European Parliament election, 2014 (Lombardy)

The European Parliament election of 2014 took place in Italy on 25 May 2014.

In Lombardy the centre-left Democratic Party was by far the largest party with 40.3% of the vote, largely distancing Forza Italia (16.9%), the Five Star Movement (15.7%) and Lega Nord (14.6%). The centre-right's tally, including also the New Centre-Right (3.7), which ran in a joint list with the Union of the Centre, and Brothers of Italy (2.8%), was 37.9%: it was the first time ever that the centre-left topped the centre-right in a regionwide election. The three most voted candidates in Lombardy were Matteo Salvini (Lega Nord, 180,844), Alessia Mosca (Democratic Party, 141,780) and Giovanni Toti (Forza Italia, 116,120).[1]

Results

Party Votes %
Democratic Party 1,971,915 40.3
Forza Italia 826,201 16.9
Five Star Movement 769,862 15.7
Lega Nord 714,835 14.6
New Centre-Right – Union of the Centre 180,451 3.7
The Other Europe 171,928 3.5
Brothers of Italy 134,939 2.8
Green Italy – European Greens 49,878 1.0
Italy of Values 30,878 0.6
European Choice 30.660 0.6
I ChangeMAIE 8,576 0.2
Total 4,890,123 100.00

Source: Ministry of the Interior

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