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2022 Italian presidential election
← 2015 from 24 January 2022
1,008 voters
(321 Senators, 629 Deputies, and 58 regional delegates.)
672 (1st–3rd ballot) or 505 (from 4th ballot) votes needed to win

The 2022 Italian presidential election is being held since 24 January 2022. The President of the Republic will be elected by a joint assembly composed of the Italian Parliament and regional representatives. The election process started on 24 January 2022, and is expected to take multiple days.

Incumbent president Sergio Mattarella, who is eligible for re-election, has ruled out a second term.

Background

See also: 2016 Italian constitutional referendum, 2018 Italian general election, 2019 Italian government formation, 2020 Italian constitutional referendum, and 2021 Italian government crisis
The outgoing president Sergio Mattarella, whose term will expire in February 2022

The incumbent president, Sergio Mattarella, was elected in 2015 by the Parliament and regional representatives. Mattarella was supported by then Prime Minister and Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi. The result of the 2016 constitutional referendum led to Renzi's resignation and to the formation of the Gentiloni Cabinet.

In 2018, the general election resulted in a hung Parliament, and in the formation of the Conte I Cabinet supported by a coalition between the Five Star Movement (M5S) and Matteo Salvini's League.

In August 2019, after 14 months of government activity, Salvini withdrew the League's support for the government. On 5 September, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte managed to form a new cabinet, this time supported by a coalition between the M5S and the PD. From the beginning of 2020, the new government had to face the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused over 100,000 deaths in Italy as of June 2021.

In September 2020, Italy held a constitutional referendum, which confirmed the reduction of the number of Parliament seats from 630 to 400 in the Chamber of Deputies and from 315 to 200 in the Senate.

In January 2021, Renzi's party Italia Viva revoked its support from the Conte II government. The subsequent political crisis and the ongoing health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the formation of a national unity government led by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.

On 14 January 2022, the leaders of the centre-right parties expressed their willingness to nominate former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.[1]

On 22 January 2022, Silvio Berlusconi announced the withdrawal of his candidacy.[2]

Procedure

In accordance with the Constitution of Italy, the election is held in the form of a secret ballot, with 321 Senators, 630 Deputies, and 58 regional representatives entitled to vote. Each of the 20 regions will have three representatives, except for Aosta Valley which will only have one. 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 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 will be presided over by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico, who will proceed to the public counting of the votes, and by the President of the Senate Elisabetta Casellati. Fico has anticipated that he will consider only announcing the surname of the candidate written on each ballot while counting the votes, ignoring any additional names or titles. This is seen as a move to counteract Berlusconi's strategy, which reportedly involved having his supporters mark the ballots in recognizable ways.[3]

The election process started on 24 January 2022.[4]

Eligibility requirements

The eligibility requirements, contained in the first paragraph of Art. 84 of the Constitution, are to:

Electoral assembly

Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) will be announced on the date of the election.

The party breakdown of the presidential electors, assuming there will be no snap elections on the national or regional level:[5]

Composition of the Electoral assembly[6]
Party Deputies Senators Regional
delegates[7] 		Total
electors 		% of
assembly
Five Star Movement 157 73 4 234 23.2
Lega 133 64 15 212 21.0
Democratic Party 95 39 20 155 15.4
Forza Italia – UDC 78 52 10 134 13.2
Brothers of Italy 37 21 6 63 6.3
Italia Viva 29 15 0 43 4.3
Coraggio Italia 22 9 1 31 3.1
Free and Equal 12 6 0 18 1.8
Mixed Group 65 42 2 109 10.8
Total 630 321 58 1,009 100.0

Proposed candidates

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Supporting party or coalition Notes
Paolo Maddalena Andrea Riccardi (74)
Independent 		Minister for International Cooperation and Integration
(2011–2013)
Other offices
  Lazio Historian Five Star Movement
Democratic Party
Free and Equal 		[8]
Marco Cappato (53)
Italian Radicals
President of the Italian Radicals
(2015–2016)
Other offices
  Lombardy Activist FacciamoEco [9][10]
Marta Cartabia Marta Cartabia (61)
Independent 		Minister of Justice
(2021–present)
Other offices
  Lombardy University professor Action
More Europe 		[11][12][13]
Paolo Maddalena Paolo Maddalena (88)
Independent 		Vice President of the Constitutional Court
(2010–2011)
Other offices
  Campania Magistrate Alternativa
Communist Party
Italy of Values
Future Generations
Green Italia
Italexit
[Note 1] 		[14][15][16][17]
Carlo Nordio Carlo Nordio (77)
Independent 		Deputy Attorney of Venice
(2009–2017)
Other offices
  • Consultant for the Parliamentary Commission on Terrorism from 1997 to 2001
  • President of the Commission for the reformation of the Penal Code from 2002 to 2006[18][better source needed]
  Veneto Magistrate Brothers of Italy [19]
  1. ^ Power to the People withdrew their support.

Results

First ballot (24 January)

Potential nominees

The following nominees have been cited within multiple articles as potentially eligible for the presidency.

Centre-left nominees

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Notes
Rosy Bindi Rosy Bindi (73)
Democratic Party 		Minister of Health
(1996–2000)
Other offices
  Tuscany University professor [20]
Anna Finocchiaro Anna Finocchiaro (69)
Democratic Party 		Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(2016–2018)
Other offices
  Sicily Magistrate [20]
Dario Franceschini Dario Franceschini (66)
Democratic Party 		Minister of Culture
(2014–2018; 2019–present)
Other offices
  Emilia-Romagna Lawyer [21]
Paolo Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni (70)
Democratic Party 		Prime Minister of Italy
(2016–2018)
Other offices
  Lazio Journalist [21]
Luigi Manconi Luigi Manconi (76)
Democratic Party 		Member of the Senate
(1994–2001; 2013–2018) 		 Sardinia University professor [22]
Roberta Pinotti Roberta Pinotti (63)
Democratic Party 		Minister of Defence
(2014–2018)
Other offices
  Liguria Teacher [21]
Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (69)
Democratic Party 		Mayor of Rome
(2001–2008)
Other offices
  Lazio Journalist, film director [21]
Luciano Violante Luciano Violante (83)
Democratic Party 		President of the Chamber of Deputies
(1996–2001)
Other offices
 Born abroad
to Italian nationals
( Ethiopia) 		Magistrate [23]

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli of the Democratic Party was named as a potential candidate. He died on 11 January 2022, two weeks prior to the election.[21][24]

Centrist nominees

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Notes
Pier Ferdinando Casini Pier Ferdinando Casini (69)
Centrists for Europe 		President of the Chamber of Deputies
(2001–2006)
Other offices
  Emilia-Romagna Politician [25]
Francesco Rutelli Francesco Rutelli (70)
Independent 		Mayor of Rome
(1993–2001)
Other offices
  Lazio Journalist [21]

Centre-right nominees

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Notes
Elisabetta Casellati Elisabetta Casellati (78)
Forza Italia 		President of the Senate
(2018–present)
Other offices
  Veneto Lawyer [21]
Franco Frattini Franco Frattini (67)
Independent 		Minister of Foreign Affairs
(2002–2004; 2008–2011)
Other offices
  Lazio Magistrate [26]
Marcello Pera Marcello Pera (81)
Independent 		President of the Senate
(2001–2006)
Other offices
  • Member of the Senate from 1996 to 2013
  Tuscany University professor [27]
Giulio Tremonti Giulio Tremonti (77)
Independent 		Minister of Economy and Finance
(2001–2004; 2005–2006; 2008–2011)
Other offices
  Lombardy University professor, lawyer [28]

Independent nominees

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Notes
Giuliano Amato Giuliano Amato (86)
Independent 		Prime Minister of Italy
(1992–1993; 2000–2001)
Other offices
  Piedmont University professor [21]
Elisabetta Belloni Elisabetta Belloni (66)
Independent 		Director of the Department of Information for Security
(2021–present)
Other offices
  Lazio Diplomat [29]
Ilaria Capua Ilaria Capua (58)
Independent 		Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(2013–2016) 		 Lazio University professor [30]
Sabino Cassese Sabino Cassese (89)
Independent 		Judge of the Constitutional Court
(2005–2014)
Other offices
  Campania University professor [21]
Mario Draghi Mario Draghi (77)
Independent 		Prime Minister of Italy
(2021–present)
Other offices
  Lazio University professor, banker [31]
Fabiola Gianotti Fabiola Gianotti (64)
Independent 		Director-General of CERN
(2016–present) 		 Lazio Physicist [32]
Silvana Sciarra Silvana Sciarra (76)
Independent 		Judge of the Constitutional Court
(2014–present) 		 Apulia University professor [33]
Paola Severino Paola Severino (76)
Independent 		Minister of Justice
(2011–2013) 		 Campania University professor, lawyer [34]
Anna Maria Tarantola Anna Maria Tarantola (79)
Independent 		Chairperson of RAI
(2012–2015) 		 Lombardy Manager [21]
Gustavo Zagrebelsky Gustavo Zagrebelsky (81)
Independent 		President of the Constitutional Court
(2004)
Other offices
  Piedmont University professor [21]

Withdrew before election

The following people have publicly withdrawn their nomination to the presidency before the election.

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Supporting party or coalition Notes
Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi (88)
Forza Italia 		Prime Minister of Italy
(1994–1995; 2001–2006; 2008–2011)
Other offices
  Lombardy Entrepreneur Lega
Brothers of Italy
Forza Italia
Coraggio Italia
Us with Italy
Union of the Centre 		[35][1][36]

Declined

The following people have publicly declined their nomination to the presidency.

Name, age, and political party Office(s) held Region of birth Profession(s) Notes
Emma Bonino Emma Bonino (76)
Italian Radicals 		Minister of Foreign Affairs
(2013–2014)
Other offices
  Piedmont Activist [37]
Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (83)
Independent 		President of Italy
(2015–present)
Other offices
  Sicily University professor, lawyer [38][39]
Letizia Moratti Letizia Moratti (75)
Forza Italia 		Mayor of Milan
(2006–2011)
Other offices
  Lombardy Manager [40]
Romano Prodi Romano Prodi (85)
Independent 		Prime Minister of Italy
(1996–1998; 2006–2008)
Other offices
  Emilia-Romagna University professor [41]
Liliana Segre Liliana Segre (94)
Independent 		Senator for Life
(2018–present) 		 Lombardy Activist [42]

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