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2008 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections

Field	Value
election_name	2008 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
country	Trentino-Alto Adige
ongoing	no
previous_election	2003 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
previous_year	2003
election_date	9 November 2008 (Trentino)
26 October 2008 (South Tyrol)
next_election	2013 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections
next_year	2013
seats_for_election	All 35 seats to the Provincial council of Trentino
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Provincial election in Trentino
type	parliamentary
image1	[[File:Lorenzo Dellai FE 2009.JPG	150x150px]]
candidate1	Lorenzo Dellai
party1	Union for Trentino
alliance1	Centre-left
color1	EF3E3E
seats1	21
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	185,046
percentage1	57.0%
swing1	3.8%
image2	[[File:Sergio Divina datisenato 2008.jpg	150x150px]]
candidate2	Sergio Divina
party2	Lega Nord
alliance2	Centre-right
color2	0A6BE1
seats2	13
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	105,696
percentage2	36.5%
swing2	5.8%
map_size	180px
title	President
posttitle	Elected President
before_election	Lorenzo Dellai
before_party	UpT
after_election	Lorenzo Dellai
after_party	UpT
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Provincial election in South Tyrol
seats_for_election	All 35 seats to the Landtag of South Tyrol
ongoing	no
party1	South Tyrolean People's Party	leader1 = Luis Durnwalder	percentage1 = 48.1	seats1 = 18	last_election1 = 21
party2	dF	color2 = #1560BD	leader2 = Pius Leitner	percentage2 = 14.3	seats2 = 5	last_election2 = 2
party3	PdL	leader3 = Michaela Biancofiore	percentage3 = 8.3	seats3 = 3	last_election3 = 4
party4	PD	leader4 = Christian Tommasini	percentage4 = 6.0	seats4 = 2	last_election4 = New
party5	Greens (South Tyrol)	leader5 = Riccardo Dello Sbarba	percentage5 = 5.8	seats5 = 2	last_election5 = 3
party6	STF	color6 = #8C001A	leader6 = Eva Klotz	percentage6 = 4.9	seats6 = 2	last_election6 = New
party7	UfS	color7 = #FFA700	leader7 = Andreas Pöder	percentage7 = 2.3	seats7 = 1	last_election7 = 2
party8	LN	color8 =	leader8 = Elena Artioli	percentage8 = 2.1	seats8 = 1	last_election8 = 0
party9	Unitalia	color9 = darkblue	leader9 = Donato Seppi	percentage9 = 1.9	seats9 = 1	last_election9 = 1
title	Governor
posttitle	Elected Governor
before_election	Luis Durnwalder
before_party	SVP
after_election	Arno Kompatscher
after_party	SVP

26 October 2008 (South Tyrol)

The Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections of 2008 took place on 26 October 2008 in South Tyrol and on 9 November in the Trentino. It was the first time since 1946 that elections were not held on the same day.

The Trentino election was postponed as the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats' list (which would have supported Lorenzo Dellai) was excluded from the race due to lack of signatures.

Trentino

In Trentino, where the President is elected directly by the people, incumbent Lorenzo Dellai (Union for Trentino, supported also by the Democratic Party, the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party, the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, the Greens and Democrats of Trentino, Loyal to Trentino, Italy of Values, and the Ladin Autonomist Union) defeated Sergio Divina (Lega Nord Trentino, supported also by The People of Freedom, Divina Civic List, Popular Autonomists, United Valleys, Fassa Association, Pensioners' Party, The Right, Tricolour Flame and other minor parties) by a landslide.

The Democratic Party (PD) became the largest party in the Province, followed by Union for Trentino (UpT) and Lega Nord Trentino (LNT). The People of Freedom (PdL) lost many votes to LNT, UPT and the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (PATT). In fact both UpT and PATT were centrist parties, running strong campaigns at the provincial level.

Candidates	Votes	%	Seats	Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Centre-left coalition}}"		Lorenzo Dellai	185,046	56.99	1
Democratic Party (Italy)}}"		Democratic Party	59,219	21.62	8
Union for Trentino}}"		Union for Trentino	49,035	17.92	6
	Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party	23,336	8.52	3
Federation of the Greens}}"		Greens and Democrats of Trentino	7,579	2.77	1
Italy of Values}}"		Italy of Values	7,474	2.73	1
	Loyal to Trentino	6,435	2.35	–
	Ladin Autonomist Union	3,205	1.17	1
Total	156,283	57.08	20
Centre-right coalition}}"		Sergio Divina	105,696	36.50	1
Lega Nord}}"		Lega Nord Trentino	38,536	14.07	6
The People of Freedom}}"		The People of Freedom	33,597	12.26	5
	Divina Civic List	11,832	4.32	1
	United Valleys	5,846	2.13	–
Pensioners' Party (Italy)}}"		Pensioners' Party	3,597	1.31	–
	Fassa Association	1,669	0.61	–
Tricolour Flame}}"		Tricolour Flame	1,652	0.60	–
The Right (Italy)}}"		The Right	1,643	0.60	–
	Public Houses Inhabitants	1,375	0.50	–
	Popular Autonomists	803	0.29	–
Total	100,550	36.70	12
	Nerio Giovanazzi	8,401	2.90	1
	Administer Trentino	4,429	1.62	–
	Youth for Trentino	2,717	0.99	–
Total	7,146	2.61	–
	Remo Andreolli	5,653	1.95	–		Democrats for Trentino	5,363
Communist Refoundation Party}}"		Agostino Catalano	3,354	1.16	–	Communist Refoundation Party}}"		The Left (incl. PRC, SD)	3,190
Party of Italian Communists}}"		Gianfranco Valduga	1,447	0.50	–	Party of Italian Communists}}"		Party of Italian Communists	1,373
Total candidates	289,598	100.00	3	Total parties	273,919	100.00	30
Source: Province of Trento – Results

South Tyrol

In South Tyrol the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), which had governed the Province for sixty years, was confirmed by far as the largest party, but lost many votes to Die Freiheitlichen. Also South Tyrolean Freedom (a splinter group from Union for South Tyrol) and Lega Nord Alto Adige Südtirol (LNAAST) made gains, while The People of Freedom (PdL), the Democratic Party (PD) and the Greens all lost votes and seats.

After the election President Luis Durnwalder proposed a coalition composed of SVP, PD and LNST, but finally stuck to the SVP–PD alliance.

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
	South Tyrolean People's Party	146,545	48.1
	Die Freiheitlichen	43,614	14.3
	The People of Freedom	25,294	8.3
Democratic Party (Italy)}}"		Democratic Party	18,139	6.0
Greens (South Tyrol)}}"		Greens	17,743	5.8
	South Tyrolean Freedom	14,888	4.9
	Union for South Tyrol	7,048	2.3
Lega Nord}}"		Lega Nord Alto Adige Südtirol	6,411	2.1
	Unitalia	5,688	1.9
Italy of Values}}"		Italy of Values	5,009	1.6
Union of the Centre (2002)}}"		Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	3,792	1.2
	Citizens' Movement	3,662	1.2
	Ladins Dolomites	3,334	1.1
Communist Refoundation Party}}"		Left for South Tyrol (inlc. PRC, PS, SD)	2,226	0.7
Party of Italian Communists}}"		Party of Italian Communists	1,262	0.4
Total	304,615	100.0	35
Source: Province of Bolzano – Results

References

"Le elezioni provinciali rinviate al 9 novembre {{!}} Trentino".
"Elezioni a Trentosi votera il 9 novembre - Cronaca - Trentino Corrier…".
Excluded from the race, the UDC endorsed Dellai and the UpT.
"Giunta l-SVP bacia la LegaPd sempre piu in difficolta - Cronaca - Alt…".

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