The Regional Council of 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. 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.
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.Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law
Strength of political groups (2025–2030)
Political parties Party Seats Status Lega–Liga Veneta (Lega–LV) Democratic Party (PD) Brothers of Italy (FdI) Forza Italia (FI) Resist Veneto (RV) Greens and Left Alliance (AVS) Five Star Movement (M5S) Venetian Reformists in Action Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR) Union of the Centre (UdC) The Venetian Civic Lists (CV) National Future (FN)
Coalitions Party Seats Status Centre-right coalition Centre-left coalition Resist Veneto 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 1 150 15 June 1975 31 14 8 1 1 3 2 -60 8 June 1980 32 13 7 1 1 2 2 260 12 May 1985 30 12 8 1 2 1 2 460 6 May 1990 27 10 8 1 1 1 1 1160
Election Majority Opposition Council President of the Region 23 April 1995 Centre-right(Pole for Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree)Lega NordPRC Giancarlo Galan(1995–2010) 16 April 2000 Centre-right(House of Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree) 3 April 2005 Centre-right(House of Freedoms) Centre-left(The Union)PNE 28 March 2010Centre-right Centre-leftUDC Luca Zaia(2010–2025) 31 May 2015Centre-right Centre-leftM5SF!–AP|51 20 September 2020Centre-right Centre-leftM5S 23 November 2025Centre-right Centre-leftRV Alberto Stefani(since 2025)
Presidents
This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
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
External links Regional Council of Veneto