title: 1995 Molise regional election
text: # 1995 Molise regional election
  
  The Molise regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995.
  
  Marcello Veneziale (Democratic Party of the Left) was elected President of the Region, defeating Quintino Pallante (National Alliance) by a narrow margin.
  
  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. This is precisely what happened in 1998, when a centrist majority ousted Veneziale and replaced him with Michele Iorio (a splinter of the Italian People's Party, who switched to the Democratic Union for the Republic). In 1999 Iorio switched again party, this time to Forza Italia, and formed a centre-right government, but was soon replaced by a centre-left majority, which reinstated Veneziale.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidates | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list | seats prov. lists |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Marcello Veneziale | 103,226 | 50.46 | 6 | 12 |
  | Democratic Party of the Left | 38,102 | 20.13 | → | 5 |
  | Italian People's Party | 20,759 | 10.97 | → | 3 |
  | Pact of Democrats | 17,479 | 9.24 | → | 2 |
  | Communist Refoundation Party | 13,259 | 7.01 | → | 2 |
  | Federation of the Greens | 2,919 | 1.54 | → | - |
  | Quintino Vincenzo Pallante | 101,348 | 49.54 | - | 12 |
  | Forza Italia – The People's Pole | 37,132 | 19.62 | → | 5 |
  | National Alliance | 32,603 | 17.23 | → | 4 |
  | Christian Democratic Centre | 21,830 | 11.30 | → | 2 |
  | Progressive People's Party | 5,611 | 2.96 | → | 1 |
  | Total | 204,574 | 100.00 | 6 | 24 |
  
  Source: Ministry of the Interior
  
  