The XI Legislature of the Regional Council of Veneto, the legislative assembly of Veneto, was inaugurated in October 2020, following the 2020 regional election. Of the 51 members, 49 were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the remaining two were the elected President and the candidate for President who came second.[1][2][3]
Roberto Ciambetti (Liga Veneta–Lega) is the current President of the Council (having served in that role also in 2015–2020), while Luca Zaia (Liga Veneta) serves as President of Veneto at the head of his third government.
Composition
editStrength of political groups
edit| Distribution of Seats in the Regional Council | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Group | Leader | 2020 | Now | |
| Zaia for President[a][b] | Alberto Villanova | 23 | 17 | |
| Liga Veneta | Giuseppe Pan | 10 | 13 | |
| Democratic Party | Giacomo Possamai / Vanessa Camani | 6 | 6 | |
| Brothers of Italy | Raffaele Speranzon / Daniele Polato / Enoch Soranzo / Daniele Polato / Enoch Soranzo | 5 | 5 | |
| Forza Italia[c] | Elisa Venturini | 2 | 2 | |
| Five Star Movement | Erika Baldin | 1 | 1 | |
| Venetian Autonomy List[d] | Tomas Piccinini | 1 | 1 | |
| Veneto We Want | Elena Ostanel | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Europe | Cristina Guarda | 1 | 1 | |
| Mixed Group[e] | Stefano Valdegamberi | 1 | 4 | |
Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members
- ^ This group and "Liga Veneta" are united in a joint group named "Lega – Liga Veneta". See https://www.vipiu.it/leggi/villanova-e-pan-lega-lv-intergruppo-lega-liga-veneta-non-piu-due-gruppi-separati-ma-ununica-squadra-di-militanti-leghisti-con-obiettivi-comuni.
- ^ All the group members are affiliated to Liga Veneta–Lega.
- ^ A third regional councillor, Fabrizio Boron, who joined the party in December 2023, sits in the Mixed Group for technical reasons.
- ^ The group's only member, Tomas Piccinini, is a member of Liga Veneta. See https://legaonline.it/veneto
- ^ Current members: Fabiano Barbisan and Stefano Valdegamberi, both originally members of Liga Veneta, who switched to the group for technical reasons soon after the election and are no longer party members for different reasons, Arturo Lorenzoni, the centre-left candidate for President, who is close to both the Democratic Party and Veneto We Want (Art.1, SI, etc.), and Fabrizio Boron, another former member of Liga Veneta, who joined Forza Italia in December 2023, without changing group affiliation thereafter.
Members by party of election
editZaia President
edit- Fabiano Barbisan (switched to the "Mixed Group" in October 2020)
- Roberto Bet
- Simona Bisaglia
- Gianpaolo Bottacin (switched to the "Liga Veneta" in October 2020, appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, replaced by substitute Giovanni Puppato)
- Fabrizio Boron (switched to the "Mixed Group" in November 2023, member of Forza Italia since December 2023.
- Sonia Brescacin
- Francesco Calzavara (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, sustituted by Roberta Vianello)
- Silvia Cestaro
- Elisa Cavinato
- Giulio Centenaro
- Roberto Ciambetti (switched to the "Liga Veneta" in October 2020)
- Nazzareno Gerolimetto
- Stefano Giacomin
- Silvia Maino
- Gabriele Michieletto
- Filippo Rigo (switched to the "Liga Veneta" in October 2020)
- Silvia Rizzotto
- Luciano Sandonà
- Francesca Scatto
- Alessandra Sponda
- Stefano Valdegamberi (switched to the "Mixed Group" in October 2020)
- Roberta Vianello (substitute of Francesco Calzavara, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Alberto Villanova
- Marco Zecchinato
Liga Veneta
edit- Marco Andreoli (substitute of Elisa De Berti, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Elisa De Berti (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Marco Andreoli)
- Marco Dolfin
- Federico Caner (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Giacomo Possamai)
- Andrea Cecchellero (installed on 16 July 2024)
- Milena Cecchetto (substitute of Manuela Lanzarin, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Laura Cestari (substitute of Cristiano Corazzari, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Cristiano Corazzari (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Laura Cestari)
- Enrico Corsi
- Marzio Favero
- Nicola Finco (resigned on 9 July 2024)
- Manuela Lanzarin (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Milena Cecchetto)
- Giacomo Possamai (substitute of Federico Caner, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Giovanni Puppato (substitute of Gianpaolo Bottacin, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Roberto Marcato (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Giuseppe Pan)
- Giuseppe Pan (substitute of Roberto Marcato, installed on 21 October 2020)
- Luca Zaia
Democratic Party
edit- Anna Maria Bigon
- Vanessa Camani
- Arturo Lorenzoni (joined the Mixed Group at the start of the term)
- Chiara Luisetto (installed on 20 June 2023)
- Jonatan Montanariello
- Giacomo Possamai (resigned on 20 June 2023)
- Andrea Zanoni
- Francesca Zottis
Brothers of Italy
edit- Stefano Casali (installed on 31 July 2024)
- Elena Donazzan (appointed regional minister on 16 October 2020, substituted by Joe Formaggio; resigned on 20 July 2024)
- Joe Formaggio (substitute of Elena Donazzan, installed on 21 October 2020; permanent replacement since 20 July 2024)
- Lucas Pavanetto (installed on 14 October 2022)
- Daniele Polato (resigned on 31 July 2024)
- Tommaso Razzolini
- Raffaele Speranzon (resigned on 14 October 2022)
- Enoch Soranzo
Forza Italia
editFive Star Movement
editVenetian Autonomy List
editVeneto We Want
editGreen Europe
edit- Cristina Guarda (resigned on 9 July 2024)
- Renzo Masolo (installed on 16 July 2024)
Election
editLuca Zaia of Liga Veneta–Lega was re-elected President by a record 76.8% of the vote. Liga Veneta, which ran an official party list, a list named after Zaia and a third list in combination with Liga Veneta Repubblica, was confirmed the largest in the region with 63.9%. The Democratic Party came second with 11.9% and the Brothers of Italy third with 9.6%. The total score of Venetist parties was 65.5%, the highest ever.
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Zaia | 1,883,959 | 76.79 | 1 | Zaia for President | 916,087 | 44.57 | 23 | ||
| League – Venetian League[4] | 347,832 | 16.92 | 9 | ||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 196,310 | 9.55 | 5 | ||||||
| Forza Italia | 73,244 | 3.56 | 2 | ||||||
| Venetian Autonomy List | 48,932 | 2.38 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1,582,405 | 77.00 | 40 | ||||||
| Arturo Lorenzoni | 385,768 | 15.72 | 1 | Democratic Party | 244,881 | 11.92 | 6 | ||
| Veneto We Want | 41,275 | 2.01 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Europe | 34,647 | 1.69 | 1 | ||||||
| More Veneto in Europe – Volt | 14,246 | 0.69 | – | ||||||
| Venetian Left | 2,405 | 0.12 | – | ||||||
| Total | 337,454 | 16.42 | 8 | ||||||
| Enrico Cappelletti | 79,662 | 3.25 | – | Five Star Movement | 55,281 | 2.69 | 1 | ||
| Paolo Girotto | 21,679 | 0.88 | – | 3V Movement | 14,916 | 0.73 | – | ||
| Antonio Guadagnini | 20,502 | 0.84 | – | Party of Venetians | 19,756 | 0.96 | – | ||
| Paolo Benvegnù | 18,529 | 0.76 | – | Solidarity Environment Work | 11,846 | 0.58 | – | ||
| Daniela Sbrollini | 15,198 | 0.62 | – | Italia Viva – PSI – PRI | 12,426 | 0.60 | – | ||
| Patrizia Bertelle | 14,518 | 0.59 | – | Veneto Ecology Solidarity | 9,061 | 0.44 | – | ||
| Simonetta Rubinato | 13,703 | 0.56 | – | Veneto for the Autonomies | 12,028 | 0.59 | – | ||
| Total candidates | 2,453,518 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 2,055,173 | 100.00 | 49 | ||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Elezioni Regione Veneto 2015". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "COME SI VOTA/ Video, Elezioni Regionali Veneto 2015: fac-simile scheda, seggi speciali e i documenti necessari (oggi, domenica 31 maggio)". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Sette leggi per sette regioni. Le differenze fra i sistemi elettorali". 25 May 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Lists and Candidates by province" (PDF). consiglioveneto.it. Retrieved 25 September 2020.