The Lazio regional election of 2013 took place in Lazio, Italy, on 24–25 February 2013.
Renata Polverini of The People of Freedom (PdL), who was elected president in 2010, was toppled by an expense scandal in October 2012 which led to her resignation.
After that, the candidate of Democratic Party (PD) seemed a shoo-in for victory. In December 2012, the Commissioner of the Province of Rome, Nicola Zingaretti, decided to run as Governor of Lazio for 2013 regional election. As Lazio had been a traditional stronghold of National Alliance party, the former president Francesco Storace, secretary of the national-conservative party The Right and supported by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition, was chosen for the center-right coalition.Elezioni Regionali Lazio 2013, risultati parziali: (stra)vince Zingaretti
The other candidates were Davide Barillari (M5S), who received the 20% of the votes, Giulia Bongiorno (Civic Choice) and Alessandro Ruotolo (Civil Revolution).
Electoral system The Regional Council is elected with a mixed system: 39 MPs are chosen with a form of proportional representation using a largest remainder method with open lists and a 5% threshold, while 11 MPs are elected with a block voting system with closed lists. One seat is for the elected president. RM LT VT FR RT Total 30 3 3 3 0 39
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats rowspan=7 Nicola Zingaretti1,330,39840.6511 Democratic Party834,28629.7213Zingaretti List126,6464.512 Left Ecology Freedom103,6923.691 Italian Socialist Party55,5881.981 Democratic Centre48,7481.741Total1,168,96041.6418 rowspan=14 Francesco Storace959,68329.321 The People of Freedom595,22021.209 Brothers of Italy107,7313.841 The Right94,1133.351 Storace List45,9971.641 Centre League32,9791.17– Federation of Christian Populars18,1760.65– Citizens and Workers Movement10,9590.39– Moderates in Revolution8,2130.29– Great South3,9050.14– Green Front – All Together for Italy2,0210.07– Liberal Network1,0830.04– Alliance of the Centre4640.02–Total920,86132.8012 Davide Barillari661,86520.22– Five Star Movement467,24916.647 Giulia Bongiorno154,9864.74– Bongiorno President (incl. SC, UDC, FLI)124,2444.432 Sandro Ruotolo71,2192.18– Civil Revolution58,6852.09– Simone Di Stefano18,4910.80– CasaPound18,4910.66– Alessandra Baldassarri18,7720.57– Act to Stop the Decline14,3150.51– Giuseppe Rossodivita15,5670.45– Amnesty Justice Freedom List10,9560.39– Roberto Fiore12,1680.37– New Force7,7740.28– Luca Romagnoli11,2450.34– Tricolour Flame7,4730.27– Luigi Sorge8,9800.27– Workers' Communist Party5,8860.21– Giuseppe Strano2,8020.09– Citizens' Network2,5360.09– Total candidates3,272,742100.0012Total parties2,807,430100.0039 Source: Ministry of the Interior
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