The 2025 Action leadership election was held from 15 February to 30 March 2025 to elect the leadership of Action.
Outgoing secretary Carlo Calenda was re-elected for a second term, defeating Giulia Pastorella by 85.7% to 14.3%.
Rules and procedure Timetable + Timetable of events for the 2025 Action leadership election Date(s) Event Enrollment for members closes. Publication of the delegate allocation tables. Submission of candidacies for secretary and their delegates' lists closes. Election of the secretary and Assembly members takes place. Convocation of the Assembly and the election of the president take place.
According to the Congressional Rules of Procedure, voting rights are granted to members of Action who have fulfilled their membership dues for either 2024 or 2025 by 31 December 2024, or to members from 2023 who renew their registration on 15 February 2025.
Candidates willing to run for the position of secretary must submit a manifesto supported by at least 5% of the active membership of the party and obtain the endorsement of at least 10 provincial delegate lists across a minimum of four regions. If no candidate secures more than 40% of votes on 15 February, the secretary will be elected by the Assembly through a run-off between the top two contenders before 31 March.
On 15 February, party members will also vote for the 300 members of the Assembly by voting for provincial delegate lists. If a coalition of delegate lists receives more than 40% of valid votes but fails to secure 270 seats in the Assembly, it is granted a majority bonus of 45 additional seats until the coalition reaches 270 members. The Assembly also includes the incumbent secretary, members of Parliament, regional councillors, and mayors of cities with populations exceeding 70,000 inhabitants, provided they met their membership dues.
Candidates Secretary Portrait NameMost recent position Campaign logo Slogan Announced Carlo Calenda Nati per correre(Born to run) 13 December 2024 Giulia Pastorella Dipende da noi(It's up to us) 21 November 2024
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Results Carlo Calenda was re-elected with 85.8% of the vote by party members. Giulia Pastorella won 14.28% of the votes and did not field her candidacy all over the country. Calenda was strong in the center and south of Italy, while Pastorella was particularly strong in northern Italy and with International party members.
Elena Bonetti was elected president by acclamation.
Secretary Candidate % Carlo Calenda 85.72 Giulia Pastorella 14.28 Total 100.00 Source: Results
President Candidate Elena Bonetti by acclamation Source: Video
Assembly Delegates Legend Calenda plurality of votes Pastorella plurality of votes Not a candidate in that constituency The constituency did not hold any election
Constituency Calenda Pastorella Invalid Blank Turnout Source(s) Region Province or City Delegates Votes % Delegates Votes % Delegates Abruzzo Chieti 2 100.0 2 Abruzzo L'Aquila 2 100.0 2 Abruzzo Pescara 1 100.0 1 Abruzzo Teramo 2 100.0 2 Abruzzo 7 100.0 7 Basilicata Matera 4 100.0 4 Basilicata Potenza 7 100.0 7 Basilicata 11 100.0 11 Calabria Catanzaro 4 100.0 4 Calabria Cosenza 4 100.0 4 Calabria Crotone 2 100.0 2 Calabria Reggio Calabria 2 100.0 2 Calabria Vibo Valentia 3 100.0 3 Calabria 15 100.0 15 Campania Avellino 3 100.0 3 Campania Benevento 1 100.0 1 Campania Caserta 9 100.0 9 Campania Naples 37 100.0 37 Campania Salerno 8 100.0 8 Campania 58 100.0 58 Emilia-Romagna Bologna 4 20 40.0 2 30 60.0 2 Emilia-Romagna Ferrara 1 58 87.9 1 8 12.1 0 Emilia-Romagna Forlì-Cesena 1 7 100.0 1 Emilia-Romagna Modena 3 44 52.4 3 40 47.6 0 Emilia-Romagna Parma 2 41 67.2 2 20 32.8 0 Emilia-Romagna Piacenza 1 100.0 1 Emilia-Romagna Ravenna 1 13 43.3 1 17 56.6 0 Emilia-Romagna Reggio nell'Emilia 2 30 46.2 1 35 53.8 1 Emilia-Romagna Rimini 1 100.0 1 Emilia-Romagna 16 223 58.7 12 157 41.3 4 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Gorizia 0 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Pordenone 1 14 60.9 1 9 39.1 0 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste 1 39 39.8 1 59 60.2 0 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Udine 2 100.0 2 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 4 4 68 0 Lazio Frosinone 2 29 54.7 1 24 45.3 1 Lazio Latina 2 100.0 2 Lazio Rieti 1 100.0 1 Lazio Rome (city) 13 100.0 13 Lazio Rome (province) 6 171 81.4 6 39 18.6 0 Lazio Viterbo 1 100.0 6 Lazio 25 24 63 1 Liguria Genoa 3 107 76.4 3 33 23.6 0 Liguria Imperia 1 29 40.3 1 43 59.7 0 Liguria La Spezia 1 23 52.3 1 21 47.7 0 Liguria Savona 1 10 19.2 0 42 80.8 1 Liguria 6 169 54.9 5 139 45.1 1 Lombardy Bergamo 3 32 46.4 2 37 53.6 1 Lombardy Brescia 7 203 61.5 6 127 38.5 1 Lombardy Como 2 18 46.2 1 21 53.8 1 Lombardy Cremona 2 100.0 2 Lombardy Lecco 1 50 82.0 1 11 18.0 0 Lombardy Lodi 1 14 37.8 1 23 62.2 0 Lombardy Mantua 2 100.0 2 Lombardy Milan (city) 8 144 45.1 5 175 54.9 3 Lombardy Milan (province) 6 54 42.2 4 74 57.8 2 Lombardy Monza e della Brianza 3 62 69.7 3 27 30.3 0 Lombardy Pavia 2 78 75.7 2 25 24.3 0 Lombardy Sondrio 1 100.0 1 Lombardy Varese 3 39 48.7 3 41 51.3 0 Lombardy 41 788 58.4 33 561 41.6 8 Marche Ancona 2 31 53.4 1 27 46.6 1 Marche Ascoli Piceno 1 12 30.0 1 28 70.0 0 Marche Fermo 1 24 100.0 1 Marche Macerata 1 59 73.8 1 21 26.2 0 Marche Pesaro e Urbino 1 18 100.0 1 Marche 6 120 54.5 4 100 45.5 2 Molise Campobasso 1 100.0 1 Molise Isernia 0 Molise 1 100.0 1 Piedmont Alessandria 1 100.0 1 Piedmont Asti 0 Piedmont Biella 1 100.0 1 Piedmont Cuneo 2 100.0 2 Piedmont Novara 0 Piedmont Turin 9 100.0 9 Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 0 Piedmont Vercelli 1 100.0 1 Piedmont 14 100.0 14 Apulia Bari 4 100.0 4 Apulia Barletta-Andria-Trani 5 100.0 5 91% Apulia Brindisi 1 100.0 1 Apulia Foggia 2 100.0 2 91% Apulia Lecce 4 100.0 4 Apulia Taranto 2 11 39.3 1 17 60.7 1 Apulia 18 17 17 1 86% Sardinia Cagliari 2 100.0 2 Sardinia Nuoro 2 100.0 2 Sardinia Oristano 1 100.0 1 Sardinia Sassari 1 100.0 1 Sardinia 6 100.0 6 Sicily Agrigento 0 Sicily Caltanissetta 1 100.0 1 Sicily Catania 5 100.0 5 Sicily Enna 0 Sicily Messina 2 100.0 2 Sicily Palermo 6 100.0 6 Sicily Ragusa 1 100.0 1 Sicily Siracusa 2 100.0 2 Sicily Trapani 2 100.0 2 Sicily 19 100.0 19 Tuscany Arezzo 1 36 52.9 1 32 47.1 0 Tuscany Florence 4 95 57.6 4 70 42.4 0 Tuscany Grosseto 2 79 69.3 2 35 30.7 0 Tuscany Livorno 1 100.0 1 Tuscany Lucca 2 100.0 2 Tuscany Massa-Carrara 1 71 74.0 1 25 26.0 0 Tuscany Pisa 2 24 50.0 1 24 50.0 1 1 80.0% Tuscany Pistoia 1 34 100.0 1 Tuscany Prato 1 20 100.0 1 Tuscany Siena 1 15 22.7 0 51 77.3 1 Tuscany 16 500 63.2 12 291 36.8 4 10 Umbria Perugia 3 159 75.4 3 52 24.6 0 Umbria Terni 1 100.0 1 Umbria 4 4 52 0 Aosta Valley Aosta 0 Aosta Valley 0 Veneto Belluno 1 14 42.4 1 19 57.6 0 Veneto Padua 4 102 65.4 4 54 34.6 0 Veneto Rovigo 1 22 100.0 1 Veneto Treviso 4 75 55.6 3 60 44.4 1 Veneto Venice 3 67 52.8 3 60 47.2 0 Veneto Verona 3 18 36.7 1 31 63.3 2 Veneto Vicenza 3 14 14.3 1 84 85.7 2 Veneto 19 312 50.3 14 308 49.7 5 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Bolzano 1 100.0 1 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento 2 6 12.5 1 42 87.5 1 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 3 2 42 1 International 3 30 21.0 1 113 79.0 2 Total 292 85.7 263 1,911 14.3 29 Sources: Delegates, Candidates Delegates elected Delegates elected for Pastorella Results (only provinces where Pastorella ran) Congressional Committee report
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