1980 Abruzzo regional election

The Abruzzo regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.

Events

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second.

After the election Romeo Ricciuti, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new regional government, but as soon as in 1981, he was replaced by Anna Nenna D'Antonio and later, since 1983, by Felice Spadaccini.

Results


Parties		votes	votes (%)	seats
	Christian Democracy	355,246	45.8	20
	Italian Communist Party	213,823	27.6	12
	Italian Socialist Party	84,132	10.8	4
	Italian Social Movement	45,669	5.9	2
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	35,605	4.6	1
	Italian Republican Party	18,976	2.4	1
	Italian Liberal Party	11,496	1.5	-
	Proletarian Unity Party	9,916	1.3	-
	Progressive Party of Abruzzo	1,256	0.2	-
Total		776,119	100.0	40

Source: Ministry of the Interior^{[permanent dead link]}