2000 Molise regional election explained

Election Name:2000 Molise regional election
Country:Molise
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1995 Molise regional election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2001 Molise regional election
Next Year:2001
Seats For Election:All 30 seats to the Regional Council of Molise
Election Date:16 April 2000
Leader1:Giovanni Di Stasi
Party1:Democrats of the Left
Color1:EF3E3E
Alliance1:The Olive Tree (Italy)
Seats1:18
Popular Vote1:101,295
Percentage1:49.0%
Swing1: 2.5%
Leader2:Michele Iorio
Party2:Forza Italia
Alliance2:Pole for Freedoms
Seats2:12
Popular Vote2:100,365
Percentage2:48.6%
Swing2: 0.9%
Map Size:210px
President
Posttitle:Elected President
Before Election:Marcello Veneziale
Before Party:The Olive Tree (political coalition)
After Election:Giovanni Di Stasi
After Party:Democrats of the Left

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

Giovanni Di Stasi (Democrats of the Left) was narrowly elected President, defeating Michele Iorio (Forza Italia). Due to irregularities in the vote, an early election was held a year later, on 11 November 2001.

Results

Candidates & partiesvotesvotes (%)seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Giovanni Di Stasi101,29549.02612
Democrats of the Left27,80013.884
The Democrats22,32811.153
Italian People's Party19,1259.552
Union of Democrats for Europe7,9603.981
Italian Democratic Socialists6,7373.361
Communist Refoundation Party5,2072.601
Party of Italian Communists4,5152.25align=right-
Federation of the Greens2,1871.09align=right-
Michele Iorio100,36548.57111
Forza Italia39,01519.495
National Alliance20,52210.252
Christian Democratic Centre14,9027.442
United Christian Democrats13,4616.721
Socialist Party6,1083.051
Progressive People's Party4,3622.181
The Liberals-Sgarbi2,4841.24align=right-
Saturnino Carrozzelli2,7971.40--
Tricolour FlameNational Front2,1131.06align=right-
Donato De Renzis2,1911.06--
Bonino List1,4020.70align=right-
Total206,648100.00723
Source: Ministry of the Interior