1995 Venetian regional election

The Venetian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.

1995 Venetian regional election
23 April 1995
All 65 seats to the Regional Council
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Giancarlo Galan Ettore Bentsik Alberto Lembo
Party Forza Italia Independent League
Alliance Centre-right coalition Centre-left coalition none
Seats won 36 20 9
Popular vote 1,117,377 945,753 512,578
Percentage 38.22% 32.35% 17.46%
President before election

Aldo Bottin
People's Party

 Subsequent President

Giancarlo Galan
Forza Italia

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For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.

Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, Pole of Freedoms) was surprisingly elected President of the Region over the centre-left candidate Ettore Bentsik (Italian People's Party), despite the presence of a third candidate, Alberto Lembo (Liga Veneta).

Among party lists, the joint list formed by Forza Italia and the People's Pole (the right wing of the Italian People's Party replaced Christian Democracy, which was disbanded in 1994, as the 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
23 April 1995 Venetian regional election results
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seat
Giancarlo Galan 1,117,377 38.22 12
Forza Italia – The People's Pole 606,977 23.97 15
National Alliance 271,835 10.73 6
Christian Democratic Centre 90,285 3.56 3
Total 969,097 38.27 24
Ettore Bentsik 945,753 32.35 –
Democratic Party of the Left 416,799 16.46 9
Italian People's Party 271,423 10.72 5
Pact of Democrats (incl. SI, PS, AD) 109,778 4.33 2
Federation of the Greens 102,156 4.03 2
Italian Republican Party–Labour Federation 11,686 0.46 –
Total 911,842 36.01 18
Alberto Lembo 512,578 17.46 – Liga Veneta–Lega Nord 422,410 16.68 9
Paolo Cacciari 200,649 6.86 – Communist Refoundation Party 126,594 5.00 2
Giorgio Panto 108,072 3.70 – New Italy–Venetian Autonomy 73,342 2.90 –
Emilio Vesce 41,142 1.41 – Pannella List 29,254 1.16 –
Total candidates 2,925,971 100.00 12 Total parties 2,532,539 100.00 53
Source: 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.

Galan III Government
Office Name Party
President Giancarlo Galan FI
Vice President Bruno Canella AN
Minister of Economy and Development Floriano Pra FI
Minister of Budget and Finances Fabio Gava FI
Minister of Health Iles Braghetto CDU
Minister of Social Affairs Raffaele Zanon AN
Minister of Agriculture Sergio Berlato (until 19 July 1999)
Luca Bellotti (since 16 September 1999)		 AN
Minister of Transports Raffaele Bazzoni FI
Minister of Environment Massimo Giorgetti AN
Minister of Tourism and Productive Activities Pierluigi Bolla (until 14 December 1999) FI
Minister of Labour and Sports Cesare Campa FI
Minister of Local Affairs and Cities Franco Bozzolin CCD
Minister of Territorial Affairs Gaetano Fontana CDU
Minister of the Treasury, Parks and European Affairs Francesco Piccolo (since 23 September 1998) CDU

Source: Veneto Region

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