2010 Campania regional election

28–29 March 2010
All 60 seats to the Regional Council
Majority party Minority party   Leader Stefano Caldoro Vincenzo De Luca Party People of Freedom Democratic Party Alliance Centre-right Centre-left Last election 22 seats, 34.4% 38 seats, 61.6% Seats won 38 22 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 1,579,566 1,252,360 Percentage 54.27% 43.03% Swing 18.89% 18.53%
President before election Antonio Bassolino Democratic Party President Stefano Caldoro People of Freedom

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Statute Regional Government President: Vincenzo De Luca Vice President: Fulvio Bonavitacola Regional Council President: Gennaro Oliviero Elections Political parties Provinces
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The Campania regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.

The region came out from ten years of undisputed dominance by the centre-left led by Antonio Bassolino (DS). A former Mayor of Naples and minister, he was re-elected by a landslide 61.6% of the vote in 2005. However, in his second term in office, Bassolino highly disappointed voters and the whole Italy for his bad management of waste and the subsequent crisis.

The centre-left filed as candidate Vincenzo De Luca, a fellow Democrat and popular Mayor of Salerno who had been one of the loudest critics of Bassolino from within his coalition, but it was not able to recover. Stefano Caldoro, a former minister and leader of the New PSI, merged into The People of Freedom in 2009, won by a convincing margin over De Luca thanks to a 20% swing in favour of the centre-right, which included the Union of the Centre led by Ciriaco De Mita, an influent former leader of Christian Democracy converted into the role of local party boss. After the election, De Mita's nephew, Giuseppe was appointed Vice President by Caldoro.

The People of Freedom was by far the largest party in the region with more than 30% of the vote.

Results

28–29 May 2010 Campania regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Stefano Caldoro	1,586,490	54.25	1
						The People of Freedom	872,628	31.66	21
						Union of the Centre	259,204	9.40	6
						Together for Caldoro (NPSI–MpA–PRI–InM)	159,768	5.80	4
						We the South	98,895	3.59	2
						Union of Democrats for Europe	92,452	3.35	2
						Alliance of the Centre–Christian Democracy	64,702	2.35	1
						Alliance of People (Pensioners - others)	39,460	1.43	1
						The Right	28,009	1.02	1
					Total		1,615,118	58.60	38
	Vincenzo De Luca	1,258,787	43.04	–
						Democratic Party	590,592	21.43	14
						Italy of Values	178,283	6.47	4
						Left Ecology Freedom–PSE[1]	97,076	3.52	2
						Alliance for Italy	83,906	3.04	–
						Free Campania	69,433	2.52	1
						Federation of the Greens–The Other South	29,509	1.07	–
						Bonino-Pannella List	12,349	0.45	–
					Total		1,061,148	38.50	21
	Paolo Ferrero	39,730	1.36	–		Federation of the Left (incl. PRC, PdCI)	43,097	1.56	–
	Roberto Fico	39,353	1.35	–		Five Star Movement	36,792	1.33	–
Total candidates		2,924,360	100.00	1	Total parties		2,756,155	100.00	59
Source: Ministry of the Interior

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