2000 Venetian regional election
The Venetian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Veneto |
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Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, House of Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time President of the Region by a landslide over the centre-left candidate Massimo Cacciari (The Democrats).
Forza Italia, this time in alliance also with Liga Veneta, had its best result ever and was by far the largest party in the election, receiving 30.3% of the regional vote.
Results
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seat | ||
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| Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | ||||||
| Forza Italia | 696,358 | 30.38 | 17 | ||||||
| Liga Veneta–Lega Nord | 274,472 | 11.97 | 6 | ||||||
| National Alliance | 225,194 | 9.82 | 5 | ||||||
| United Christian Democrats | 102,967 | 4.49 | 2 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Centre | 53,580 | 2.34 | 1 | ||||||
| Socialist Party | 16,249 | 0.71 | – | ||||||
| The Liberals–Sgarbi | 12,413 | 0.54 | – | ||||||
| Venetian Democratic Union | 1,730 | 0.08 | – | ||||||
| Total | 1,382,963 | 60.33 | 31 | ||||||
| Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | ||||||
| Cacciari List (incl. PPI, Dem, RI) | 312,347 | 13.63 | 9 | ||||||
| Democrats of the Left | 282,644 | 12.33 | 8 | ||||||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 68,375 | 2.98 | 2 | ||||||
| Federation of the Greens | 53,464 | 2.33 | 1 | ||||||
| SDI–PRI | 29,355 | 1.28 | 1 | ||||||
| Party of Italian Communists | 23,349 | 1.02 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 769,534 | 33.57 | 22 | ||||||
| Fabrizio Comencini | 71,878 | 2.66 | – | Veneti d'Europa | 56,448 | 2.46 | – | ||
| Marco Cappato | 66,457 | 2.36 | – | Bonino List | 54,844 | 2.39 | – | ||
| Fabio Padovan | 45,975 | 1.70 | – | Fronte Marco Polo | 28,568 | 1.25 | – | ||
| Total candidates | 2,701,150 | 100.00 | 7 | Total parties | 2,292,357 | 100.00 | 53 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
Aftermath
After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his second government, while Enrico Cavaliere (Liga Veneta) was elected President of the Regional Council. Forza Italia had the lion share in the government, including the posts of President, Vice President and Minister of Health.
| Galan III Government | ||
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| Office | Name | Party |
| President | Giancarlo Galan | FI |
| Vice President | Fabio Gava | FI |
| Minister of Budget, International Relations | Luca Bellotti (until 10 April 2001) Maria Luisa Coppola (since 18 September 2001) |
AN |
| Minister of Security and Immigration | Raffaele Zanon | AN |
| Minister of Health | Fabio Gava | FI |
| Minister of Industry | Marino Finozzi | LV |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Antonio De Poli | UDC |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Giancarlo Conta | FI |
| Minister of Public Works | Massimo Giorgetti | AN |
| Minister of Environment and Transport | Renato Chisso | FI |
| Minister of Culture and Venetian Identity | Ermanno Serrajotto | LV |
| Minister of Tourism and Mountain Affairs | Floriano Pra | FI |
| Minister of Occupation and Local Affairs | Raffaele Grazia | FI |
| Minister of Territorial Affairs | Antonio Padoin | UDC |
Source: Veneto Region
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References
- The swing comes from the combined result of the Pole of Freedoms (38.2%) and Lega Nord (17.5%) in the 1995 regional election.
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