1980 Abruzzo regional election

The Abruzzo regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.

Largest party by municipality

Events

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Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second.

After the election Romeo Ricciuti, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new regional government, but as soon as in 1981, he was replaced by Anna Nenna D'Antonio and later, since 1983, by Felice Spadaccini.

Results

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Parties votes votes (%) seats
Christian Democracy 355,246 45.8 20
Italian Communist Party 213,823 27.6 12
Italian Socialist Party 84,132 10.8 4
Italian Social Movement 45,669 5.9 2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party 35,605 4.6 1
Italian Republican Party 18,976 2.4 1
Italian Liberal Party 11,496 1.5 -
Proletarian Unity Party 9,916 1.3 -
Progressive Party of Abruzzo 1,256 0.2 -
Total 776,119 100.0 40

Source: Ministry of the Interior[permanent dead link]