1995 Apulian regional election
The Apulian regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.
For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the term.
Salvatore Distaso (the candidate of the centre-right coalition ) was elected President of the Region, defeating Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi (Italian People's Party ) by a slim margin.
Results [ edit ] 23 April 1995 Apulian regional election results Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats Salvatore Distaso 1,071,186 49.79 12 Forza Italia – The People's Pole 404,417 20.71 11 National Alliance 398,597 20.41 12 Christian Democratic Centre 109,888 5.63 3 Environment Club 15,057 0.77 – Total 927,959 47.52 26 Luigi Ferrara Mirenzi 986,782 45.86 – Democratic Party of the Left 432,171 22.13 12 Communist Refoundation Party 158,446 8.11 4 Populars 152,284 7.80 4 Pact of Democrats 112,776 5.77 3 Federation of the Greens 51,607 2.64 1 Labour Federation –PSDI –PRI 42,494 2.18 – Federal Italy League 6,841 0.35 – Total 956,619 48.99 25 Anselmo Ciuffoletti 46,896 2.18 – Southern Action League – MNP 28,613 1.47 – Tricolour Flame 10,879 0.56 – Total 39,492 2.02 25 Marco Pannella 46,720 2.17 – Pannella List 28,790 1.47 – Total candidates 2,151,584 100.00 12 Total parties 1,952,860 100.00 51 Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections