Calabrian regional election, 1985

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The Calabrian regional election of 1985 took place on 12 May 1985.

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, despite a moderate decline in term of votes, while the Italian Socialist Party made further gains. After the election Francesco Principe, a Socialist, was re-elected President of the Region at the head of a coalition comprising also the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party. In 1987 Principe was replaced by Rosario Olivo.

Results

Parties	votes	votes (%)	seats
Christian Democracy	462,298	39.0	16
Italian Communist Party	287,436	24.3	10
Italian Socialist Party	211,891	17.9	8
Italian Social Movement	75,624	6.4	2
Italian Democratic Socialist Party	67,228	5.7	2
Italian Republican Party	39,285	2.3	1
Proletarian Democracy	17,127	1.4	1
Italian Liberal Party	8,225	0.7	-
Others	16,305	1.3	-
Total	1,185,419	100.0	40

Source: Ministry of the Interior

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