2010 Adamantine elections

2010 Adamantine elections

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Election day	October 9
Incumbent president	Diomede Caltabiano (National Front)
Next Congress	109th
Senate elections
Overall control	National Front hold
Seats contested	6 of 38
Net seat change	National Front +3
2010 Senate election results map      National Front gain      National Front hold
Chamber elections
Overall control	Solidarista gain
Seats contested	All 85 voting seats
Popular vote margin	Solidarista +7.4%
Net seat change	Solidarista +12
2010 Chamber of Represeantives election results map      National Front gain      National Front hold      Solidarista gain      Solidarista hold
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	11 of 18
Net seat change	+4 Solidarista
2010 Gubernatorial election results map      National Front gain      National Front hold      Solidarista gain      Solidarista hold

The 2010 Adamantine elections were held on Saturday, October 9, 2010 in the middle of Nationalist President Diomede Caltabiano's first term. Solidaristas ended the Nationalist's unified control of the federal legislature by securing an additional 12 seats within the Chamber of Represeantives. The Nationalists were able to defend three incumbents in the Senate, while picking up an additional three seats in Campialti, Monfalcone and Montagna. Solidaristas gained four gubernatorial seats in the provinces of Lucentezza, Catarina, Castello and San Loreto. San Loreto, Castello and Lucentezza all shifted from Nationalist trifecta's at the provincial level to Solidarista trifectas.

Heavy Nationalist losses were contributed mainly by the 2009 Porto Pellegrini Riots, the passage of the 2009 Federal Right-to-Work Law and the declining economy. Several government services were either reduced significantly or entirely ended, including the Rural Healthcare Service and the Commission for Workplace Safety and Health.

Issues

The Nationalist won a slim majority within the Chamber of Represeantives in 2010, winning 44 of the 85 seats, picking up a significant amount of seats in traditionally Solidarista leaning districts. Two chamber districts in the Federal District of Porto Pellegrini and three in Arata had been held by Solidarista representatives since the 1970s; all of which fell to Nationalists in 2008. In 2009, President Diomede Caltabiano signed the 2009 Federal Right-to-Work Law, prohibiting union security agreements between employers and labor unions. Caltabiano also abolished labor unions in the federal government, causing a major backlash from voters from heavily industrialized provinces.

Caltabiano signed a free trade agreements with Satucin shortly after his inauguration, igniting protests across Adamantina. During a 23 day standoff with protestors in Porto Pellegrini, Caltabiano ordered the Carabinieri to intervene, leading to 109 injuries, two deaths and thousands of arrests. Several representatives from Caltabiano's own party condemned his actions, demanding he resign. Caltabiano established the Adamantine Coalition for Conservative Action (ACCA), which sought to primary the twelve representatives who openly called for his resignation. Nine of the twelve anti-Caltabiano Nationalist representatives were successfully ousted from their seats during the primary in 2010. Five of the nine ACCA candidates ran in the seats recently picked up in Arata and the Federal District, and were unsuccessful during the general election.

Federal elections

Congressional elections

Senate elections

Main article: 2010 Adamantine Senate elections

Six of the 38 seats in the Senate of Adamantina were up for election. Incumbent Class II Senators up for election were Melchiade Coletto (N) from Venosa, and Eliodoro Munafo (N) from Malito. Incumbent Class I Senators from Cesario Saputo (S) from Campiati, Verdiana Adragna (S) from Monfalcone, Fedele Lazzaro (S) from Montagna and Orlando Porcaro (N) from Iglesias.

All three of the Solidaristan Senators Saputo, Lazzaro and Adragna were unseated. Saputo served four three terms, Lazzaro for two, and Adragna for one. Saputo and Lazzaro's election were considered the largest upsets of the election season, as both were polling eight to ten points ahead of their opponents.

Chamber of Represeantives

Main article: 2010 Adamantine Chamber of Represeantives elections

All 85 voting seats of the Chamber of Represeantives were up for election. The Solidarista won the nationwide popular vote for the Chamber of Represeantives by 7.4% and picked up 12 seats, regaining control of the lower house it had previously lost in 2008. While the Nationalists suffered significant losses, they were successful in six districts, one in Argenta, Montagna, San Loreto, Campiati, Sarno and Venosa. The Solidaristas picked up two seats in Campiati, Arata and the Federal District, a one district in Montagna, Castello, Sarno, San Loreto and Panzarella.

Provincial elections

Gubernatorial elections

Main article: 2010 Adamantina gubernatorial election

11 of the 18 governors of Adamantina were up for election. Four gubernatorial seats were picked up by Solidarista in the provinces of Lucentezza, Catarina, Castello and San Loreto. Incumbent governors who were up for election were Stiliano Falasco (N) of Lucentezza, Panfilo Arduino (N) of Catarina, Gosto Faustini (N) of Castello, Abbondio Silveria (N) of San Loreto, Zanobi Benvenuti (S) of Arata, Evangelina Marsocci (S) of the Federal District of Porto Pellegrini, Aniello Bellantoni (S) of Prosperita, Proteo Narducci (N) of Panzarella, Amanzio Pino (N) of Alcalina, and Amata Caputo (N) of Rieti.

Local elections

On October 9, 2010 various cities, counties, school boards, and special districts witnessed elections. Some elections were high-profile.

• Banderia County, Prosperita: The voters of Banderia County, Prosperita adopted a county wide ordinance that legalized same-sex marriage by a margin of 130,049 to 121,098. This was the first government entity within the republic to vote in support of same-sex marriage. Several high profile politicians weighed into the referendum. It was taken to the Provincial Courts of Prosperita where the law was rendered obsolete in 2012.

High-profile mayoral elections are listed below:

Turnout

Approximately 26.3 million people voted. Turnout increased relative to the last Adamantine midterm election with a slight shift in voters' political identification.

Table of federal and state results

State		Before				After 2010 elections
State	PVI	Governor	Provincial leg.	Adamantine Senate	Adamantine Chamber	Governor	Provincial leg.	Adamantine Senate	Adamantine Chamber
Arata	S+14	Sol	Sol	Sol	Split 3-3	Sol	Sol	Sol	Sol 6-0
Alcalina	N+17	Nat	Nat	Nat	Nat 3-0	Nat	Split	Nat	Nat 3-0
Argenta	N+9	Nat	Sol	Nat	Sol 1-0	Nat	Nat	Nat	Nat 1-0
Campialti	S+3	Nat	Sol	Sol	Nat 3-1	Nat	Nat	Nat	Split 2-2
Castello	S+10	Nat	Nat	Sol	Sol 3-2	Sol	Sol	Sol	Sol 4-1
Catarina	S+6	Nat	Sol	Sol	Split 2-2	Sol	Sol	Sol	Split 2-2
Federal District of Pellegrini	S+17	Sol	Sol	Sol	Sol 13-2	Sol	Sol	Sol	Sol 15-0
Iglesias	N+18	Nat	Nat	Nat	Nat 1-0	Nat	Nat	Nat	Nat 1-0
Lucentezza	S+2	Nat	Nat	Nat	Split 2-2	Sol	Split	Nat	Split 2-2