Bonaccini defeats Matteo Salvini's League party in regional election The outgoing president of the Emilia-Romagna region, Stefano Bonaccini (PD, centre left) wins just over 51 percent of the vote in the centre-north region against just under 44 percent of League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni. The failure of the far-right League to win over voters in the wealthy region vote dashed leader Matteo Salvini's hopes of triggering a collapse of the current coalition government. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES