The 2020 Ligurian regional election took place in Liguria, Italy on 20–21 September 2020. It was originally scheduled to take place on 31 May 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.Elezioni Regionali, il 31 Maggio si vota in Toscana, Veneto, Campania, Puglia, Liguria e Marche
The result of the election was an absolute win of the incumbent President of Liguria, Giovanni Toti.
Electoral system The Regional Council of Liguria is composed of 30 members, plus the president elect. The president elect is the candidate winning a plurality of votes at the election. Within the council, 24 seats are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation. The remaining 6 councillors are assigned as a majority bonus if the winning candidate has less than 18 seats, otherwise they are distributed among the losing coalitions.
A single list must get at least 3% of the votes in a province in order to access the proportional distribution of seats, unless the list is connected to a coalition with more than 5% of the vote.
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-right coalition League (Lega)20.35 Forza Italia – Popular Liguria (FI–LP) (incl. NPSI)12.73 Brothers of Italy (FdI)3.11 Let's Change with Toti for President Union of the Centre (UDC) 1.7 Centre-left – M5S Democratic Party – Article One (PD–Art.1)25.67 Five Star Movement (M5S)22.36 Shared Line (incl. SI, Pos, èViva)Ferruccio Sansa for President (incl. The Network 2018)Green Europe – Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre (EV–DemoS–CD)Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV) The Common Sense (SC) Constitutional Base (BC) Great Liguria (GL) Reconquer Italy (RI) The People of the Family (PdF) (incl. DC) Now – Respect for all Animals Carlo Carpi List (LCC)
Opinion polls Candidates Date Polling firm/Client Sample size Toti Sansa Massardo Others Undecided Lead 28 Aug–1 Sep 2020 Ipsos 750 57.4 34.8 2.5 5.3 12.8 22.6 24 Aug–2 Sep 2020 Noto 54–58 37–41 3–7 13–21 24–25 Aug 2020 Scenari Politici–Winpoll 1,000 60.1 34.4 4.3 1.2 25.7 24 Aug 2020 Tecnè 2,000 53–57 36–40 3–5 3–5 13–21 3–6 Aug 2020 SWG 1,000 52.0 41.0 4.5 2.0 11.0 3–4 Aug 2020 Tecnè 1,000 53.0 41.0 4.0 2.0 16.3 12.0 26 Jun 2020 Noto – 49.0 42.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 13–18 Feb 2020 SWG 1,000 58.0 35.0 7.0 22.0 23.0
Parties Date Polling firm Sample sizeCentre-rightCentre-left – M5SMassardo Others Undecided LeadC!LegaFIFdIOtherPDM5SLSOther 28 Aug–1 Sep 2020 Ipsos 1,000 19.8 21.1 6.3 9.4 0.5 16.0 9.7 3.5 7.4 2.5 6.3 14.7 1.3 25–26 Aug 2020 Scenari Politici–Winpoll 1,000 10.6 25.7 6.9 12.5 1.3 17.1 11.2 2.7 6.2 4.8 0.7 8.6 3–6 Aug 2020 SWG 1,500 17.7 21.0 5.0 7.0 1.5 21.5 10.5 3.5 5.5 4.5 2.5 0.5 11–23 Mar 2020 SWG 1,500 20.5 22.5 4.0 7.0 2.0 20.0 8.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 6.5 2.0 12 Mar 2020 Piepoli – 8.0 28.0 6.0 7.5 1.0 29.0 10.5 1.0 4.5 4.5 1.0 13–18 Feb 2020 SWG 1,000 17.0 24.0 4.0 7.5 2.0 22.0 7.0 3.0 4.5 3.0 6.0 2.0
Results + CandidatesVotes%SeatsPartiesVotes%SeatsGiovanni Toti383,05356.131 Let's Change with Toti for President 141,55222.608 League107,37117.146 Brothers of Italy68,06210.873 Forza Italia – Popular Liguria33,0405.271 Union of the Centre4,0860.65–Total354,11156.5318Ferruccio Sansa265,50638.901 Democratic Party – Article One124,58619.896 Five Star Movement48,7227.782 Ferruccio Sansa for President44,7007.142 Shared Line – Left for Sansa15,4512.471 Green Europe – Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre9,1931.47–Total242,65238.7411Aristide Massardo16,5462.42– Massardo for President (PSI – +E – IV)15,0812.41–Alice Salvatore6,0880.89– The Common Sense5,3150.85–Giacomo Chiappori3,5690.52– Great Liguria3,0630.49–Riccardo Benetti3,1650.46– Now – Respect for all Animals2,6650.43–Gaetano Russo1,6140.24– The People of the Family 1,3610.22–Marika Cassimatis1,2440.18– Constitutional Base 9110.15–Davide Visigalli1,1290.17– Reconquer Italy9050.14–Caro Carpi5760.08– Carlo Carpi List – GRAF3610.06– Blank and invalid votes33,6654.70Total candidates682,490100.002Total parties626,425100.0029 Registered voters/turnout1,360,60453.42Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results
Turnout RegionTime20 Sep21 Sep 12:00 19:00 23:00 15:00Liguria13.95%32.07%39.80%53.46%ProvinceTime20 Sep21 Sep12:0019:0023:0015:00Genoa14.17%32.32%40.09%53.51%Imperia12.97%30.17%37.15%50.19%La Spezia13.08%31.18%39.47%54.09%Savona14.67%33.44%41.18%55.28% Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout
See also 2020 Italian regional elections
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