ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv vᵻnˈiːʃən ɹˈiːdʒənəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː wˈʌn sˈɪks.zˈiəɹoʊ pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə vˈoʊt sˈɪkstiːn.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ɪnðə stɹˈɔŋhoʊld ʌv tɹᵻvˈaɪzoʊ æz kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒən, kˈʌmɪŋ θˈɜːd ˈæftɚ dʒɐŋkˈɑːɹloʊ ɡˈælæn fˈɔːɹzə ɪtˈæliə slˈæʃ hˈaʊs ʌv fɹˈiːdəmz ænd mæsˈɪmoʊ kæɹˈæɹoʊ ðə jˈuːniən.
In the 2005 Venetian regional election, he won 6.0% of the vote (16.1% in the stronghold of Treviso) as candidate for President of the Region, coming third after Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia/House of Freedoms) and Massimo Carraro (The Union).