The Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections of 2018 took place on 21 October 2018.Provinciali Bolzano e Trento 21 ottobre, Ansa, 8 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
Trentino In Trentino, the president is elected directly by the people; the candidate who gains the most votes is elected president.
Parties and candidates Political party or allianceConstituent listsPrevious resultCandidateVotes (%)Seats Centre-left coalition Democratic Party (PD)22.19 Union for Trentino (UpT)13.35 Futura 2018 (incl. FdV) Centre-right coalition Trentino Project (PT)9.04 Lega Trentino (LT)6.21 Forza Italia (FI)4.4– Trentino Civic List (CT)3.71 Brothers of Italy (FdI)1.6– Fassa Association (Fassa)0.8– Popular Autonomists (AP) Act for Trentino Union of the Centre – People's Centre (UDC–CP)Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT)17.67 Five Star Movement (M5S)5.91 Left wing coalition Free and Equal (LeU) (incl. Art.1 and SI)1.8– The Other Trentino on the Left (incl. PRC and PaP)1.2–
Results + Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats +/− Maurizio Fugatti124,59046.741 Lega Trentino69,116 27.0913+12 Trentino Civic List11,7774.622+1 Trentino Project8,2483.231-3 Popular Autonomists7,6212.991New Forza Italia7,2042.821+1 Act for Trentino5,4582.141New UDC – People's Centre5,3062.08–– Brothers of Italy3,6861.44–±0 Fassa Association2,4900.981+1Total120,90647.3920– Giorgio Tonini67,71225.401 Democratic Party35,53013.934-5 Futura 2018 17,6706.932New Union for Trentino10,1503.981-4Total63,35024.837– Ugo Rossi33,12112.421 PATT32,10912.593-4 Filippo Degasperi18,9227.101 Five Star Movement18,4377.231±0 Antonella Valer7,0992.66– Free and Equal(including Art.1 and SI)3,5601.40–New The Other Trentino on the Left(including PRC and PaP)2,1010.82–NewTotal5,6612.22–– Mauro Ottobre5,2371.96– Dynamic Autonomy5,1172.01–New Roberto de Laurentis4,0151.51– 3,8261.50–New Paolo Primon2,3840.89– Free People 2,2850.90–New Ferruccio Chenetti1,9040.71– Movement Ladin Fassa1,890 0.74–New Filippo Castaldini1,2470.47– CasaPound1,2150.48–– Federico Monegaglia3500.13– Reconquer Italy3410.13–New Total candidates266,5811004Total parties255,13710031±0 Source: Autonomous Province of Trento
Analysis Similar to the election in Molise and the election in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the M5S lost c. 15% of votes compared to the general election. On March 4, they reached almost 25%,Collegio Plurinominale TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SÜDTIROL - 01 but now just over 7%. By contrast, the centre-right coalition gained more than 10% compared to March 4.
South Tyrol In South Tyrol, all 35 members of the Provincial council (Landtag) are up for re-election. The council elects a government headed by a president (Landeshauptmann).
In the 2013 election, the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) lost its absolute majority for the first time since 1948.
Results Parties Votes % Seats +/− South Tyrolean People's Party119,10941.915 Team Köllensperger43,31515.26 Lega Alto Adige Südtirol31,51511.14 Greens19,3926.83±0 Die Freiheitlichen17,6206.22 South Tyrolean Freedom16,9276.02 Democratic PartyIncluding PSI, Italian Radicals and civic lists.10,8083.81 Five Star Movement6,6702.41±0 Alto Adige in the Heart – Brothers of Italy4,8821.71±0 Citizens' Union3,6651.30 We South Tyrol3,4281.20±0 Forza Alto Adige2,8261.00±0 CasaPound2,4510.90±0 United Left1,7530.60±0 Total284,361100.035 ±0Source: Province of Bolzano – Results
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