Two victories for the left, one for the right. That was the final result of the last round of regional elections in Italy in 2025, which ended this Monday, the 24th. Voters went to the polls. in the regions of Campania, Puglia and Veneto.
In Veneto, in the north of the country, 33-year-old Alberto Stefani maintained the League's hegemony. With the support of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the entire right-wing coalition, Stefani defeated the progressive Giovanni Manildo with 60,5% of the vote, according to projections by the Opinio Italia institute. The region is a traditional stronghold of the League, led nationally by Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure.
In Campania, southern Italy, former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico, of the Five Star Movement (M5S), defeated the conservative Edmondo Cirielli, the current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Fico obtained 59,5% of the vote, compared to Cirielli's 35,3%.
In Puglia, also in the south, the former mayor of Bari and MEP Antonio Decaro, from the progressive camp, won the election with 69,2% of the vote. He was the chosen successor of Michele Emiliano, the outgoing governor. His opponent, Luigi Lobuono, from the center-right, received 28,8%.
Voter turnout fell in all three regions. In Puglia, only 41,83% of voters went to the polls, 14 percentage points less than in 2020. In Campania, the rate was 44,05% (a drop of 11 points). In Veneto, 44,6% of voters cast their ballots, 16,5 points less than in the previous election.
With these results, the second half of the regional elections in Italy ended in a tie: three victories for the right, which retained control of the governments of Calabria, Marche, and Veneto; and three for the left, which secured power in Campania, Puglia, and Tuscany.
The Aosta Valley, which also went to the polls in September, elected a party from the local French-speaking minority, supported by the progressive camp.
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