# 2000 Venetian regional election

The Venetian regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000.
Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, Pole for Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time President of the Region by a landslide over the centre-left candidate Massimo Cacciari (The Democrats).
Forza Italia, this time in alliance also with the Northern League, had its best result ever and was by far the largest party in the election, receiving 30.3% of the regional vote.

## Electoral system

Regional elections in Veneto were ruled by the "Tatarella law" (approved in 1995), which provided for a mixed electoral system: four fifths of the regional councilors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation, using the largest remainder method with a droop quota and open lists, while the residual votes and the unassigned seats were grouped into a "single regional constituency", where the whole ratios and the highest remainders were divided with the Hare method among the provincial party lists; one fifth of the council seats instead was reserved for regional lists and assigned with a majoritarian system: the leader of the regional list that scored the highest number of votes was elected to the presidency of the Region while the other candidates were elected regional councilors.
A threshold of 3% had been established for the provincial lists, which, however, could still have entered the regional council if the regional list to which they were connected had scored at least 5% of valid votes.
The panachage was also allowed: the voter can indicate a candidate for the presidency but prefer a provincial list connected to another candidate.

## Parties and candidates

| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Previous result | Previous result | Candidate |
| Political party or alliance | Political party or alliance | Constituent lists | Constituent lists | Votes (%) | Seats | Candidate |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | Forza Italia | 24.0 | 15 | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | Northern League – Venetian League | 16.7 | 9 | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | National Alliance | 10.7 | 6 | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | Christian Democratic Centre | 3.6 | 3 | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | United Christian Democrats | — | — | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | Socialist Party | — | — | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | The Liberals Sgarbi | — | — | Giancarlo Galan |
| | Pole for Freedoms | | Venetian Democratic Union | — | — | Giancarlo Galan |
| | The Olive Tree | | Democrats of the Left | 16.5 | 9 | Massimo Cacciari |
| | The Olive Tree | | Communist Refoundation Party | 5.0 | 2 | Massimo Cacciari |
| | The Olive Tree | | Federation of the Greens | 4.0 | 2 | Massimo Cacciari |
| | The Olive Tree | | Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party | 0.5 | – | Massimo Cacciari |
| | The Olive Tree | | Cacciari List (incl. PPI, Dem, RI) | — | — | Massimo Cacciari |
| | The Olive Tree | | Party of Italian Communists | — | — | Massimo Cacciari |
| | Bonino List | Bonino List | Bonino List | 1.2 | – | Marco Cappato |
| | Venetians of Europe | Venetians of Europe | Venetians of Europe | — | — | Fabrizio Comencini |
| | Marco Polo Front | Marco Polo Front | Marco Polo Front | — | — | Fabio Padovan |

## Results

16 April 2000 Venetian regional election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seat |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | Forza Italia | 696,358 | 30.38 | 17 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | Northern League – Venetian League | 274,472 | 11.97 | 6 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | National Alliance | 225,194 | 9.82 | 5 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | United Christian Democrats | 102,967 | 4.49 | 2 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | Christian Democratic Centre | 53,580 | 2.34 | 1 |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | Socialist Party | 16,249 | 0.71 | – |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | The Liberals Sgarbi | 12,413 | 0.54 | – |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | | Venetian Democratic Union | 1,730 | 0.08 | – |
| | Giancarlo Galan | 1,484,585 | 54.96 | 6 | Total | Total | 1,382,963 | 60.33 | 31 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Cacciari List | 312,347 | 13.63 | 9 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Democrats of the Left | 282,644 | 12.33 | 8 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Communist Refoundation Party | 68,375 | 2.98 | 2 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Federation of the Greens | 53,464 | 2.33 | 1 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Italian Democratic Socialists – Italian Republican Party | 29,355 | 1.28 | 1 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | | Party of Italian Communists | 23,349 | 1.02 | 1 |
| | Massimo Cacciari | 1,032,255 | 38.22 | 1 | Total | Total | 769,534 | 33.57 | 22 |
| | Fabrizio Comencini | 71,878 | 2.66 | – | | Venetians of Europe | 56,448 | 2.46 | – |
| | Marco Cappato | 66,457 | 2.36 | – | | Bonino List | 54,844 | 2.39 | – |
| | Fabio Padovan | 45,975 | 1.70 | – | | Marco Polo Front | 28,568 | 1.25 | – |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 2,701,150 | 100.00 | 7 | Total parties | Total parties | 2,292,357 | 100.00 | 53 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||||||||

## Aftermath

After the election, Giancarlo Galan formed his second government, while Enrico Cavaliere (Liga Veneta) was elected President of the Regional Council. Forza Italia had the lion share in the government, including the posts of President, Vice President and Minister of Health.
Second Galan government :
| Office | Name | Party |
| President | Giancarlo Galan | FI |
| Vice President | Fabio Gava | FI |
| Minister of Budget, International Relations | Luca Bellotti (until 10 April 2001) Maria Luisa Coppola (since 18 September 2001) | AN |
| Minister of Security and Immigration | Raffaele Zanon | AN |
| Minister of Health | Fabio Gava | FI |
| Minister of Industry | Marino Finozzi | LV |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Antonio De Poli | UDC |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce | Giancarlo Conta | FI |
| Minister of Public Works | Massimo Giorgetti | AN |
| Minister of Environment and Transport | Renato Chisso | FI |
| Minister of Culture and Venetian Identity | Ermanno Serrajotto | LV |
| Minister of Tourism and Mountain Affairs | Floriano Pra | FI |
| Minister of Occupation and Local Affairs | Raffaele Grazia | FI |
| Minister of Territorial Affairs | Antonio Padoin | UDC |
Source: Veneto Region