Abstract
The Italian regional elections, which occuredin april 16th 2000, took for the first time into account anelectoral reform which consists in vote for the individual candidates to the présidence of Regions. Thisone was part of a more general trend toward the reinforcment of regional powers, which are oftenconsidered as rather weak in Italy. After an assessment of the detailed dynanmics which have markedthese elections, the authors analyse, region by region, Berlusconi 's relatively modest victory. Theyconsider that the weigh of changes affecting the system of coalitions is largely dominant in order toexplain the contemporary landscape and to understand next political goals.