2015 Italian presidential election

The Italian presidential election of 2015 was held on 29–31 January, following the resignation of incumbent 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.

2015 Italian presidential election

29–31 January 2015

1,009 voters
(315 Senators, 6 Senators for life,
630 Deputies and 58 regional representatives)
673 or 505 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Sergio Mattarella
Party Independent
Electoral vote 665
Percentage 65.91%

Result on the fourth ballot
(31 January 2015)

  Mattarella 665   Others 212

  Invalids, blanks 132

President before election

Giorgio Napolitano
Independent

Elected President

Sergio Mattarella
Independent

On 31 January, at the fourth round of voting, Constitutional Court Judge 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.

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.

Candidates

Candidate name and age,
political party
Office(s) held
Luciana Castellina (85)
Left Ecology Freedom
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(1976–1987; 1992–1994)
Vittorio Feltri (71)
Independent
With Lega Nord and FdI support
None
Ferdinando Imposimato (78)
Independent
With M5S support[1]
Member of the Senate
(1987–1992; 1994–1996)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(1992–1994)
Sergio Mattarella (73)
Independent[1]
Judge of the Constitutional Court
(2011–2015)
Other offices
Stefano Rodotà (81)
Independent
Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies
(1992)

Electoral college

Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) were divided as follows:

Composition of the electoral college
PartyMembers
(total)
MembersShare
MPs
(Chamber and Senate)

Regional
delegates
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%

Results

Candidate First round
29 January 2015
Second round
30 January 2015
Third round
30 January 2015
Fourth round
31 January 2015
Sergio Mattarella544665
Ferdinando Imposimato120123126127
Vittorio Feltri49515646
Stefano Rodotà23222217
Emma Bonino2523232
Romano Prodi9532
Antonio Martino32
Giorgio Napolitano2
Luciana Castellina373433
Lucio Barani4321
Giuseppe Pagano3711
Claudio Sabelli Fioretti11148
Marcello Gualdani6107
Mauro Guerra35
Francesco Guccini4
Luigi Manconi4
Ignazio Messina333
Angelo Perrino3
Antonio Razzi42
Ezio Greggio232
Franco Frattini22
Ernesto Abaterusso2
Pier Ferdinando Casini2
Michele Emiliano2
Giovanni Malagò2
Luigi Marino2
Vincenzo Olita2
Antonio Palmieri2
Pasquale Sollo2
Andrea Vecchio2
Santo Versace6
Paola Severino5
Carlo Sangalli4
Pierluigi Bersani52
Giuseppe Scognamiglio42
Agostino Marianetti32
Anna Finocchiaro22
Luciano Cimmino2
Gabriele Albertini14
Mauro Morelli9
Massimo Caleo8
Ricardo Antonio Merlo3
Paolo Mieli3
Antonello Zitelli3
Dario Baldini D'Amato2
Other candidates48617014
Blank papers538531513105
Invalid papers33262713
Absentees34564014
Total1,0091,0091,0091,009
Source: Parliament of Italy

References

  1. Giada Zampano, "Lawmakers in Italy Fail to Elect President in First Round of Voting", The Wall Street Journal, 29 January 2015.
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