2000 Campania regional election

2000 Campania regional election

16 April 2000
All 47 seats to the Regional Council
Majority party Minority party   Leader Antonio Bassolino Antonio Rastrelli Party DS National Alliance Alliance The Olive Tree Pole for Freedoms Seats won 26 21 Seat change 6 3 Popular vote 1,654,777 1,350,621 Percentage 54.18% 44.22% Swing 6.82% 3.64%
President before election Andrea Losco Italian People's Party Subsequent President Antonio Bassolino Democrats of the Left

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

Antonio Bassolino (Democrats of the Left) was elected President, defeating Antonio Rastrelli (National Alliance), who had been replaced in 1999 by a centre-left ribaltone led by Andrea Losco (People's Party).

Results

16 April 2000 Campania regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Antonio Bassolino	1,654,777	54.18	12
						Democrats of the Left	407,032	14.19	7
						Italian People's Party	301,927	10.53	5
						Union of Democrats for Europe	201,593	7.03	3
						The Democrats	152,287	5.31	3
						Italian Democratic Socialists	127,173	4.43	2
						Communist Refoundation Party	108,498	3.78	2
						Italian Renewal	82,203	2.87	1
						Federation of the Greens	80,208	2.80	1
						Party of Italian Communists	45,827	1.60	1
						Italian Republican Party	31,145	1.09	1
					Total		1,537,893	53.64	23
	Antonio Rastrelli	1,350,621	44.22	1
						Forza Italia	600,180	20.93	10
						National Alliance	319,338	11.14	5
						Christian Democratic Centre	160,066	5.58	3
						Christian Democratic Party	95,205	3.32	2
						United Christian Democrats	82,929	2.89	1
						Tricolour Flame	19,489	0.68	–
						Socialist Party	18,034	0.63	–
						Southern League Ausonia	2,219	0.08	–
					Total		1,297,460	45.24	21
	Marco Pannella	39,325	1.29	–		Bonino List	27,151	0.95	–
	Vittorio Granillo	9,331	0.31	–		Cobas for Self-Organization	5,188	0.18	–
Total candidates		3,054,054	100.00	13	Total parties		2,867,692	100.00	47
Source: Ministry of the Interior