Regionals, Lega doubles Fdi in Veneto. Pd first party in Campania and Puglia
There is no shortage of shocks within the coalitions. First and foremost in Veneto, where the FdI-Lega derby is overwhelmingly won by the Legahists, who, driven by Luca Zaia's consensus, double the Melonians
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The last round of this year's regional elections in Veneto, Campania and Apulia saw the centre-right and centre-left confirm themselves in the territories they governed. But there is no shortage of shocks within the coalitions. First of all in the Veneto region, where the FdI-Lega derby is overwhelmingly won by the Legahists, driven by the consensus of Luca Zaia. Matteo Salvini's party stands at more than 36.3%, doubling the Melonians, who stand at 18.7%. This result is undoubtedly the result of the outgoing governor's candidature as chief candidate, which exceeds 200,000 preferences.
New power relations in Veneto
The result overturns the balance in a region where Fdi, after 9.6 per cent in the 2020 regional elections, had emerged as the first party in both the 2022 political elections (32.6 per cent) and the 2024 European elections (37.6 per cent). The League's performance is the best in five years. In 2020, the Carroccio stopped at 16.9% because of the 'stratospheric' 44.6% gained by the Zaia list
In Puglia Pd first party, FI overtakes Lega
The Pd flies in Puglia, where it conquers 25.9%, followed by the 'Decaro presidente' list, which - exceeding 12% of consensus - strengthens the autonomy of the new governor, also thanks to the consensus of two other civic lists in support of him, which together collect another 12%. The M5s, at just over 7%, performed below the result of 2020 (9.7%), a year in which, however, it ran with one of its candidates.
Vendola and Avs do not enter the regional council
Despite his 9,698 total preferences (6,624 in Bari alone) Nichi Vendola will not be elected to the Puglia Regional Council. The former governor and leader of Avs is the excellent exclusion of this electoral round. His exclusion was determined by the percentage reached by the Green and Left Alliance: just over 4% but insufficient, according to the electoral law that calculates the percentage on the basis of the votes of the president and not of the coalition, to win a seat. The centre-left majority led by Antonio Decaro obtained 29 seats (plus the president). The Pd wins 14 seats, while the second force in the coalition is the Decaro president's list, which obtains seven seats, four seats with Per la Puglia and the same number with the Movimento 5 Stelle. The opposition can count on 20 seats, plus that of presidential candidate Luigi Lobuono. They will be distributed as follows: 11 to Fratelli d'Italia, 5 to Forza Italia, 4 to the League.
