The Campania regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.
The region came out from ten years of undisputed dominance by the centre-left led by
Antonio Bassolino (
DS). A former Mayor of
Naples and minister, he was re-elected by a landslide 61.6% of the vote in
2005. However, in his second term in office, Bassolino highly disappointed voters and the whole
Italy for his bad management of waste and the subsequent
crisis.
The centre-left filed as candidate
Vincenzo De Luca, a fellow Democrat and popular Mayor of
Salerno who had been one of the loudest critics of Bassolino from within his coalition, but it was not able to recover.
Stefano Caldoro, a former minister and leader of the
New PSI, merged into
The People of Freedom in 2009, won by a convincing margin over De Luca thanks to a 20% swing in favour of the centre-right, which included the
Union of the Centre led by
Ciriaco De Mita, an influent former leader of
Christian Democracy converted into the role of local party boss. After the election, De Mita's nephew,
Giuseppe was appointed Vice President by Caldoro.
The People of Freedom was by far the largest party in the region with more than 30% of the vote.
The Campania regional election of 2010 took place on 28–29 March 2010.
The region came out from ten years of undisputed dominance by the centre-left led by
Antonio Bassolino (
DS). A former Mayor of
Naples and minister, he was re-elected by a landslide 61.6% of the vote in
2005. However, in his second term in office, Bassolino highly disappointed voters and the whole
Italy for his bad management of waste and the subsequent
crisis.
The centre-left filed as candidate
Vincenzo De Luca, a fellow Democrat and popular Mayor of
Salerno who had been one of the loudest critics of Bassolino from within his coalition, but it was not able to recover.
Stefano Caldoro, a former minister and leader of the
New PSI, merged into
The People of Freedom in 2009, won by a convincing margin over De Luca thanks to a 20% swing in favour of the centre-right, which included the
Union of the Centre led by
Ciriaco De Mita, an influent former leader of
Christian Democracy converted into the role of local party boss. After the election, De Mita's nephew,
Giuseppe was appointed Vice President by Caldoro.
The People of Freedom was by far the largest party in the region with more than 30% of the vote.