2018 Molise regional election

The Molise regional election of 2018, for the renewal of the Regional Council of Molise and the election of the President of Molise, was held on 22 April 2018. Incumbent President Paolo Di Laura Frattura was not his party's candidate due to contrasts within the centre-left coalition.[1]

2018 Molise regional election
22 April 2018
All 20 seats to the Regional Council of Molise
Turnout52.17% 9.46%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Donato Toma Andrea Greco Carlo Veneziale
Party Forza Italia Five Star Movement Democratic Party
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left
Seats won 13 6 2
Seat change 8 4 11
Popular vote 73,229 64,875 28,818
Percentage 43.5% 38.5% 17.1%
Swing 17.7% 21.7% 27.6%
Map of the results of the regional election. Colors identify the candidate who received a plurality in each province. Blue indicates a Toma majority.
President before election

Paolo Di Laura Frattura
PD

 Elected President

Donato Toma
FI

Molise
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Donato Toma, a member of Forza Italia, gained the most votes and was elected President.[2]

Parties and candidate
Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD) 14.8 3
Carlo Veneziale
Free and Equal (LeU) N/A N/A
Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre (CD) N/A N/A
Union for Molise (UM) 6.6 1
Molise of All (MdT) N/A N/A
Centre-right coalition Forza Italia (FI) 10.3 2
Donato Toma
League (Lega) N/A N/A
Union of the Centre (UdC) 6.3 1
Populars for Italy (PpI) N/A N/A
Brothers of Italy (FdI) N/A N/A
Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy (NcI) N/A N/A
National Movement for Sovereignty (MNS) N/A N/A
The People of Family (PdF) N/A N/A
Five Star Movement (M5S) 10.2 2
Andrea Greco
CasaPound Italy (CPI) N/A N/A
Agostino Di Giacomo

Results
2018 Molise regional election results
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Donato Toma 73,229 43.46 1
Forza Italia 13,627 9.38 3
Pride Molise 12,122 8.34 2
League 11,956 8.23 2
Populars for Italy 10,351 7.12 2
Union of the Centre 7,429 5.11 1
Brothers of Italy 6,461 4.45 1
Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy 5,204 3.58 1
National Movement for Sovereignty 3,924 2.70 –
The People of Family 603 0.41 –
Total 71,677 49.32 12
Andrea Greco 64,875 38.50 1 Five Star Movement 45,886 31.57 5
Carlo Veneziale 28,818 17.10 –
Democratic Party 13,121 9.03 2
Free and Equal 4,784 3.39 –
Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre 3,459 2.38 –
Union for Molise 3,233 2.22 –
Molise of All 2,716 1.87 –
Total 27,313 18.79 2
Agostino Di Giacomo 707 0.42 – CasaPound Italy 477 0.33 –
Blank and invalid votes 5194 - – - - -
Total candidates 172,823 100.00 2 Total parties 145,353 100.00 19
Registered voters/turnout 331253 52.17 – - - -
Source: Region of Molise, Istituto Cattaneo
Popular vote
M5S
 
 31.57%
FI
 
 9.38%
PD
 
 9.03%
OM
 
 8.34%
Lega
 
 8.23%
PpI
 
 7.12%
UdC
 
 5.11%
FdI
 
 4.45%
NcI
 
 3.58%
LeU
 
 3.39%
MNS
 
 2.70%
CD
 
 2.38%
UM
 
 2.22%
MdT
 
 1.87%
PdF
 
 0.41%
CPI
 
 0.33%
President
Toma
 
 43.46%
Greco
 
 38.50%
Veneziale
 
 17.10%
Giacomo
 
 0.42%

Analysis

Unlike in the general election where the M5S reached about 44%,[3][4][5] this time it reached 32%. In contrast, the centre-right coalition was up just under 20% compared to 4 March.[5]

References
  1. Regionali: Frattura, passo indietro per unità centrosinistra
  2. Voto in Molise: vince il centrodestra, M5s staccato, male il Pd
  3. Regionalwahlen im süditalienischen Molise: Berlusconis Block vorn
  4. Berlusconi-Block siegt bei Regionalwahl in Molise
  5. Circoscrizione MOLISE
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