T ...

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, rowspan="1" align="right", 1,031,223 , rowspan="1" align="right", 32.8 , rowspan="1" align="right", 15 , rowspan="1" align="left",

, align="right", 928,033 , align="right", 29.3 , align="right", 4 , rowspan="1" align="right", 4 , rowspan="1" align="right", 19 , - , rowspan="4" align="left" valign=top,

Pole of Freedoms The Pole of Freedoms ( it, Polo delle Libertà) was a centre-right political and electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi. Its counterpart in central and southern Italy was the Pole of Good Governmen ...

, rowspan="4" align="right" valign=top, 1,015,697 , rowspan="4" align="right" valign=top, 32.3 , rowspan="4" align="right" valign=top, 7 , rowspan="1" align="left",

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 ...

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North-East Union The North-East Union (''Unione Nord-Est'') was a Venetist political party active in Veneto. The party was formed in 1996 by splinters from Liga Veneta–Lega Nord led by Adriano Bertaso, a regional councillor. In the 1996 general election the p ...

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, align="right", 63,934 , align="right", 2.0 , align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

Tricolour Flame The Social Movement Tricolour Flame ( it, Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore, MSFT), commonly known as Tricolour Flame (''Fiamma Tricolore''), is a neo-fascist political party in Italy. History The party was started by the more radical members of ...

, rowspan="1" align="right", 4,459 , rowspan="1" align="right", 0.1 , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, align="right", 9,780 , align="right", 0.3 , align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Others , rowspan="1" align="right", 20,302 , rowspan="1" align="right", 0.6 , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="left", others , align="right", 9,490 , align="right", 0.3 , align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , rowspan="1" align="right", - , - , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 3,141,181 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 37 !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total parties !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 3,170,835 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 13 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 13 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 50 Source
Regional Council of Veneto
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Provincial breakdown

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Regional Council of Veneto
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Senate

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– LAV , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 938,606 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 33.9 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 8 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 2 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 10 , - , rowspan="1" align="left" valign=top,

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 840,404 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 30.4 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 3 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 4 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 839,339 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 30.3 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 8 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 9 , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 72,541 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 2.6 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , rowspan="1" align="left",

, rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 39,096 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1.4 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , rowspan="1" align="left", Others , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 38,257 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, 1.4 , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , rowspan="1" align="right" valign=top, - , - , - bgcolor="#E9E9E9" !rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top", Total coalitions !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 2,768,243 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 100.0 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 17 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 6 !rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top", 23 Source
Regional Council of Veneto
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