2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election

2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election

8–9 June 2003
All 60 seats of the Regional Council
Majority party Minority party   File:Riccardo Illy-Rovereto.jpg File:No image available.svg Leader Riccardo Illy Alessandra Guerra Party Independent Lega Nord Alliance The Olive Tree House of Freedoms Seats won 37 23 Popular vote 356,908 290,398 Percentage 53.16% 43.26
President before election Renzo Tondo Forza Italia President-elect Riccardo Illy Independent

The 2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 8 June 2003. Riccardo Illy, a centre-left independent, who had been Mayor of Trieste, defeated Alessandra Guerra, leading member of the Northern League.

Results

8–9 June 2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election results

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Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Riccardo Illy	356,908	53.16	6
						Democrats of the Left	82,878	16.66	10
						Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (incl. SSk, SDI)	73,547	14.78	9
						Citizens for the President	37,431	7.53	5
						Communist Refoundation Party	24,835	4.99	3
						Italy of Values	7,487	1.50	1
						Party of Italian Communists	7,448	1.50	1
						Federation of the Greens	7,088	1.43	1
						Pensioners' Party	5,751	1.16	1
						Union of Democrats for Europe	3,645	0.73	–
					Total		250,119	50.28	37
	Alessandra Guerra	290,398	43.26	1
						Forza Italia	107,522	21.61	11
						National Alliance	57,924	11.65	5
						Northern League Friuli-Venezia Giulia	46,408	9.33	4
						Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	21,508	4.32	2
					Total		233,323	46.90	23
	Ferruccio Saro	24,040	3.58	–		Freedom and Autonomy	14,035	2.82	–
Total candidates		671,336	100.00	7	Total parties		497,492	100.00	53
Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Elections