2018 Molise regional election

The Molise regional election of 2018, for the renewal of the Regional Council of Molise and the election of the President of Molise, was held on 22 April 2018. Incumbent President Paolo Di Laura Frattura was not his party's candidate due to contrasts within the centre-left coalition.^[1]

2018 Molise regional election

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All 20 seats to the Regional Council of Molise
Turnout	52.17% 9.46%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Donato Toma Andrea Greco Carlo Veneziale Party Forza Italia Five Star Movement Democratic Party Alliance Centre-right Centre-left Seats won 13 6 2 Seat change 8 4 11 Popular vote 73,229 64,875 28,818 Percentage 43.5% 38.5% 17.1% Swing 17.7% 21.7% 27.6%
Map of the results of the regional election. Colors identify the candidate who received a plurality in each province. Blue indicates a Toma majority.
President before election Paolo Di Laura Frattura PD Elected President Donato Toma FI

Donato Toma, a member of Forza Italia, gained the most votes and was elected president.^[2]

Parties and candidate

Political party or alliance		Constituent lists		Previous result		Candidate
				Votes (%)	Seats
	Centre-left coalition		Democratic Party (PD)	14.8	3	Carlo Veneziale
			Free and Equal (LeU)	—	—
			Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre (CD)	—	—
			Union for Molise (UM)	6.6	1
			Molise of All (MdT)	—	—
	Centre-right coalition		Forza Italia (FI)	10.3	2	Donato Toma
			League (Lega)	—	—
			Union of the Centre (UdC)	6.3	1
			Populars for Italy (PpI)	—	—
			Brothers of Italy (FdI)	—	—
			Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy (NcI)	—	—
			National Movement for Sovereignty (MNS)	—	—
			The People of the Family (PdF)	—	—
	Five Star Movement (M5S)			10.2	2	Andrea Greco
	CasaPound			—	—	Agostino Di Giacomo

Results

2018 Molise regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Donato Toma	73,229	43.46	1
						Forza Italia	13,627	9.38	3
						Pride Molise	12,122	8.34	2
						League	11,956	8.23	2
						Populars for Italy	10,351	7.12	2
						Union of the Centre	7,429	5.11	1
						Brothers of Italy	6,461	4.45	1
						Iorio for Molise–Us with Italy	5,204	3.58	1
						National Movement for Sovereignty	3,924	2.70	–
						The People of the Family	603	0.41	–
					Total		71,677	49.32	12
	Andrea Greco	64,875	38.50	1		Five Star Movement	45,886	31.57	5
	Carlo Veneziale	28,818	17.10	–
						Democratic Party	13,121	9.03	2
						Free and Equal	4,784	3.39	–
						Molise 2.0–Democratic Centre	3,459	2.38	–
						Union for Molise	3,233	2.22	–
						Molise of All	2,716	1.87	–
					Total		27,313	18.79	2
	Agostino Di Giacomo	707	0.42	–		CasaPound	477	0.33	–
Blank and invalid votes		5194	-	–			-	-	-
Total candidates		172,823	100.00	2	Total parties		145,353	100.00	19
Registered voters/turnout		331253	52.17	–			-	-	-
Source: Region of Molise, Istituto Cattaneo

Popular vote M5S   31.57% FI   9.38% PD   9.03% OM   8.34% Lega   8.23% PpI   7.12% UdC   5.11% FdI   4.45% NcI   3.58% LeU   3.39% MNS   2.70% CD   2.38% UM   2.22% MdT   1.87% PdF   0.41% CPI   0.33%

President Toma   43.46% Greco   38.50% Veneziale   17.10% Giacomo   0.42%

Analysis

Unlike in the general election where the M5S reached about 44%,^[3][4][5] this time it reached 32%. In contrast, the centre-right coalition was up just under 20% compared to 4 March.^[5]