The 2019

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

regional election took place on 10 February 2019. The election was for all 29 elected seats of the

Regional Council of Abruzzo The Regional Council of Abruzzo (''Consiglio Regionale dell'Abruzzo'') is the legislative assembly of Abruzzo. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Compos ...

as well as the President of the region who, along with the second placed presidential candidate, would also become members of the Regional Council. The ballot resulted in the election of

Marco Marsilio Marco Marsilio (born 17 February 1968) has been President of Abruzzo since 23 February 2019. Biography Born in Rome to parents from Tocco da Casauria, Abruzzo, Marsilio graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University of Rome and taught Aesthe ...

, the

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candidate, as President of the Regional Council with 48% of the votes. Moreover, the

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won a plurality of seats in the Regional Council.

Electoral law

The candidate who obtains the majority of valid votes at the regional level becomes president. Every candidate must be linked to a

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or a

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running for the regional council. A majority of 60% to 65% of the seats is then allocated to the party (or coalition) of the elected president. The election of the Council occurs on a regional basis within the four districts of

, coinciding with the four provinces of the Region. The district of

Chieti Chieti (, ; , nap, label= Abruzzese, Chjïétë, ; gr, Θεάτη, Theátē; lat, Theate, ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Central Italy, east by northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. ...

elects eight councilors, while

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...

and

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

each elect seven councillors. The President of the Council and the presidential candidate, who received the second largest number of votes, also become members of the regional council. The electoral system is proportional to the share of the votes each party revives, with an

electoral threshold The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...

of 4% of the vote for parties that are not members of coalitions and 2% for those included in a coalition.

Campaign

During the campaign,

(member of FdI) was criticized for not being native to the region, with opponents accusing him of lacking knowledge about the specific regional issues. However Marsilio's parents are both natives of Abruzzo. Members of the

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(PD) also accused the League of violating Italian campaigning laws, after

Matteo Salvini Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...

posted a tweet calling on voters to go and vote for his party, during the period of time in which the electoral campaign is officially closed.

Parties and candidate

Opinion polls

Results

Voter turnout

References

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