2022 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election

2022 Italian President of the Chamber of Deputies election

13—14 October 2022
First ballot: 2/3 of the entire membership needed to win 400 members, 267 votes needed to win Final (fourth) ballot: a majority of members present needed to win 392 members present, 197 votes needed to win
Majority party Minority party   Candidate Lorenzo Fontana Maria Cecilia Guerra Party Lega Democratic Party Seat Verona[a] Turin[b] First ballot 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Final ballot 222 (56.63%) 77 (19.64%)   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Federico Cafiero De Raho Matteo Richetti Party Five Star Movement Action Seat Ravenna, Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena and Rimini[c] Parma and Modena[d] First ballot 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Final ballot 52 (13.26%) 22 (5.61%)
President before election Roberto Fico Five Star Movement Elected President Lorenzo Fontana Lega

The election of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies who would serve through the legislature XIX of Italy took place on 13 and 14 October 2022, almost four weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. Lorenzo Fontana, a member of the Lega was elected on the fourth ballot with 222 votes.[1]

Procedure

The election takes place by secret ballot. A two-thirds supermajority of the whole membership is needed to win on the first ballot. On the second and third ballots, a two-thirds supermajority of votes cast (including blank ballots among the totals) suffices. Starting from the fourth ballot, the threshold is further lowered to a simple majority of members present.

History

As required by the assembly's standing orders, the election took place by secret ballot. Ettore Rosato, of Action – Italia Viva (A–IV) (being the most senior member to have served as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies in the previous Parliament) served as acting presiding officer.[2]

In early October the centre-right coalition, which held 237 seats (a majority of 36) designated Riccardo Molinari, a member of the League, as its official candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber. On the first three ballots, a two-thirds supermajority was required according to the standing orders; as no political coalition had enough seats to reach such a number, party leaders instructed MPs to cast blank ballots. Nonetheless, some members received a few votes on the first three ballots.

Following the election of Ignazio La Russa as President of the Senate and tensions within the centre-right, Lorenzo Fontana replaced Molinari as the official candidate of the conservative coalition shortly after the third ballot took place.[3]

Results

First ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Riccardo Molinari	Lega	4
	Enrico Letta	Democratic Party	3
	Others		6
Blank votes			368
Invalid votes			7
Did not vote[e]			8
Needed to win			267[f]

Second ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Enrico Letta	Democratic Party	4
	Riccardo Molinari	Lega	3
	Nico Stumpo	Democratic Party	3
	Others		7
Blank votes			368
Invalid votes			7
Did not vote			11
Needed to win			259[g]

Third ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Andrea Casu	Democratic Party	3
	Riccardo Molinari	Lega	3
	Others		7
Blank votes			368
Invalid votes			7
Did not vote			22
Needed to win			252[g]

Fourth ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Lorenzo Fontana	Lega	222
	Maria Cecilia Guerra	Democratic Party	77
	Federico Cafiero de Raho	Five Star Movement	52
	Matteo Richetti	Action – Italia Viva	22
	Others		2
Blank votes			6
Invalid votes			11
Did not vote			11
Needed to win			197[h]

See also

• 2022 President of the Italian Senate election

Notes

1. Formally single-member electoral district no. 06 of Veneto 2 (Italian: collegio elettorale uninominale Veneto 2 - 06)
2. Formally multi-member electoral district no. 01 of Piedmont 1 (Italian: collegio elettorale plurinominale Piemonte 1 - 06)
3. Formally multi-member electoral district no. 03 of Emilia-Romagna (Italian: collegio elettorale plurinominale Emilia-Romagna - 03)
4. Formally multi-member electoral district no. 01 of Emilia-Romagna (Italian: collegio elettorale plurinominale Emilia-Romagna - 01)
5. Members in this category did not cast a ballot and weren't counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum was present
6. 2/3 of members
7. 2/3 of members present
8. A majority of members present

References

1. "Italy parliament elects right-wing Fontana as new speaker". 14 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. "Il discorso integrale di Ettore Rosato alla Camera per l'avvio della legislatura" (in Italian). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
3. "Camera, Lega: "Fontana candidato a presidenza"". 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.