1970 Calabrian regional election explained

The 1970 Calabrian regional election took place on 7–8 June 1970 in Calabria, Italy.

Events

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party and Christian Democrat Antonio Guarasci formed a government with the support of the Italian Socialist Party and the other minor centre-left parties (organic Centre-left). Guarasci was replaced by Aldo Ferrara in 1974.

Results

Partiesvotesvotes (%)seats
bgcolor=White Christian Democracy374,21539.717
bgcolor=Red Italian Communist Party218,84523.210
bgcolor=Hotpink Italian Socialist Party132,89814.16
bgcolor=Black Italian Social Movement59,6076.32
bgcolor=Pink Unitary Socialist Party48,1535.12
bgcolor=Lime Italian Republican Party38,8124.11
bgcolor=Deeppink Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity37,3814.01
bgcolor=Blue Italian Liberal Party25,1972.71
bgcolor=Royalblue Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity4,0670.4align=right-
bgcolor=Darkred Communist Party of Italy (Marxist–Leninist)2,6960.3align=right-
Total941,871100.040
Source: Ministry of the Interior