2000 Abruzzo regional election explained

Election Name:2000 Abruzzo regional election
Country:Abruzzo
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1995 Abruzzo regional election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2005 Abruzzo regional election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 43 seats to the Regional Council of Abruzzo
Election Date:16 April 2000
Leader1:Giovanni Pace
Party1:National Alliance (Italy)
Color1:0A6BE1
Alliance1:Pole for Freedoms
Seats1:26
Seat Change1: 11
Popular Vote1:382,353
Percentage1:49.3%
Swing1: 2.1%
Leader2:Antonio Falconio
Party2:Italian People's Party (1994)
Color2:EF3E3E
Alliance2:The Olive Tree (Italy)
Seats2:17
Seat Change2: 8
Popular Vote2:378,739
Percentage2:48.8%
Swing2: 0.6%
President
Posttitle:President-elect
Before Election:Antonio Falconio
Before Party:Italian People's Party (1994)
After Election:Giovanni Pace
After Party:National Alliance (Italy)

The Abruzzo regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

Giovanni Pace (National Alliance) was narrowly elected President, defeating incumbent Antonio Falconio (Democrats of the Left).

Results

Candidates & partiesvotesvotes (%)seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Giovanni Pace382,35349.26818
Forza Italia142,19719.208
National Alliance94,13912.715
Christian Democratic Centre55,0537.433
United Christian Democrats25,3723.431
Christian Democratic Party20,2942.741
The Liberals Sgarbi9,7611.320
Tricolour Flame9,5861.290
Pact for Abruzzo8,3741.130
Antonio Falconio378,73948.80116
Democrats of the Left148,93920.117
Italian People's Party64,9818.773
The Democrats43,7665.912
Italian Democratic Socialists33,8664.571
Communist Refoundation Party31,6924.281
Party of Italian Communists15,6702.121
Union of Democrats for Europe12,6761.711
Federation of the Greens12,1281.640
Luigino Del Gatto9,3801.21--
Bonino List8,0421.090
Paolo Vecchioli5,6690.73--
National Front4,1850.560
Total776,171100.00934
Source: Ministry of the Interior