▁possible ▁zones ▁of ▁success , ▁considering ▁the ▁local ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁before ▁the ▁F asc ist ▁era . ▁ ▁Even ▁if ▁the ▁Front ▁obtained ▁some ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁south , ▁De ▁Gas per i ▁obtained ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁at ▁regional ▁level , ▁with ▁some ▁exception al ▁pe aks ▁in ▁the ▁al pine ▁north : ▁Lomb ard y ▁became ▁the ▁region ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁constitu encies ▁where ▁the ▁lands lide ▁cla us ola ▁was ▁satisfied . ▁The ▁centre - left ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁Italian ▁Democratic ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republican ▁Party ▁obtained ▁some ▁seats ▁in ▁Milan , ▁a ▁city ▁led ▁by ▁Democratic ▁Social ist ▁mayor ▁Antonio ▁Gre ppi . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁system ▁The ▁elect oral ▁system ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁Senate ▁was ▁a ▁strange ▁hy brid ▁which ▁established ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁proportional ▁representation ▁into ▁F P TP - like ▁constitu encies . ▁A ▁candidate ▁needed ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁votes ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁direct ▁mand ate . ▁All ▁constitu encies ▁where ▁this ▁result ▁was ▁not ▁reached ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁at - large ▁calculation ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁D ' H ond t ▁method ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁seats ▁between ▁the ▁parties , ▁and ▁candidates ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁percent ages ▁of ▁suff rages ▁inside ▁their ▁party ▁list ▁were ▁elected . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁| - ▁| - ▁bg color ="# E 9 E 9 E 9 " ▁! row span