2015 Italian presidential election

Election of the President of the Italian Republic January 2022 January 2022 2015 Italian presidential election Italy presidential electoral no 2013 Italian presidential election 2013 29–31 January 2015 2022_Italian_presidential_election 2022 1,009 voters(321 senators, 630 deputies and 58 regional delegates) 673 (1st–3rd ballots) or 505 (4th ballot onwards) File:Presidente Mattarella.jpg Sergio Mattarella Independent (politician) 665 65.91% File:Ferdinando Imposimato 2016.jpg 170x170px Ferdinando Imposimato Independent (politician) 127 12.58% Italian Presidential Election, 2015.svg 250px Result on the fourth ballot(31 January 2015) Democratic Party (Italy) darkgray Mattarella 665 #C0C0C0 darkgray Others 212 #808080 darkgray Invalids, blanks, abstentions 132 President Giorgio Napolitano Independent (politician) Sergio Mattarella Independent (politician) The 2015 Italian presidential election was held on 29–31 January, following the resignation of President Giorgio Napolitano on 14 January 2015. The office was held at the time of the election by Senate President Pietro Grasso in an acting capacity. Only members of Italian Parliament and regional delegates are entitled to vote. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system. On 31 January, at the fourth round of voting, the Judge of the Constitutional Court and former Deputy Prime Minister Sergio Mattarella was elected President of the Italian Republic with 665 votes out of 1,009. Procedure In accordance with the Italian Constitution, the election is held in the form of a secret ballot, with the Senators, the Deputies and 58 regional representatives entitled to vote. The election is held in the Palazzo Montecitorio, home of the Chamber of Deputies, with the capacity of the assembly room expanded for the purpose. The first three ballots require a two-thirds majority of the 1,009 voters in order to elect a President, or 673 votes. Starting from the fourth ballot, an absolute majority is required for candidates to be elected, or 505 votes. The presidential mandate lasts seven years.May 2022 The election was presided over by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini, who proceeded to the public counting of the votes, and by the Acting President of the Senate Valeria Fedeli, instead of President Pietro Grasso who was serving as Acting President of the Republic since 14 January.May 2022 Electoral college Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) were divided as follows: + Composition of the electoral college center|300px Party Members(total) Members Share MPs (Chamber and Senate) Regionaldelegates Democratic Party (PD) 445 415 30 44.1% Forza Italia (FI) 143 130 13 14.1% Five Star Movement (M5S) 129 128 1 12.8% Popular Area (NCD/UdC) 74 70 4 7.3% Lega Nord (LN) 38 35 3 3.8% Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) 34 33 1 3.4% Civic Choice (SC) 32 32 0 3.2% Others 114 108 6 11.3% Total 1,009 951 58 100.0% Proposed candidates These candidates were officially proposed as president and voted in at least one ballot, by parties, coalitions or parliamentary groups which took part in the election. Elected president PortraitNamePartyOffice(s) heldRegion of birthProfession(s)Supporting party or coalitionRef. References 90px|Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella(born 1941) Independent Judge of the Constitutional Court(2011–2015) Other offices Minister of Defence (1999–2001) Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (1998–1999) Minister of Public Education (1989–1990) Minister for Parliamentary Relations (1987–1989) Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1983–2008) Sicily Jurist PD • NCDSC • CD • DemoS Giada Zampano, "Lawmakers in Italy Fail to Elect President in First Round of Voting", The Wall Street Journal, 29 January 2015.Alessandro Sala, "Quirinale, il Pd sceglie Mattarella", Corriere della Sera, 29 January 2015. Other candidates PortraitNamePartyOffice(s) heldRegion of birthProfession(s)Supporting party or coalitionRef. References 90px|Luciana CastellinaLuciana Castellina(born 1929) Left Ecology Freedom Member of the European Parliament(1979–1999) Other offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1976–1979; 1983–1984; 1992) Lazio Journalist SEL "#Quirinale. Chi è Luciana Castellina, ipotesi primo voto di Sel (foto)", La Repubblica, 28 January 2015. 90px|Vittorio Feltri Vittorio Feltri(born 1943) Independent None Lombardy Journalist Lega • FdI "Quirinale, Salvini e Meloni propongono Feltri", RAI News, 29 January 2015. 90px|Ferdinando Imposimato Ferdinando Imposimato(1936–2018) Independent Member of the Senate (1987–1992; 1994–1996) Other offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1992–1994) Campania Magistrate M5S Results First ballot (29 January) CandidatePartyVotes Ferdinando ImposimatoIndependent120Vittorio FeltriIndependent49Luciana CastellinaLeft Ecology Freedom37Emma BoninoItalian Radicals25Stefano RodotàIndependent23Gabriele AlbertiniNew Centre-Right14Claudio Sabelli FiorettiIndependent11Romano ProdiIndependent9Mauro MorelliIndependent9Massimo CaleoDemocratic Party8Marcello GualdaniNew Centre-Right6Pier Luigi BersaniDemocratic Party5Sergio MattarellaIndependent5Lucio BaraniNew Italian Socialist Party4Giuseppe ScognamiglioIndependent4Agostino MarianettiIndependent3Antonio MartinoForza Italia3Ricardo Antonio MerloMAIE3Ignazio MessinaItaly of Values3Paolo MieliIndependent3Giuseppe PaganoNew Centre-Right3Antonello ZitelliIndependent3Dario Ballini D'AmatoIndependent2Anna FinocchiaroDemocratic Party2Ezio GreggioIndependent2Others48Blank votes538Invalid votes33 Second ballot (30 January) CandidatePartyVotesFerdinando ImposimatoIndependent123Vittorio FeltriIndependent51Luciana CastellinaLeft Ecology Freedom34Emma BoninoItalian Radicals23Stefano RodotàIndependent22Claudio Sabelli FiorettiIndependent14Marcello GualdaniNew Centre-Right10Giuseppe PaganoNew Centre-Right7Santo VersaceIndependent6Romano ProdiIndependent5Paola SeverinoIndependent5Sergio MattarellaIndependent4Antonio RazziForza Italia4Gian Carlo SangalliDemocratic Party4Ezio GreggioIndependent3Mauro GuerraDemocratic Party3Ignazio MessinaItaly of Values3Lucio BaraniNew Italian Socialist Party2Pier Luigi BersaniDemocratic Party2Luciano CimminoCivic Choice2Anna FinocchiaroDemocratic Party2Franco FrattiniIndependent2Agostino MarianettiIndependent2Giuseppe ScognamiglioIndependent2Others61Blank votes531Invalid votes26 Third ballot (30 January) CandidatePartyVotes Ferdinando ImposimatoIndependent126Vittorio FeltriIndependent56Luciana CastellinaLeft Ecology Freedom33Emma BoninoItalian Radicals23Stefano RodotàIndependent22Lucio BaraniNew Italian Socialist Party21Giuseppe PaganoNew Centre-Right11Claudio Sabelli FiorettiIndependent8Marcello GualdaniNew Centre-Right7Mauro GuerraDemocratic Party5Francesco GucciniIndependent4Luigi ManconiDemocratic Party5Sergio MattarellaIndependent4Giovanni MalagòIndependent4Ignazio MessinaItaly of Values3Antonio PalmieriForza Italia3Angelo PerrinoIndependent3Romano ProdiIndependent3Ernesto AbaterussoDemocratic Party2Pier Ferdinando CasiniUnion of the Centre2Michele EmilianoDemocratic Party2Franco FrattiniIndependent2Ezio GreggioIndependent2Luigi MarinoIndependent2Vincenzo OlitaIndependent2Antonio RazziForza Italia2Pasquale SolloDemocratic Party2Andrea VecchioCivic Choice2Others70Blank votes513Invalid votes27 Fourth ballot (31 January) CandidatePartyVotes 15 Sergio MattarellaIndependent665Ferdinando ImposimatoIndependent127Vittorio FeltriIndependent46Stefano RodotàIndependent17Emma BoninoItalian Radicals2Antonio MartinoForza Italia2Giorgio NapolitanoIndependent2Romano ProdiIndependent2Others14Blank votes105Invalid votes13 See also 2015 Five Star Movement presidential primary election References Category:Presidential elections in Italy Category:2015 elections in Italy Presidential