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{{Short description|Regional election in Italy}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

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| turnout = 53.1% ({{decrease}} 8.4%)160x160px)| candidate1 = Marco Marsilio| party1 = Brothers of Italy| alliance1 = Centre-right coalition (Italy)| color1 = 0A6BE1| seats1 = 18| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 11| popular_vote1 = 299,949| percentage1 = 48.0%| swing1 = {{increase}} 18.7%160x160px)| candidate2 = Giovanni Legnini| party2 = Democratic Party (Italy)| alliance2 = Centre-left coalition (Italy)| color2 = EF3E3E| seats2 = 6| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 12| popular_vote2 = 195,394| percentage2 = 31.3%| swing2 = {{decrease}} 15.0%160x160px)| candidate3 = Sara Marcozzi| party3 = Five Star Movement| alliance3 = | seats3 = 7| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1| popular_vote3 = 126,165| percentage3 = 20.2%| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.2%223px)(File:Map of 2019 Abruzzo legislative election.svg|223px)| map_caption = Maps of the results of the presidential election and legislative election| image_caption = List of Presidents of Abruzzo>PresidentList of Presidents of Abruzzo>President| before_election = Giovanni Lolli (acting)Democratic Party (Italy)>PD| after_election = Marco MarsilioBrothers of Italy>FdI}}{{Politics of Abruzzo}}The 2019 Abruzzo regional election took place on 10 February 2019. The election was for all 29 elected seats of the Regional Council of Abruzzo as well as the President of the region who, along with the second placed presidential candidate, would also become members of the Regional Council. The ballot resulted in the election of Marco Marsilio, the centre-right candidate, as President of the Regional Council with 48% of the votes. Moreover, the League won a plurality of seats in the Regional Council.WEB,weblink Elezioni Abruzzo, i risultati: vince il centrodestra, Marsilio governatore. Lega primo partito, crollo M5s, 10 February 2019, Repubblica.it,

Electoral law

The candidate who obtains the majority of valid votes at the regional level becomes president. Every candidate must be linked to a party list or a coalition running for the regional council. A majority of 60% to 65% of the seats is then allocated to the party (or coalition) of the elected president.WEB,weblink Regione Abruzzo - Osservatorio elettorale - Normativa Regionale, www.regione.abruzzo.it, The election of the Council occurs on a regional basis within the four districts of Abruzzo, coinciding with the four provinces of the Region. The district of Chieti elects eight councilors, while Pescara, L'Aquila and Teramo each elect seven councillors. The President of the Council and the presidential candidate, who received the second largest number of votes, also become members of the regional council.The electoral system is proportional to the share of the votes each party revives, with an electoral threshold of 4% of the vote for parties that are not members of coalitions and 2% for those included in a coalition.

Campaign

During the campaign, Marco Marsilio (member of FdI) was criticized for not being native to the region, with opponents accusing him of lacking knowledge about the specific regional issues.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} However Marsilio's parents are both natives of Abruzzo.WEB,weblink Chi è Marco Marsilio, il senatore Fdi che governerà l'Abruzzo, 11 February 2019, Repubblica.it, Members of the Democratic Party (PD) also accused the League of violating Italian campaigning laws, after Matteo Salvini posted a tweet calling on voters to go and vote for his party, during the period of time in which the electoral campaign is officially closed.WEB,weblink Right-wing parties win regional Italian election, Borrelli, Silvia Sciorilli, 10 February 2019, POLITICO, 11 February 2019, WEB,weblink Io ce l'ho messa tutta! Oggi tocca a voi: dalle 7 alle 23, bastano 5 minuti del vostro tempo: una croce sul simbolo LEGA e vinciamo! #primagliitaliani pic.twitter.com/CRf93Rp8uf, Salvini, Matteo, 9 February 2019, @matteosalvinimi, it, 11 February 2019,

Parties and candidate{| class"wikitable" style"text-align:left"

!colspan=2 rowspan="2"|Political party or alliance!colspan=2 rowspan="2"|Constituent lists!colspan="2"|Previous result!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Candidate!Votes (%)!Seats Centre-left coalition Forza Italia (FI)|16.7|4 {{center|Marco Marsilio}} Brothers of Italy (FdI)|2.9|–Lega per Salvini Premier>League (Lega)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}} Political Action (AP) (incl. EpI)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}Union of the Centre (2002)>Union of the Centre–Christian Revolution–Identity and Action>IdeA – NcI|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}} Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)|25.4|10 {{center|Giovanni Legnini}} Legnini for President|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}} Progressives–Free and Equal |{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}More Europe>More Abruzzo–Democratic Centre (Italy) (incl. Popular Alternative>AP)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}Italy of Values (incl. Italian Socialist Party (2007)>PSI and CP)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}Italia in Comune>Abruzzo in Common–Easy Region |{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}| Centrists for Europe (CpE)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}| Abruzzo Together–Future Abruzzo|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}Five Star Movement (M5S)|21.4|6Sara Marcozzi}}CasaPound (CPI)|{{N/A}}|{{N/A}}Stefano Flajani}} style"height:30px; background-color:#E9E9E9"">

Opinion polls{|classwikitable style"text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:13px" style"height:30px; background-color:#E9E9E9"

! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Date! style="width:130px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm! style="width:65px;"| Legnini! style="width:65px;"| Marsilio! style="width:65px;"| Marcozzi! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2"| Others! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Lead! style="background:{{party color|Centre-left coalition}};"|! style="background:{{party color|Centre-right coalition}};"|! style="background:{{party color|Five Star Movement}};"|| 21–24 Jan 2019| SWG| 30% 37%| 32%| 1%| 20–22 Nov 2018| Quorum – YouTrend| 23% 38%| 35%| 4%

Results

{| class="wikitable"10 February 2019 Abruzzo regional election results}}(File:Abruzzo Regional Council 2019.svgcenter)! colspan="2" | Candidates! Votes! %! Seats! colspan="2" | Parties! Votes! %! SeatsMarco Marsilio299,94948.031Lega per Salvini Premier>League165,00827.5310Forza Italia (2013)>Forza Italia54,2239.043Brothers of Italy38,8946.482|Political Action19,4463.241Union of the Centre (2002)>UdC – Christian Revolution – Identity and Action>IdeA – NcI17,3082.881Total294,87949.1917Giovanni Legnini195,39431.281Democratic Party (Italy)>Democratic Party66,79611.143| Legnini for President33,2775.551Italia in Comune>Abruzzo in Common – Easy Region23,1683.861Free and Equal (Italy)>Free and Equal16,6142.77–| Abruzzo Together – Future Abruzzo16,0552.67–More Europe>More Abruzzo – Democratic Centre14,1982.36–|Centrists for Europe7,9381.32–Italy of Values5,6110.93–Total183,63030.635Sara Marcozzi126,12520.20–Five Star Movement118,27319.737Stefano Flajani2,9740.47–CasaPound2,5600.42–! colspan="10" |Invalid votes18,808–Total candidates624,482100.002Total parties599,356100.0029Registered voters1,211,204 53.11 Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=515px|barwidth=350px|bars={{bar percent|Lega|{{party color|Lega Nord}}|27.53}}{{bar percent|M5S|{{party color|Five Star Movement}}|19.73}}{{bar percent|PD|{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}|11.14}}{{Bar percent|FI|{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}|9.04}}{{bar percent|FdI|{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}|6.48}}{{bar percent|Leginini List|#32C39D|5.55}}{{bar percent|AIC|{{party color|Italia in Comune}}|3.86}}{{bar percent|AP|{{party color|Energies for Italy}}|3.24}} {{bar percent|UDC–IdeA–DC|#87CEFA|2.88}} {{bar percent|LeU|{{party color|Free and Equal (Italy)}}|2.77}}{{bar percent|IA–AF|#5ABFE1|2.67}}{{bar percent|Others|{{party color|Other}}|5.03}}}}{{bar box|title=President|titlebar=#ddd|width=515px|barwidth=350px|bars={{bar percent|Marsilio|{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}|48.03}}{{bar percent|Legnini|{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}|31.28}}{{bar percent|Marcozzi|{{party color|Five Star Movement}}|20.20}}{{bar percent|Flajani|#000000|0.47}}}}">

Voter turnout{| class"wikitable" styletext-align:left

!rowspan=2|Region!colspan=3|Time! 12:00! 19:00! 23:00|Abruzzo|13.42%|43.00%|53.11%! rowspan="2" |Province! colspan="3" |Time!12:00!19:00!23:00Province of Chieti>Chieti|13.17%|40.46%|50.17%Province of L'Aquila>L'Aquila|13.01%|44.56%|54.70%Province of Pescara>Pescara|14.13%|43.98%|54.83%Province of Teramo>Teramo|13.45%|43.96%|53.84% Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout

References

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