1975 Piedmontese regional election
The 1975 Piedmontese regional election took place on 15 June 1975. Ten new seats were added to the Regional Council of Piedmont following the 1971 census.
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Events
Christian Democracy resulted narrowly behind the Italian Communist Party, which was the real winner of the election. After the election, the Italian Socialist Party, which had been a junior partner in the Christian Democracy-led regional government since 1970, switched sides and formed a coalition with the Communists. The new regional government, composed of Communists and Socialists, was led by a Socialist, Aldo Viglione. Piedmont was thus the first and only region of Northern Italy, along with neighbouring Liguria, to have a left-wing government.
Results
Largest party by municipality
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| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
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| Italian Communist Party | 1,033,342 | 33.9 | 22 | |
| Christian Democracy | 976,794 | 32.1 | 20 | |
| Italian Socialist Party | 393,707 | 12.9 | 8 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 224,642 | 7.4 | 4 | |
| Italian Liberal Party | 153,079 | 5.0 | 2 | |
| Italian Social Movement | 130,905 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| Italian Republican Party | 109,333 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| Proletarian Democracy | 24,634 | 0.8 | - | |
| Workers' Democracy | 24,634 | 0.8 | - | |
| Popular Union for Socialism | 1,128 | 0.0 | - | |
| Total | 3,047,564 | 100.0 | 60 | |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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