The 1998 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election took place on 14 June 1998.
Forza Italia, at its first appearance in a regional election, became the largest party with 20.6%, while Northern League came second with 17.3%, but the combined score of all regionalist parties was 26.3%.
After the election a government led by Roberto Antonione (Forza Italia) and composed of Forza Italia, Northern League, National Alliance, Christian Democratic Centre and Friuli Union was formed.
Results edit
| Party | votes | votes (%) | seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia – Christian Democratic Centre | 136,013 | 20.6 | 14 |
| Northern League Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 114,156 | 17.3 | 12 |
| Democrats of the Left | 100,783 | 15.3 | 10 |
| National Alliance | 363,918 | 13.3 | 9 |
| Reformist Popular Centre (PPI – UDR – RI – PRI – SSk)[1] | 72,387 | 11.0 | 7 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 44,485 | 6.7 | 4 |
| Federation of the Greens | 32,392 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Friuli Union | 24,030 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Autonomy Project | 18,915 | 2.8 | - |
| Lega Autonomia Friuli | 10.677 | 1.6 | - |
| Julian Front | 6,719 | 1.0 | - |
| S.O.S. Italy | 5,213 | 0.8 | - |
| Tricolour Flame | 3,986 | 0.6 | - |
| Total | 659,947 | 100.0 | 60 |
Source: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
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