The election of the president of the Senate of the Republic who would serve through the Legislature XIX of Italy took place on 13 October 2022, over three weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. It resulted in Ignazio La Russa being elected president.

Procedure The election takes place by secret ballot, as required by the assembly's standing orders. Pursuant to the current rules of procedure, an absolute majority of the whole membership is needed to win on the first ballot. On the second and third ballot, a simple majority of votes cast (including blank votes) suffices. If the first three ballots fail to deliver a winner, a runoff is held between the two candidates who got the most votes on the third ballot.

History The election took place on 13 October 2022, over three weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. It took place by secret ballot, as required by the assembly's standing orders. Liliana Segre, being the oldest Senator present, served as the acting presiding officer.

Ignazio La Russa was the official candidate for the Presidency of the Senate of the centre-right coalition (composed of Brothers of Italy, Lega Salvini Premier, Forza Italia and Us Moderates), which at the time held 115 Senate seats (a majority of 11).

Parties which did not belong to the centre-right coalition instructed their members to cast a blank ballot.

All but two of the 18 Forza Italia senators refused to support La Russa, and decided not to cast a ballot. However, La Russa nonetheless managed to be elected president on the first ballot with 116 votes, due to support from some members of opposition parties.

Results CandidatePartyVotes Ignazio La RussaBrothers of Italy116Roberto Calderoli Lega2Liliana SegreIndependent 2Blank votes66Abstentions1Did not vote19Needed to win104

The following senators did not cast a vote: Alberto Barachini (FI) Anna Maria Bernini (FI) Stefania Craxi (FI) Ilaria Cucchi (PD) Dario Damiani (FI) Claudio Fazzone (FI) Maurizio Gasparri (FI) Claudio Lotito (FI) Gianfranco Micciché (FI) Giorgio Napolitano (Ind.) Mario Occhiuto (FI) Adriano Paroli (FI) Renzo Piano (Ind.) Licia Ronzulli (FI) Roberto Rosso (FI) Francesco Silvestro (FI) Francesco Paolo Sisto (FI) Pierantonio Zanettin (FI) Paolo Zangrillo (FI)

See also

2022 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election

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