1980 Emilia-Romagna regional election

The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.

The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party, with almost two times the votes of Christian Democracy. After the election Lanfranco Turci, the incumbent Communist President of the Region, formed a new government with the support of the Italian Socialist Party.

Largest party by municipality

Results

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Parties Votes % Seats
Italian Communist Party 1,359,255 48.2 26
Christian Democracy 722,614 25.6 13
Italian Socialist Party 290,981 10.3 4
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 133,238 4.7 2
Italian Republican Party 122,919 4.4 2
Italian Social Movement 89,734 3.2 1
Italian Liberal Party 59,802 2.1 1
Proletarian Unity Party 40,039 1.4 1
Democratic Party – List for Trieste 2,396 0.1
Total 2,820,978 100.0 50
Source: Ministry of the Interior