Although Forza Italia remained the largest party in the Council and also in the Region as a whole (The Olive Tree was only an electoral alliance at the time and the three parties which were part of it formed separate groups in the Council), it suffered a serious decline in term of votes, from 30.3% of 2000 to 22.7%.
Regional elections in Veneto were ruled by the "Tatarella law" (approved in 1995), which provided for a mixed electoral system: four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation, using the largest remainder method with a droop quota and open lists, while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a "single regional constituency", where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare method among the provincial party lists; one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian system: the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the Region while the other candidates were elected regional councilors.
A threshold of 3% had been established for the provincial lists, which, however, could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5% of valid votes.
The panachage was also allowed: the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate.
Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members
Aftermath
After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his third government. Due to the new strength of Liga Veneta, which received about 2/3 of the vote for Forza Italia, the coalition balance was clearly changed in favour of Liga Veneta. This party had both the post of President of the Regional Council for Marino Finozzi and the most important ministry, the Health ministry, for Flavio Tosi (who was replaced by Francesca Martini in 2007).
Also the post of Vice President of Veneto went to a lighista, Luca Zaia, in place of Fabio Gava (Forza Italia), who had been also Minister of Health in second term. Forza Italia was indeed far less strong than in 2000, when it won 30.3% of the vote: in comparison with 2000, Forza Italia lost three regional deputies, while Liga Veneta had a net gain of four.
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2005, venetian, regional, election, venetian, regional, election, 2005, took, place, april, 2005, 2000, april, 2005, 2010, seats, regional, council, majority, party, minority, party, leader, giancarlo, galan, massimo, carraroparty, forza, italia, independental. The Venetian regional election of 2005 took place on 3 4 April 2005 2005 Venetian regional election 2000 3 4 April 2005 2010 All 60 seats to the Regional Council Majority party Minority party Leader Giancarlo Galan Massimo CarraroParty Forza Italia IndependentAlliance House of Freedoms The UnionSeats won 39 19Seat change 2 4Popular vote 1 359 879 1 138 631Percentage 50 58 42 35 Swing 4 36 4 13 President before electionGiancarlo GalanForza Italia Subsequent President Giancarlo GalanForza ItaliaGiancarlo Galan Forza Italia House of Freedoms was re elected for the third time in a row President of the Region but the support for him was diminished by the presence of a third candidate Giorgio Panto who picked votes both from the centre right and the Venetist camps and of a fourth candidate representing the far right Roberto Bussinello Although Forza Italia remained the largest party in the Council and also in the Region as a whole The Olive Tree was only an electoral alliance at the time and the three parties which were part of it formed separate groups in the Council it suffered a serious decline in term of votes from 30 3 of 2000 to 22 7 Venetist parties had a very good result the combined score of Liga Veneta 14 7 North East Project 5 4 and Liga Fronte Veneto 1 2 was 21 3 up from the 15 6 of 2000 Liga Veneta 12 0 Veneti d Europa 2 4 and Fronte Marco Polo 1 2 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Parties and candidates 3 Results 3 1 Council composition 4 Aftermath 5 ReferencesElectoral system EditRegional elections in Veneto were ruled by the Tatarella law approved in 1995 which provided for a mixed electoral system four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a droop quota and open lists while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a single regional constituency where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare method among the provincial party lists one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian system the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the Region while the other candidates were elected regional councilors A threshold of 3 had been established for the provincial lists which however could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5 of valid votes The panachage was also allowed the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate Parties and candidates EditPolitical party or alliance Constituent lists Previous result CandidateVotes SeatsHouse of Freedoms Forza Italia 30 4 17 Giancarlo GalanNorthern League Venetian League 12 0 6National Alliance 9 8 5Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 6 8 3New Italian Socialist Party 0 7 The Union The Olive Tree incl DS DL SDI 27 2 18 Massimo CarraroCommunist Refoundation Party 3 0 2Liga Fronte Veneto 2 5 Federation of the Greens 2 3 1Consumers List 1 6 1Party of Italian Communists 1 0 1Carraro List Italy of Values Union of Democrats for Europe North East Project Giorgio PantoSocial Alternative AS FT FSN FN Roberto BussinelloResults Edit3 4 April 2005 Venetian regional election results Candidates Votes Seats Parties Votes SeatGiancarlo Galan 1 359 879 50 58 12Forza Italia 523 896 22 71 12Northern League Venetian League 337 896 14 65 7National Alliance 186 396 8 08 4Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 147 953 6 41 3New Italian Socialist Party Others 32 851 1 42 1Total 1 228 992 53 28 27Massimo Carraro 1 138 631 42 35 1The Olive Tree 560 629 24 30 13For Veneto with Carraro 107 333 4 65 2Communist Refoundation Party 80 424 3 49 1Federation of the Greens 69 191 3 00 1Party of Italian Communists 35 067 1 52 1Italy of Values 29 607 1 28 Liga Fronte Veneto 27 524 1 19 Consumers List 15 658 0 68 Union of Democrats for Europe 6 265 0 27 Total 931 698 40 39 18Giorgio Panto 161 642 6 01 North East Project 125 690 5 45 2Roberto Bussinello 28 565 1 06 Social Alternative 20 434 0 89 Total candidates 2 688 717 100 00 13 Total parties 2 306 814 100 00 47Source Ministry of the Interior Council composition Edit See also Members of the Regional Council of Veneto 2005 10 Distribution of Seats in the Regional CouncilPolitical Group Leader 2005 2010Forza Italia Remo Sernagiotto 16 16The Olive Tree Venetian Democratic Party Giovanni Gallo 12Liga Veneta Lega Nord Franco Manzato Roberto Ciambetti 11 10National Alliance Piergiorgio Cortelazzo 6 6Union of Christian and Centre Democrats Onorio De Boni 5 4Italy of Values Damiano Rossato 2North East Project Mariangelo Foggiato 2 1For Veneto with Carraro Marco Zabotti 2 1Communist Refoundation Party Pietrangelo Petteno 1 1Federation of the Greens Gianfranco Bettin 1 1New Italian Socialist Party Nereo Laroni 1 1Party of Italian Communists Nicola Atalmi 1 1Veneto for the European People s Party Raffaele Grazia 1Venetian Agreement Carlo Covi 1Venetian People s Movement Francesco Piccolo 1Forum of Venetians Diego Cancian 1Democracy is Freedom The Daisy Achille Variati 7 Democrats of the Left Giovanni Gallo 5 Italian Democratic Socialists Carlo Covi 1 United for Carraro Massimo Carraro 1 Sources Regional Council of Veneto Groups and Regional Council of Veneto MembersAftermath EditAfter the election Giancarlo Galan formed his third government Due to the new strength of Liga Veneta which received about 2 3 of the vote for Forza Italia the coalition balance was clearly changed in favour of Liga Veneta This party had both the post of President of the Regional Council for Marino Finozzi and the most important ministry the Health ministry for Flavio Tosi who was replaced by Francesca Martini in 2007 Also the post of Vice President of Veneto went to a lighista Luca Zaia in place of Fabio Gava Forza Italia who had been also Minister of Health in second term Forza Italia was indeed far less strong than in 2000 when it won 30 3 of the vote in comparison with 2000 Forza Italia lost three regional deputies while Liga Veneta had a net gain of four Third Galan government 1 Office Name PartyPresident Giancarlo Galan FIUnder Secretary Leonardo Padrin since 12 June 2007 2 FIVice President Luca Zaia until 6 June 2008 Franco Manzato since 6 June 2008 LV LNMinister of Economy Development and Innovation Fabio Gava until 9 July 2008 Vendemiano Sartor since 9 July 2008 FIMinister of Budget Finances International Relations Maria Luisa Coppola ANMinister of Health Flavio Tosi until 26 June 2007 Francesca Martini 26 June 2007 6 June 2008 Sandro Sandri since 6 June 2008 LV LNMinister of Security and Public Works Massimo Giorgetti ANMinister of Social Affairs Antonio De Poli until 28 July 2006 Stefano Valdegamberi since 9 November 2006 UDCMinister of Education Elena Donazzan ANMinister of Transports and Infrastructures Renato Chisso FIMinister of Agriculture and Tourism Luca Zaia until 6 June 2008 Franco Manzato since 6 June 2008 LV LNMinister of Environment Giancarlo Conta FIMinister of Immigration Oscar De Bona NPSIMinister of Territorial Affairs Renzo Marangon FIMinister of Local Affairs Stefano Valdegamberi until 9 November 2006 Flavio Silvestrin since 9 November 2006 UDCReferences Edit Veneto Region Archived from the original on 2010 06 18 Retrieved 2010 04 21 Dettaglio Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione del Veneto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2005 Venetian regional election amp oldid 1128764953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
