The Italian general election of 2008 took place on 13–14 April 2008.
In Trentino the centre-right came first thanks to the strong showing of Lega Nord, while in South Tyrol the South Tyrolean People's Party was confirmed as the largest party, but lost many votes to its right-wing competitors, Die Freiheitlichen and Union for South Tyrol.
Results
editChamber of Deputies
editTrentino
edit| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | Party | votes | votes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Berlusconi | 139,088 | 43.9 | The People of Freedom | 86,977 | 27.4 |
| Lega Nord | 52,111 | 16.4 | |||
| Walter Veltroni | 117,508 | 37.1 | Democratic Party | 102,359 | 32.3 |
| Italy of Values | 15,149 | 4.8 | |||
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 20,307 | 6.4 | Union of the Centre | 20,307 | 6.4 |
| Siegfried Brugger | 15,054 | 4.8 | South Tyrolean People's Party | 15,054 | 4.8 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 9,374 | 3.0 | The Left – The Rainbow | 9,374 | 3.0 |
| Daniela Santanchè | 7,370 | 2.3 | The Right | 7,370 | 2.3 |
| Others | 8,220 | 2.6 | others | 8,220 | 2.6 |
| Total coalitions | 316,921 | 100.0 | Total parties | 316,921 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
South Tyrol
edit| Coalition leader | votes | votes (%) | Party | votes | votes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Brugger | 132,612 | 44.3 | South Tyrolean People's Party | 132,612 | 44.3 |
| Walter Veltroni | 53,924 | 18.0 | Democratic Party | 48,613 | 16.4 |
| Italy of Values | 5,311 | 1.7 | |||
| Silvio Berlusconi | 47,966 | 16.0 | The People of Freedom | 42,015 | 14.0 |
| Lega Nord | 5,951 | 2.0 | |||
| Pius Leitner | 28,224 | 9.4 | Die Freiheitlichen | 28,224 | 9.4 |
| Andreas Pöder | 12,443 | 4.2 | Union for South Tyrol | 12,443 | 4.2 |
| Fausto Bertinotti | 9,933 | 3.3 | The Left – The Rainbow | 9,933 | 3.3 |
| Pier Ferdinando Casini | 5,380 | 1.8 | Union of the Centre | 5,380 | 1.8 |
| Daniela Santanchè | 5,067 | 1.7 | The Right | 5,067 | 1.7 |
| Others | 3,751 | 1.3 | others | 3,751 | 1.3 |
| Total coalitions | 299,300 | 100.0 | Total parties | 299,300 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Senate of the Republic
edit- Vote in Trentino
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The People of Freedom | 114,741 | 40.21 | 2 | |
| SVP – Centre-left | 110,486 | 38.72 | 1 | |
| Union of the Centre | 25,267 | 8.85 | – | |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 24,955 | 8.75 | – | |
| The Right | 9,900 | 3.47 | – | |
| Total | 285,349 | 100.00 | 3 | |
| Valid votes | 285,349 | 94.48 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,687 | 5.52 | ||
| Total votes | 302,036 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 359,916 | 83.92 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||
- Vote in South Tyrol
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 98,948 | 36.84 | 2 | |
| SVP – Centre-left | 43,235 | 16.10 | 1 | |
| The People of Freedom | 41,385 | 15.41 | – | |
| Die Freiheitlichen | 24,772 | 9.22 | – | |
| Democratic Party | 19,253 | 7.17 | – | |
| The Left – The Rainbow | 15,002 | 5.59 | – | |
| Union for South Tyrol | 11,820 | 4.40 | – | |
| Union of the Centre | 7,244 | 2.70 | – | |
| The Right | 6,562 | 2.44 | – | |
| Socialist Party | 369 | 0.14 | – | |
| Total | 268,590 | 100.00 | 3 | |
| Valid votes | 268,590 | 94.61 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 15,315 | 5.39 | ||
| Total votes | 283,905 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 334,049 | 84.99 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||