The 2018 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 29 April 2018, to elect the President and the Regional council of the Italian autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.Elezioni regionali 2018 in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, tutti i candidati, UdineToday, 26 March 2018.
The election saw a large victory of the centre-right candidate, Massimiliano Fedriga, with more than 57% of votes and a great showing of the League, followed by the centre-left candidate Sergio Bolzonello, who arrived second with almost 27% of votes, and the Five Star one, who gained less than 12% of votes.Voto in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Fedriga vola con il 56 per cento verso la vittoria. Crolla il M5sElezioni Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i risultati dello spoglio: Fedriga oltre il 50%, crollo del M5S
Background In the 2013 regional election, the centre-left candidate, Debora Serracchiani, a Socialist MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.39% to 39.00%; Saverio Galluccio of the Five Star Movement (M5S) came third with 19.2% of the vote. Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, after Alessandra Guerra of the Northern League in 1994–1995.
However, in 2017 Serracchiani announced her intention not to seek a re-election and the centre-left selected Sergio Bolzonello, former mayor of Pordenone, as the candidate for the presidency.Serracchiani non si ricandida alla presidenza del Friuli: "Torno a Roma"Elezioni Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2018. Chi è Sergio Bolzonello, candidato del Pd : “Discontinuità nella continuità” The centre-right coalition choose Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the League and a close ally of Matteo Salvini, as its candidate; while the Five Star Movement's candidate was Alessandro Fraleoni Morgera, a former member of the right-wing party, National Alliance.Elezioni Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2018. Chi è Alessandro Fraleoni Morgera: “Serracchiani ha distrutto il sistema sanitario regionale” The former mayor of Udine, Sergio Cecotti, run as an independent at the head of an autonomist list.Cecotti si candida alla guida del FVG
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-right coalition League (Lega)8.33 Forza Italia (FI)20.18 Brothers of Italy (FdI) (incl. PdF) FVG ProjectResponsible Autonomy (AR)10.74 Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)26.819 Citizens for Bolzonello President5.33 Open – Left FVG Slovene Union (SSk)1.51Five Star Movement (M5S)13.85 Pact for Autonomy (PpA)
Opinion polling This section reports in chronological order the data of the electoral surveys related to this election. The percentages attributed to the candidates are relative to the part of the sample that expresses a voting intention.
Date Polling firm Fedriga Bolzonello Fraleoni Morgera Cecotti Undecided Lead 14 April 2018 SWG 47–51 26–30 18–22 2–4 21 25–17 8 April 2018 Demopolis 45–51 22–28 21–27 1–5 20 29–17
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Massimiliano Fedriga 307,123 57.09 1 League 147,464 34.87 17 Forza Italia 51,234 12.11 5 FVG Project 26,596 6.29 3 Brothers of Italy 23,128 5.47 2 Responsible Autonomy 16,802 3.97 1Total 265,224 62.71 28 Sergio Bolzonello 144,363 26.84 1 Democratic Party 76,579 18.11 9 Citizens for Bolzonello President 17,297 4.09 2 Open – Left FVG 11,715 2.77 1 Slovene Union 4,895 1.16 1Total110,48626.1213 Alessandro Fraleoni Morgera 62,776 11.67 – Five Star Movement 29,862 7.06 4 Sergio Cecotti 23,696 4.40 – Pact for Autonomy 17,350 4.10 2 Total candidates537,958100.002Total parties422,922100.0047 Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Analysis Similar to the election in Molise, the M5S lost almost 20% of votes compared to the general election. On March 4, they reached almost 25%, but now just over 7%. By contrast, the centre-right coalition gained more than 20% compared to March 4.
See also 2018 Italian general election 2018 Molise regional election
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