Regional Council of Veneto
Regional Council of Veneto Consiglio Regionale del Veneto | |
|---|---|
| 12th Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 6 July 1970 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 |
Political groups | Government (34)
Opposition (17) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 23 November 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palazzo Ferro Fini, Venice | |
| Website | |
| http://www.consiglioveneto.it | |
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The Regional Council of Veneto (Italian: Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is the legislative assembly of Veneto, Italy.
The council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal in Venice.[1] was first elected in 1970, when ordinary regions were established, twenty-two years after the Italian Constitution envisioned them in 1948.
Composition
The Regional Council of Veneto (Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is composed of 51 members. 49 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the remaining two are the elected President and the candidate for president who comes second. The winning coalition wins a bonus of seats in order to make sure the elected president has a majority in the council.[2][3][4]
The council is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt, simul cadent (literally they will stand together or they will fall together) clause introduced in the Italian Constitution in 1999 and later incorporate in the Statute of Veneto, also the council is dissolved and an early election is called.[5]
Political groups (2025–2030)
| Party | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Veneta–Lega (LV–Lega) | 20 / 51
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Government | |
| Democratic Party (PD) | 10 / 51
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Opposition | |
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 9 / 51
|
Government | |
| Forza Italia (FI) | 3 / 51
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Government | |
| Resist Veneto (RV) | 2 / 51
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Opposition | |
| Greens and Left Alliance (AVS) | 2 / 51
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Opposition | |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 1 / 51
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Opposition | |
| United for Manildo for President (UMP) | 1 / 51
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Opposition | |
| Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR) | 1 / 51
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Government | |
| Union of the Centre (UDC) | 1 / 51
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Government | |
| The Venetian Civics (CV) | 1 / 51
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Opposition | |
| Party | Seats | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | 34 / 51
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Government | ||
| Centre-left coalition | 15 / 51
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Opposition | ||
| Resist Veneto | 2 / 51
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Opposition | ||
Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members
Historical composition
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1970 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 15 June 1975 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 60 |
| 8 June 1980 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| 12 May 1985 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
| 6 May 1990 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 60 |
| Election | Majority | Opposition | Council | President of the Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 1995 | Centre-right (Pole for Freedoms) 36 / 65
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Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 18 / 65 Lega Nord 9 / 65 PRC 2 / 65
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Giancarlo Galan (1995–2010) | |
| 16 April 2000 | Centre-right (House of Freedoms) 37 / 60
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Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 23 / 60
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| 3 April 2005 | Centre-right (House of Freedoms) 39 / 60
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Centre-left (The Union) 19 / 60 PNE 2 / 60
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| 28 March 2010 | Centre-right 37 / 60
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Centre-left 19 / 60 UDC 4 / 60
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Luca Zaia (2010–2025) | |
| 31 May 2015 | Centre-right 29 / 51
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Centre-left 12 / 51 M5S 5 / 51 F!–AP 5 / 51 |51
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| 20 September 2020 | Centre-right 41 / 51
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Centre-left 9 / 51 M5S 1 / 51
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| 23 November 2025 | Centre-right 34 / 51
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Centre-left 15 / 51 RV 2 / 51
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Alberto Stefani (since 2025) |
Presidents
This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
| Name | Party | Period | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Orcalli | DC | 6 July 1970 | 12 November 1974 | I (1970) | |
| Giancarlo Gambaro | DC | 12 November 1974 | 14 July 1975 | ||
| 14 July 1975 | 19 September 1975 | II (1975) | |||
| Bruno Marchetti | PSI | 19 September 1975 | 14 July 1980 | ||
| 14 July 1980 | 17 June 1985 | III (1980) | |||
| Carlo Bernini | DC | 17 June 1985 | 29 July 1985 | IV (1985) | |
| Francesco Guidolin | DC | 29 July 1985 | 11 June 1990 | ||
| Amalia Sartori | PSI | 11 June 1990 | 30 July 1990 | V (1990) | |
| Umberto Carraro | PSI | 30 July 1990 | 5 June 1995 | ||
| Amalia Sartori | FI | 5 June 1995 | 29 May 2000 | VI (1995) | |
| Enrico Cavaliere | LV–LN | 29 May 2000 | 9 May 2005 | VII (2000) | |
| Marino Finozzi | LV–LN | 9 May 2005 | 26 April 2010 | VIII (2005) | |
| Clodovaldo Ruffato | PdL | 26 April 2010 | 26 June 2015 | IX (2010) | |
| Roberto Ciambetti | LV–LN | 26 June 2015 | 15 October 2020 | X (2015) | |
| 15 October 2020 | 15 December 2025 | XI (2020) | |||
| Luca Zaia | LV–Lega | 15 December 2025 | present | XII (2025) | |
Source: Regional Council of Veneto
See also
- Members of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2020–2025
- Members of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2015–2020
- Members of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2010–2015
- Members of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2005–2010
- Regional council (Italy)
- Government of Veneto
- Politics of Veneto
References
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- ^ "Normativa regionale - Regione del Veneto". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ "COME SI VOTA/ Video, Elezioni Regionali Veneto 2015: Fac-simile scheda, seggi speciali e i documenti necessari (Oggi, domenica 31 maggio)". 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Sette leggi per sette regioni. Le differenze fra i sistemi elettorali". 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law