1980 Apulian regional election
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The Apulian regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.
Events
[edit]Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Nicola Quarta, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a new centre-left government (Organic Centre-left). In 1983 Quarta was replaced by Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi, a Christian Democrat who had already served as President of the Region from 1970 to 1975.
Results
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| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
| Christian Democracy | 924,502 | 42.1 | 22 | |
| Italian Communist Party | 540,058 | 24.6 | 13 | |
| Italian Socialist Party | 291,609 | 13.3 | 6 | |
| Italian Social Movement | 204,240 | 9.3 | 5 | |
| Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 114,570 | 5.2 | 2 | |
| Italian Republican Party | 54,545 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Italian Liberal Party | 35,590 | 1.6 | 1 | |
| Proletarian Unity Party | 28,698 | 1.3 | 1 | |
| Apulian Radical List | 1,868 | 0.1 | - | |
| Revolutionary Communist League | 529 | 0.0 | - | |
| Total | 2,125,780 | 100.0 | 50 | |
Source: Ministry of the Interior