In Basilicata, southern Italy, center-right candidate Vito Bardi was re-elected as regional president with 56.6 percent of the vote, while his rival Piero Marrese from the center-left took 42.1 percent.
Bardi, who has been in power in Basilicata since 2019, said he would "remain president for all."
At 49.8 percent, voter turnout in Basilicata was lower than in the 2001 election. About 540,000 people live in this area.
Since October 2022, the far-right Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) Andre Meloni has governed at the national level together with Matteo Salvini's right-wing populist Lega and conservative Forza Italia party.
Fourteen of Italy's 20 regions have centre-right governments.
The election in Basilicata was seen as a test of public opinion ahead of European elections in June.
Meloni's Fratelli are in first place in the latest national polls with 28.5 percent.
They are followed by opposition leader Elie Schlei's Social Democrats (PD) with 21.2 percent and former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's Five Star Movement with 15.9 percent.
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Bardi, who has been in power in Basilicata since 2019, said he would "remain president for all."
At 49.8 percent, voter turnout in Basilicata was lower than in the 2001 election. About 540,000 people live in this area.
Since October 2022, the far-right Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) Andre Meloni has governed at the national level together with Matteo Salvini's right-wing populist Lega and conservative Forza Italia party.
Fourteen of Italy's 20 regions have centre-right governments.
The election in Basilicata was seen as a test of public opinion ahead of European elections in June.
Meloni's Fratelli are in first place in the latest national polls with 28.5 percent.
They are followed by opposition leader Elie Schlei's Social Democrats (PD) with 21.2 percent and former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's Five Star Movement with 15.9 percent.
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