2018 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election

The election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies who would serve through the legislature XVIII of Italy took place on 23 and 24 March 2018, weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. Roberto Fico was elected on the fourth ballot following an agreement between the Five Star Movement and the centre-right coalition.

Procedure The election takes place by secret ballot. A two-thirds supermajority of the whole membership is needed to win on the first ballot. On the second and third ballot, a two-thirds supermajority of votes cast (including blank ballots among the totals) suffices. Starting from the fourth ballot, the threshold is further lowered to a simple majority of members present. Results First ballot CandidatePartyVotes Renato BrunettaForza Italia2Rossella Muroni Free and Equal2Nico StumpoFree and Equal2Others4Blank votes592Invalid votes18Did not vote10Needed to win420

Second ballot CandidatePartyVotes Davide TripiediFive Star Movement4Dario BondFive Star Movement 3Nico StumpoFree and Equal3Renato BrunettaForza Italia2David ErminiDemocratic Italy2Rossella MuroniFree and Equal2Others 12Blank votes 577Invalid votes 6Did not vote19Needed to win408

Third ballot CandidatePartyVotes Nico StumpoFree and Equal7David ErminiDemocratic Party3Rosa MengaFive Star Movement3Others18Blank votes569Invalid votes4Did not vote26Needed to win408

Fourth ballot CandidatePartyVotes Roberto FicoFive Star Movement 422Roberto GiachettiDemocratic Party102Riccardo FraccaroFive Star Movement7Renato BrunettaForza Italia3Others5Blank votes 60Invalid votes 21Did not vote10Needed to win311

See also 2018 President of the Italian Senate election

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