The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.
Pier Luigi Bersani (Democratic Party of the Left), who had succeeded Enrico Boselli (Socialist Party) in 1994, was elected President of the Region, defeating Gianfranco Morra (Forza Italia) by a landslide.
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. This is precisely what happened in 1996, when Antonio La Forgia replaced Bersani, who had been appointed minister in Prodi I Cabinet, and again in 1999, when La Forgia was replaced by Vasco Errani.
Electoral system The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna (Assemblea Legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna) is composed of 50 members. 40 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 10 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only 5 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 45. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.La Repubblica – Regional electoral law
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-left coalition Democratic Party of the Left 42.1 23 Pier Luigi Bersani Populars 23.4 13 Federation of the Greens 4.9 2 Italian Republican Party – Labour Federation 4.8 2 Pact of Democrats Centre-right coalition National Alliance 3.0 1 Gianfranco Morra Forza Italia Christian Democratic Centre Northern League Emilia-Romagna (LNE+LNR) 2.9 1 Pierluigi CoperciniPannella List1.0 – Carduccio ParizziCommunist Refoundation Party Renato Albertini
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Pier Luigi Bersani1,508,24153.8110 Democratic Party of the Left1,106,92943.0220 Populars144,3985.612 Pact of Democrats96,0423.731 Federation of the Greens82,1783.191 Italian Republican Party – Labour Federation34,8021.35–Total1,464,34956.9124 Gianfranco Morra896,01231.97– Forza Italia – The People's Pole467,86318.187 National Alliance264,36710.274 Christian Democratic Centre59,8982.331Total792,12830.7812 Renato Albertini247,4768.83– Communist Refoundation Party196,2747.633 Pierluigi Copercini107,6283.84– Northern League Emilia-Romagna 86,4003.361 Carduccio Parizzi43,6331.56– Pannella List33,9951.32– Total candidates2,802,990100.0010 Total parties2,573,146100.0040Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
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