2000 Campania regional election explained

Election Name:2000 Campania regional election
Country:Campania
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1995 Campania regional election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2005 Campania regional election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 47 seats to the Regional Council
Election Date:16 April 2000
Leader1:Antonio Bassolino
Party1:Democrats of the Left
Alliance1:The Olive Tree (Italy)
Color1:EF3E3E
Seats1:26
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:1,654,777
Percentage1:54.18%
Swing1: 6.82%[1]
Leader2:Antonio Rastrelli
Party2:National Alliance (Italy)
Alliance2:Pole for Freedoms
Color2:0A6BE1
Seats2:21
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:1,350,621
Percentage2:44.22%
Swing2: 3.64%
President
Posttitle:Subsequent President
Before Election:Andrea Losco
After Election:Antonio Bassolino
Before Party:Italian People's Party
After Party:Democrats of the Left

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

Antonio Bassolino (Democrats of the Left) was elected President, defeating Antonio Rastrelli (National Alliance), who had been replaced in 1999 by a centre-left ribaltone led by Andrea Losco (People's Party).

Results

CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats
Antonio Bassolino1,654,77754.1812
407,03214.197
301,92710.535
201,5937.033
152,2875.313
127,1734.432
108,4983.782
Italian Renewal82,2032.871
Federation of the Greens80,2082.801
45,8271.601
31,1451.091
Total1,537,89353.6423
Antonio Rastrelli1,350,62144.221
600,18020.9310
319,33811.145
160,0665.583
95,2053.322
82,9292.891
19,4890.68
18,0340.63
2,2190.08
Total1,297,46045.2421
Marco Pannella39,3251.2927,1510.95
Vittorio Granillo9,3310.31Cobas for Self-Organization5,1880.18
Total candidates3,054,054100.0013Total parties2,867,692100.0047
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Notes and References

  1. The swing comes from the combined result of The Olive Tree (35.9%) and Italian People's Party (8.1%) in the 1995 regional election.