Lega Nord leadership election, 2013

The 2013 Lega Nord leadership election took place in November–December 2013.

Background and race

In September 2013 Roberto Maroni, who had been secretary of the party for just about a year, announced he would soon step down from the party's leadership.[1][2]

A federal congress was scheduled for mid December and five candidates filed their bid to become secretary: Umberto Bossi (the party's founder and former leader), Matteo Salvini, Giacomo Stucchi, Manes Bernardini and Roberto Stefanazzi.[3] Of these, only Bossi and Salvini gathered the 1,000 necessary signatures by party members to take part to a closed "primary" (open only to a selected public of party members), and Salvini collected four times the signatures gathered by Bossi.[4]

On 7 December Salvini trounced Bossi with 82% of the vote in the "primary".[5] His election was ratified by the party's federal congress on 15 December.[6]

First round

Candidate Status on 30 November
Matteo Salvini Admitted to primary election
Umberto Bossi Admitted to primary election
Giacomo Stucchi Retired
Manes Bernardini Retired
Roberto Stefanazzi Retired

Source: La Stampa[4]

Primary election

Candidate Votes %
Matteo Salvini 8,161 81.7
Umberto Bossi 1,833 18.3
Total valid votes 9,994 100.0
Invalid votes 121 1.2
Blank votes 105 1.0
Total 10,221 100.0

Turnout: 60.0% Source: Adnkronos[5]

References

  1. ↑ Gandolfi, Anna (2013-09-02). "L'annuncio di Maroni: lascio la segreteria entro Natale". Milan: Corriere della Sera.
  2. ↑ "Maroni abdica. Tosi va verso la Balena Verde. La Lega non si sa". Milan: L'Intraprendente. 2013-09-03.
  3. ↑ Zapperi, Cesare (2013-11-12). "Stucchi scende in campo per il fronte anti-Salvini". Milan: Corriere della Sera.
  4. 1 2 "Segreteria Lega, in corsa Salvini e Bossi". Turin: La Stampa. 2013-11-28.
  5. 1 2 http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Politica/Lega-primarie-a-Salvini-l8166-dei-voti-a-Bossi-il-1834_32965449296.html
  6. ↑ http://milano.corriere.it/milano/notizie/cronaca/13_dicembre_15/salvini-primo-discorso-leader-lega-l-euro-crimine-contro-l-umanita-73aa2104-658b-11e3-95f1-73e6b5fcc151.shtml
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