Venetian regional election, 1995

The Venetian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995. For the first time there was the direct election of the President of the Region. Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, Pole of Freedoms) was surprisingly elected President of the Region over the centre-left candidate Ettore Bentsik, despite the presence of a third candidate, Alberto Lembo of Liga Veneta.

Among party lists, the joint list formed by Forza Italia and the United Christian Democrats replaced Christian Democracy, which was disbanded in 1994, as largest political force in the Region. Liga Veneta came second, while the Democratic Party of the Left, heir of the Italian Communist Party, had its best result ever in a regional election.

Results

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Summary of the 23 April 1995 Venetian Regional Council election results
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- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Candidates!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|Votes!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|%!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Parties!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|Votes!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|%!rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top"|Seats
-!rowspan="3" align="left" valign="top"|Giancarlo Galan
rowspan="3" valign="top"|1,117,377
rowspan="3" valign="top"|38.2
align="left"|Forza Italia–People's Pole
*Forza Italia
*United Christian Democrats
valign="top"|606,977
valign="top"|24.0
valign="top"|24:16:8
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align="left"|National Alliance
valign="top"|271,835
valign="top"|10.7
valign="top"|9
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align="left"|Christian Democratic Centre
valign="top"|90,285
valign="top"|3.6
valign="top"|3
-!rowspan="5" align="left" valign="top"|Ettore Bentsik
rowspan="5" valign="top"|946,153
rowspan="5" valign="top"|32.3
align="left"|Democratic Party of the Left
valign="top"|416,799
valign="top"|16.5
valign="top"|9
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align="left"|Italian People's Party
valign="top"|271,423
valign="top"|10.7
valign="top"|5
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align="left"|Pact of Democrats
*Italian Socialists
*Patto Segni
*Democratic Alliance
valign="top"|109,778
valign="top"|4.3
valign="top"|2:2:-:-
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align="left"|Federation of the Greens
valign="top"|102,156
valign="top"|4.0
valign="top"|2
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align="left"|Italian Republican Party (incl. FL)
valign="top"|11,686
valign="top"|0.5
valign="top"|-
-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Alberto Lembo
rowspan="1" valign="top"|512,578
rowspan="1" valign="top"|17.5
align="left"|Liga Veneta-Lega Nord
valign="top"|422,410
valign="top"|16.7
valign="top"|9
-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Paolo Cacciari
rowspan="1" valign="top"|200,649
rowspan="1" valign="top"|6.9
align="left"|Communist Refoundation Party
valign="top"|126,594
valign="top"|5.0
valign="top"|2
-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Giorgio Panto
rowspan="1" valign="top"|108,072
rowspan="1" valign="top"|3.7
align="left"|New Italy–Venetian Autonomy
valign="top"|73,342
valign="top"|2.9
valign="top"|-
-!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Emilio Vesce
rowspan="1" valign="top"|41,142
rowspan="1" valign="top"|1.4
align="left"|Pannella-Reformers List
valign="top"|29,254
valign="top"|1.2
valign="top"|- Source: [http://elezionistorico.interno.it/listeRegionaliCompleta.php?tp=R&dt=23/04/1995&cta=I&tpEnte=R&tpSeg=R&numEnte=5&sut1=5&sut2=0&sut3=0&descEnte=Regione:%20VENETO&descArea= Ministry of the Interior]

Aftermath

After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his first government, while Amalia Sartori (Forza Italia) was elected President of the Regional Council.