2000 Apulian regional election

The Apulian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.

2000 Apulian regional election

April 16, 2000
All 60 seats to the Regional Council of Apulia
Majority party Minority party   Leader Raffaele Fitto Giannicola Sinisi Party Forza Italia Democrats Alliance Pole for Freedoms The Olive Tree Last election 38 seats, 49.8% 25 seats, 45.9% Seats won 28 22 Seat change 3 Popular vote 1,194,370 986,782 Percentage 54.0% 43.5% Swing 4.2% 2.4%
President before election Salvatore Distaso Ind. Elected President Raffaele Fitto FI

Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia) was elected President, defeating Giannicola Sinisi (Italian People's Party).

Results

16 April 2000 Apulian regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Raffaele Fitto	1,194,370	53.97	12
						Forza Italia	584,147	28.60	15
						National Alliance	315,762	15.46	8
						Christian Democratic Centre	86,734	4.25	2
						United Christian Democrats	41,448	2.03	1
						Christian Democratic Party	23,461	1.15	–
						The Liberals Sgarbi	23,301	1.14	–
						Socialist Party	23,055	1.13	–
						Tricolour Flame	6,689	0.33	–
						The Clover	4,673	0.23	–
					Total		1,109,270	54.30	26
	Giannicola Sinisi	961,642	43.45	1
						Democrats of the Left	319,631	15.65	8
						Italian People's Party	126,903	6.21	3
						The Democrats	124,160	6.08	3
						Italian Democratic Socialists	92,194	4.51	2
						Communist Refoundation Party	72,689	3.56	1
						Union of Democrats for Europe	56,724	2.78	1
						Federation of the Greens	36,637	1.79	1
						Party of Italian Communists	34,567	1.69	1
						Italian Renewal	29,418	1.44	1
					Total		892,923	43.71	21
	Giancarlo Cito	29,317	1.32	–		Southern Action League	18,839	0.92	–
	Danilo Quinto	27,802	1.26	–		Bonino List	21,737	1.06	–
Total candidates		2,213,131	100.00	13	Total parties		2,042,769	100.00	47
Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections