2018 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections explained

Election Name:2018 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
Country:Trentino-Alto Adige
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2013 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
Previous Year:2013
Election Date:21 October 2018
Next Election:2023 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 35 seats to the Provincial council of Trentino
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Provincial election in Trentino
Type:parliamentary
Candidate1:Maurizio Fugatti
Party1:Lega
Alliance1:Centre-right coalition (Italy)
Seats1:21
Seat Change1:11
Popular Vote1:124,590
Percentage1:46.74%
Swing1:14.26%[1]
Candidate2:Giorgio Tonini
Party2:Democratic Party (Italy)
Alliance2:Centre-left coalition (Italy)
Seats2:8
Seat Change2:7
Popular Vote2:67,712
Percentage2:25.40%
Swing2:32.71%
Candidate4:Ugo Rossi
Party4:PATT
Seats4:4
Seat Change4:4
Popular Vote4:33,121
Percentage4:12.42%
Swing4:new
Candidate5:Filippo Degasperi
Party5:Five Star Movement
Seats5:2
Seat Change5:0
Popular Vote5:18,922
Percentage5:7.10%
Swing5:1.38
President
Posttitle:Elected President
Before Election:Ugo Rossi
Before Party:PATT
After Election:Maurizio Fugatti
After Party:Lega
Module:
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Election Name:Provincial election in South Tyrol
Seats For Election:All 35 seats to the Landtag of South Tyrol
Ongoing:no
Party1:South Tyrolean People's Party
Percentage1:41.9
Seats1:15
Last Election1:17
Leader2:Paul Köllensperger
Percentage2:15.2
Seats2:6
Last Election2:new
Leader3:Massimo Bessone
Percentage3:11.1
Seats3:4
Last Election3:0
Percentage4:6.8
Seats4:3
Last Election4:3
Color5:
  1. 1560BD
Leader5:Mair Ulli
Percentage5:6.2
Seats5:2
Last Election5:6
Color6:
  1. 8C001A
Leader6:Sven Knoll
Percentage6:6.0
Seats6:2
Last Election6:3
Leader7:Christian Tommasini
Percentage7:3.8
Seats7:1
Last Election7:2
Leader8:Diego Nicolini
Percentage8:2.4
Seats8:1
Last Election8:1
Percentage9:1.7
Seats9:1
Last Election9:1
Governor
Posttitle:Elected Governor
Before Election:Arno Kompatscher
Before Party:SVP
After Election:Arno Kompatscher
After Party:SVP

The Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections of 2018 took place on 21 October 2018.[2]

Trentino

In Trentino, the president is elected directly by the people; the candidate who gains the most votes is elected president.

Parties and candidates

Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidate
Votes (%)Seats
Centre-left coalitionDemocratic Party (PD)22.19
Union for Trentino (UpT)13.35
Futura 2018 (incl. FdV)
Centre-right coalitionTrentino Project (PT)9.04
Lega Trentino (LT)6.21
Forza Italia (FI)4.4
Trentino Civic List (CT)3.71
Brothers of Italy (FdI)1.6
Fassa Association (Fassa)0.8
Popular Autonomists (AP)
Act for Trentino
Union of the CentrePeople's Centre (UDC–CP)
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT)17.67
Five Star Movement (M5S)5.91
Left wing coalitionFree and Equal (LeU) (incl. Art.1 and SI)1.8
The Other Trentino on the Left (incl. PRC and PaP)1.2

Results

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CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%Seats+/−
Maurizio Fugatti124,59046.741
Lega Trentino69,116 27.0913+12
Trentino Civic List11,7774.622+1
Trentino Project8,2483.231align=right-3
Popular Autonomists7,6212.991New
Forza Italia7,2042.821+1
Act for Trentino5,4582.141New
UDCPeople's Centre5,3062.08
Brothers of Italy3,6861.44±0
Fassa Association2,4900.981+1
Total120,90647.3920
Giorgio Tonini67,71225.401
Democratic Party35,53013.934align=right-5
17,6706.932New
Union for Trentino10,1503.981align=right-4
Total63,35024.837
Ugo Rossi33,12112.421PATT32,10912.593align=right-4
Filippo Degasperi18,9227.101Five Star Movement18,4377.231±0
Antonella Valer7,0992.66
Free and Equal[3] 3,5601.40New
The Other Trentino on the Left[4] 2,1010.82New
Total5,6612.22
Mauro Ottobre5,2371.96Dynamic Autonomy5,1172.01New
Roberto de Laurentis4,0151.513,8261.50New
Paolo Primon2,3840.89Free People 2,2850.90New
Ferruccio Chenetti1,9040.71Movement Ladin Fassa1,890 0.74New
Filippo Castaldini1,2470.47CasaPound1,2150.48
Federico Monegaglia3500.13Reconquer Italy3410.13New
Total candidates266,5811004Total parties255,13710031±0
Source: Autonomous Province of Trento

Analysis

Similar to the election in Molise and the election in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the M5S lost c. 15% of votes compared to the general election. On March 4, they reached almost 25%,[5] but now just over 7%. By contrast, the centre-right coalition gained more than 10% compared to March 4.[5]

South Tyrol

In South Tyrol, all 35 members of the Provincial council (Landtag) are up for re-election. The council elects a government headed by a president (Landeshauptmann).

In the 2013 election, the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) lost its absolute majority for the first time since 1948.

Results

PartiesVotes%Seats+/−
South Tyrolean People's Party119,10941.915
Team Köllensperger43,31515.26
Lega Alto Adige Südtirol31,51511.14
Greens19,3926.83±0
Die Freiheitlichen17,6206.22
South Tyrolean Freedom16,9276.02
Democratic Party[6] 10,8083.81
Five Star Movement6,6702.41±0
Alto Adige in the HeartBrothers of Italy4,8821.71±0
Citizens' Union3,6651.30
We South Tyrol3,4281.20±0
Forza Alto Adige2,8261.00±0
CasaPound2,4510.90±0
United Left1,7530.60±0
Total284,361100.035±0
Source: Province of Bolzano – Results

Notes and References

  1. The swing comes from the combined result of the coalition of Diego Mosna (19.3%), the coalition of Lega Nord Trentino (6.6%), Forza Italia (4.3%), FdI (1.5%) and Fassa (0.8%) in the 2013 provincial election.
  2. http://www.ansa.it/trentino/notizie/2018/05/08/provinciali-bolzano-e-trento-21-ottobre_d0cb34de-9851-4a5a-94a4-71741cd20fcd.html Provinciali Bolzano e Trento 21 ottobre
  3. (including Art.1 and SI)
  4. (including PRC and PaP)
  5. https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/index.php?tpel=C&dtel=04/03/2018&tpa=I&tpe=M&lev0=0&levsut0=0&lev1=28&levsut1=1&lev2=1&levsut2=2&ne1=28&ne2=281&es0=S&es1=S&es2=S&ms=S Collegio Plurinominale TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SÜDTIROL - 01
  6. Including PSI, Italian Radicals and civic lists.