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1985 Lazio regional election

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ3722755 ↗
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The Lazio regional election of 1985 took place on 12 May 1985.

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Christian Democracy resulted the largest party, ahead of the Italian Communist Party. After the election Sebastiano Montali, a Socialist, formed a government which included Christian Democracy. In 1987 Montali was replaced by Bruno Landi, a former Socialist President, who led the Region until 1990.

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