2001 Molise regional election

The Molise regional election of 2001 took place on 11 November 2001. It was an early election as the 2000 regional election was invalidated due to irregularities in the vote.

2001 Molise regional election

11 November 2001

All 30 seats to the Regional Council of Molise
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michele Iorio Giovanni Di Stasi
Party Forza Italia DS
Alliance House of Freedoms The Olive Tree
Seats won 18 12
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 115,714 83,089
Percentage 58.2% 41.8%
Swing Increase 9.6% Decrease 7.2%


President before election

Giovanni Di Stasi
DS

Elected President

Michele Iorio
Forza Italia

The election consisted in a re-proposition of the 2000 race, but this time Michele Iorio (Forza Italia) defeated incumbent Giovanni Di Stasi (Democrats of the Left) by a landslide.

Results

Candidates & parties votes votes (%) seats
reg. list
seats
prov. lists
Michele Iorio 115,714 58.21 3 15
Forza Italia 43,573 22.93 6
Christian Democratic CentreUnited Christian Democrats 25,812 13.58 3
European Democracy 24,281 12.78 3
National Alliance 20,302 10.68 3
Tricolour Flame 1,469 0.77 0
SocialistsThe Liberals-Sgarbi 1,068 0.57 0
Giovanni Di Stasi 83,089 41.79 1 11
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy 27,717 14.59 4
Democrats of the Left 22,838 12.02 4
Italy of Values 8,852 4.66 1
Communist Refoundation Party 6,640 3.49 1
Federation of the GreensParty of Italian Communists 5,313 2.80 1
Italian Democratic Socialists 2,154 1,13 1
Total 198,803 100.00 4 26

Source: Ministry of the Interior

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