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2025 Marche regional election

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2025 Marche regional election
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All 31 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Marche
 
Leader Francesco Acquaroli Matteo Ricci
Party Brothers of Italy Democratic Party
Alliance Centre-right (Più Marche) Centre-left (Alleanza del Cambiamento)
Incumbent President

Francesco Acquaroli
Brothers of Italy



Politics of Marche

The 2025 Marche regional election in Marche, Italy, is expected to take place on 28–29 September 2025.[1] The date was announced by Regional President Francesco Acquaroli, who stated the vote would be held in late September.[2]

The contest will feature incumbent President Francesco Acquaroli, a senator and former mayor of Potenza Picena, running for a second term as the centre-right coalitions alliance "Più Marche", which includes Brothers of Italy (FdI), Lega, Forza Italia and seven other parties and civic lists.[3] His main opponent is Matteo Ricci of the Democratic Party (PD), leading the centre-left "Alleanza del Cambiamento", an alliance of 19 parties and civic lists, including the PD, M5S, Italia Viva, PRC, +Europa, Volt and Europa Verde.[4]

Acquaroli was first elected in 2020 with 49.13% of the vote and 20 out of 31 aassembly seats, the first centre-right president in Marche’s post-war history.[5]

Background

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Electoral system

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The region of Marche operates under a standard regional statute. Both the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Region are elected at the same time through a regional election.

The Legislative Assembly is composed of 30 seats, filled using a system of proportional representation with open lists and preferential voting. Voters may express preferences for individual candidates within the lists. The electoral system includes a 5% threshold, which parties must reach in order to gain representation. However, this threshold is lowered to 3% for parties running as part of a coalition. The use of panachage (voting across multiple lists) is not permitted.

The region is divided into five provinces, each electing between four and nine councillors depending on population. The aassembly members are elected proportionally within these constituencies.

The President of the Region is elected in a single-round, first-past-the-post vote. Each presidential candidate must be affiliated with one of the lists running for the Legislative Assembly, effectively barring independent candidates.

The electoral law includes a majority bonus for the list of the elected president to ensure stable governance:

  • If the president's list receives between 34% and 37% of the vote, it is awarded 16 seats.
  • Between 37% and 40% grants 17 seats.
  • More than 40% awards 18 seats.

After assigning the bonus, the remaining seats are distributed proportionally among the other lists that passed the electoral threshold. Finally, the elected president automatically becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly, increasing the total number of members to 31.

Seat distribution
Provinces Seats
Ancona 9
Ascoli Piceno 4
Fermo 4
Macerata 6
Pesaro and Urbino 7
President 1
Total 31

Parties and candidates

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Presidential candidate

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Candidate Experience Campaign Alliance

Francesco Acquaroli 		President of Marche (2020–present)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Marche (2018–2020)
Mayor of Potenza Picena (2014-2018)
14 June 2025
Website 		Centre-right coalition
(More Marche)

Matteo Ricci 		MEP for Central Italy (2024–present)
Mayor of Pesaro (2014–2024)
President of the Province of Pesaro and Urbino (2009–2014)
12 June 2025
Website 		Centre-left coalition
(Alliance of Change)
Parties and alliances for Presidential candidacy

Opinion polls

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "REGIONALI MARCHE, SI VOTA IL 28 E IL 29 SETTEMBRE. IL PRESIDENTE ACQUAROLI FIRMA IL DECRETO". Regione Marche (in Italian). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Regionali Marche, Acquaroli: «Si voterà a fine settembre, il 21 o il 28»". picchionews.it (in Italian). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Acquaroli lancia la sua campagna per la rielezione a presidente della Regione". TGR Marche (in Italian). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Piazza gremita per l'Alleanza del Cambiamento, Ricci: "Siamo pronti per un cambio di Marche"". AnconaToday (in Italian). 12 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Francesco Acquaroli riprende la campagna elettorale: «Tanto abbiamo fatto e tanto faremo nei prossimi 5 anni»". AnconaToday (in Italian). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Matteo Ricci infiamma la platea di piazza Roma: «Questa volta vinciamo noi. Loro sanno solo prendere ordini»". Ancona Today (in Italian). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Più Marche: il governatore Francesco Acquaroli a Pesaro mercoledì 23 luglio". Occhio Alla Notizia (in Italian). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

Notes

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  1. ^ Ricci also received support from Italy in Common
  2. ^ In the 2020 regional election, Green Europe ran together with +Europe and civic candidates on the "Rebirth Marche" list, which received 2.77% of the vote. Meanwhile, Italian Left participated as part of the left-wing "Depend on Us" list, which gained 1.90%.
  3. ^ In the 2020 regional election, Italia Viva's expanded list also included the Italian Socialist Party, Solidary Democracy, and civic candidates.
  4. ^ in 2020 the "Mangialardi for President" list get 2.07%
  5. ^ In the 2020 regional election, +Europe and Marche Civics ran together with Green Europe on the "Rebirth Marche" list, which received 2.77% of the vote. Meanwhile, the Italian Socialist Party ran alongside Italia Viva and Solidary Democracy, earning 3.17%.
  6. ^ In the 2020 regional election, the "Depend on Us" list also included Sinistra Italiana.