1995 Molise regional election explained

Election Name:1995 Molise regional election
Country:Molise
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1990 Molise regional election
Previous Year:1990
Next Election:2000 Molise regional election
Next Year:2000
Seats For Election:All 30 seats to the Regional Council of Molise
Election Date:23 April 1995
Leader1:Marcello Veneziale
Party1:Democratic Party of the Left
Color1:EF3E3E
Alliance1:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
Seats1:18
Popular Vote1:103,226
Percentage1:50.5%
Leader2:Quintino Vincenzo Pallante
Party2:Forza Italia
Alliance2:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
Seats2:12
Popular Vote2:101,348
Percentage2:49.5%
Map Size:210px
President
Posttitle:Elected President
Before Election:Giovanni Di Giandomenico
Before Party:PPI
After Election:Marcello Veneziale
After Party:PDS

The Molise regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

Marcello Veneziale (Democratic Party of the Left) was elected President of the Region, defeating Quintino Pallante (National Alliance) by a narrow margin.

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. This is precisely what happened in 1998, when a centrist majority ousted Veneziale and replaced him with Michele Iorio (a splinter of the Italian People's Party, who switched to the Democratic Union for the Republic). In 1999 Iorio switched again party, this time to Forza Italia, and formed a centre-right government, but was soon replaced by a centre-left majority, which reinstated Veneziale.

Results

Candidatesvotesvotes (%)seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Marcello Veneziale103,22650.46612
Democratic Party of the Left38,10220.135
Italian People's Party20,75910.973
Pact of Democrats17,4799.242
Communist Refoundation Party13,2597.012
Federation of the Greens2,9191.54align=right-
Quintino Vincenzo Pallante101,34849.54-12
Forza Italia – The People's Pole37,13219.625
National Alliance32,60317.234
Christian Democratic Centre21,83011.302
Progressive People's Party5,6112.961
Total204,574100.00624
Source: Ministry of the Interior