1980 Marche regional election
# 1980 Marche regional election

The Marche regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.

## Events

The Italian Communist Party was the largest party, narrowly ahead of Christian Democracy, but again it obtained less seats for a trick of the electoral law. Consequently, after the election Emidio Massi, the incumbent Socialist President, formed a new government including also the Christian Democracy, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party (organic centre-left).

## Results

seats :

| | Italian Communist Party | 355,444 | 37.2 | 15 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Christian Democracy | 354,478 | 37.1 | 16 |
| | Italian Socialist Party | 95,989 | 10.1 | 4 |
| | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | 42,770 | 4.5 | 1 |
| | Italian Social Movement | 41,182 | 4.3 | 1 |
| | Italian Republican Party | 36,274 | 3.8 | 1 |
| | Proletarian Unity Party | 14,564 | 1.5 | 1 |
| | Italian Liberal Party | 13,660 | 1.4 | 1 |
| | European Workers' Party | 541 | 0.1 | - |
| Total | Total | 954,902 | 100.0 | 40 |

Source: Ministry of the Interior

