2024 Abruzzo regional election

The 2024 Abruzzo regional election took place on 10 March 2024. The election was for all 29 elected seats of the Regional Council of Abruzzo, as well as the president of Abruzzo who, along with the second placed presidential candidate, automatically became members of the Regional Council. It was the second election of the 2024 Italian regional elections.

2024 Abruzzo regional election

← 2019 10 March 2024 2029 →

All 31 seats to the Regional Council of Abruzzo
Turnout52.4% (Decrease 0.7%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Marco Marsilio Luciano D'Amico
Party Brothers of Italy Independent
Alliance Centre-right Centre-left
Seats won 18 13
Seat change Steady0 Steady0
Popular vote 326,660 284,748
Percentage 53.5% 46.5%
Swing Increase5.5% Decrease5.0%[nb 1]

Maps of the results of the presidential election and legislative election

President before election

Marco Marsilio
FdI

Elected President

Marco Marsilio
FdI

The election was won by the centre-right coalition's incumbent president, Marco Marsilio of Brothers of Italy, over the independent centre-left coalition candidate, Luciano D'Amico, an economist and professor at the University of Teramo, 53.5% to 46.5%. The centre-left coalition, which remains divided at the national level but came from an upset win and gain in the 2024 Sardinian regional election, included both the Five Star Movement and the Action and Italia Viva parties. Despite this combination, known as campo larghissimo, it was not enough for the opposition to win in Abruzzo, although it lost by 7% in what was the fourth most right-wing region of Italy.

Background

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In the 2019 Abruzzo regional election, Marco Marsilio and the centre-right coalition won over the Democratic Party and centre-left coalition candidate Giovanni Legnini 48.0% to 31.3%, with 20.2% of the votes going to the Five Star Movement candidate Sara Marcozzi, who later in July 2023 joined Forza Italia within the centre-right coalition.[1][2] In January 2022, the election was called for 10 March 2024.[3]

Electoral system

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The electoral law is based on proportional representation and is thus proportional to the share of the votes each party receives, with an electoral threshold of 4% of the vote for parties that are not members of coalitions and 2% for those included in a coalition. The election of the Regional Council occurs on a regional basis within the four districts of Abruzzo, coinciding with the four provinces of the region. The district of Chieti elects eight councilors, while Pescara, L'Aquila, and Teramo each elect seven councillors. The president of the Regional Council and the presidential candidate who received the second largest number of votes also become members of the regional council. The candidate who obtains the majority of valid votes at the regional level becomes president. Every candidate must be linked to a party list or an electoral coalition running for the Regional Council. A majority of 60% to 65% of the seats is then allocated to the party or coalition of the elected president.[4]

Political parties and candidates

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Political party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result Candidate
Votes (%) Seats
Centre-right coalition League (Lega) (incl. AP) 27.5 10
Forza Italia (FI) 9.0 3
Brothers of Italy (FdI) 6.5 2
Union of the CentreChristian Democracy (UDC–DC) 2.9 1
Marsilio for President
Us Moderates
Centre-left coalition Five Star Movement (M5S) 19.7 7
Luciano D'Amico
Democratic Party (PD) 11.1 3
Reformists and Civics (Abruzzo in CommonAbruzzo AlivePSI) (incl. +E) 3.9 1
Greens and Left Alliance – Progressive and Solidary Abruzzo (incl. EV, SI, and DemoS) 2.8 0
Abruzzo Together 2.7 0
Action–Socialists Populars Reformists

Opinion polls

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Political parties

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Approval ratings

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Marco Marsilio
Date Polling firm Approve Disapprove Undecided
21 Feb 2024 Noto 40 60
17-21 Feb 2024 Winpoll 47 53
12–16 Feb 2024 Bidimedia 40 56 4
8–13 Dec 2023 Lab2101 51.4 48.6
Oct 2023 Piepoli 18 82
Aug 2023 Lab2101 51.2 48.8
Jul 2023 Noto 45 55
May 2023 SWG 35 65
10–23 Aug 2022 Lab2101 50.9 49.1
Jul 2022 Noto 46 54
May 2022 SWG 36 64
Jul 2021 Noto 45 55
Luciano D'Amico
Date Polling firm Approve Disapprove Undecided
21 Feb 2024 Noto 41 59
17-21 Feb 2024 Winpoll 59 41
12–16 Feb 2024 Bidimedia 45 50 5

Results

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10 March 2024 Abruzzo regional election results
 
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Marco Marsilio 326,660 53.50 1 Brothers of Italy 139,578 24.10 8
Forza Italia 77,841 13.44 4
League 43,816 7.56 2
Marsilio for President 33,102 5.72 2
Us Moderates 15,516 2.68 1
Union of the CentreChristian Democracy 6,784 1.17
Total 316,637 54.67 17
Luciano D'Amico 284,748 46.50 1 Democratic Party 117,497 20.29 6
Abruzzo Together 44.353 7.66 2
Five Star Movement 40.629 7.01 2
Action–Socialists Populars Reformists 23,156 4.00 1
Greens and Left Alliance 20,655 3.57 1
Reformists and Civics 16,275 2.81
Total 262,565 45.33 12
Invalid votes 18,197
Total candidates 612,408 100.00 2 Total parties 579,202 100.00 29
Registered voters 1,208,207 51.19
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results


Popular vote
FdI
24.10%
PD
20.29%
FI
13.44%
AI
7.66%
Lega
7.56%
M5S
7.01%
Marsilio
5.72%
Az
4.00%
AVS
3.57%
RC
2.81%
NM
2.68%
UDC
1.17%
President
Marsilio
53.5%
D'Amico
46.5%

Voter turnout

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Region Time
12:00 19:00 23:00
Abruzzo 15.90% 43.93% 52.38%
Province Time
12:00 19:00 23:00
Chieti 14.88% 40.47% 48.48%
L'Aquila 16.79% 47.51% 55.50%
Pescara 16.13% 44.45% 53.40%
Teramo 16.19% 44.67% 53.15%
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Turnout

Notes

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  1. ^ Compared to the combined vote share achieved in the 2019 Abruzzo regional election by the centre-left coalition and the Five Star Movement, which at the time were not allied.

References

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  1. ^ "Marcozzi, ex candidata M5S Abruzzo, aderisce a Forza Italia". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "La consigliera regionale Sara Marcozzi aderisce a Forza Italia". ChietiToday (in Italian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ Litterio, Natalfrancesco (22 January 2024). "Elezioni regionali Abruzzo 2024, le liste e i candidati". Il Capoluogo (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Osservatorio elettorale – Normativa Regionale". Regione Abruzzo (in Italian). 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.