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[[President of the European Parliament]] [[David Sassoli]] of the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] was named as a potential candidate. He died on 11 January, two weeks prior to the election.<ref name=messaggero /><ref>{{cite news |title=European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization |url=https://www.dw.com/en/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-after-hospitalization/a-60384340 |access-date=11 January 2022 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=11 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
[[President of the European Parliament]] [[David Sassoli]] of the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] was named as a potential candidate. He died on 11 January, two weeks prior to the election.<ref name=messaggero /><ref>{{cite news |title=European Parliament President David Sassoli dies after hospitalization |url=https://www.dw.com/en/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-after-hospitalization/a-60384340 |access-date=11 January 2022 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=11 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) will be announced on the date of the election. |
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The party breakdown of the presidential electors, assuming there will be no snap elections on the national or regional level:<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Grandi elettori della Gara al Quirinale. Chi sono, quanti sono, come sono divisi, per chi potrebbero votare…|url=https://notizie.tiscali.it/politica/articoli/Grandi-elettori-Gara-Quirinale/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=www.tiscali.it}}</ref> |
The party breakdown of the presidential electors, assuming there will be no snap elections on the national or regional level:<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Grandi elettori della Gara al Quirinale. Chi sono, quanti sono, come sono divisi, per chi potrebbero votare…|url=https://notizie.tiscali.it/politica/articoli/Grandi-elettori-Gara-Quirinale/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=www.tiscali.it}}</ref> |
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The 2022 Italian presidential election will be held in January 2022. The President of the Republic will be elected by the Italian Parliament and the regional representatives. The election process will start on 24 January 2022.
Incumbent president Sergio Mattarella, who is eligible for re-election, has ruled out a second term.
Background
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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[update].
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.
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.
The election process was scheduled to start on 24 January 2022.[1]
Eligibility requirements
The eligibility requirements, contained in the first paragraph of Art. 84 of the Constitution, are to:
- have Italian citizenship;
- have reached the age of 50;
- enjoy civil and political rights.
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 | ||
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Rosy Bindi (73) Democratic Party |
Minister of Health (1996–2000) Other offices
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University professor | [2] | |
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Anna Finocchiaro (69) Democratic Party |
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (2016–2018) Other offices
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Magistrate | [2] | |
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Dario Franceschini (65) Democratic Party |
Minister of Culture (2014–2018; 2019–present) Other offices
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Lawyer | [3] | |
Paolo Gentiloni | Paolo Gentiloni (69) Democratic Party |
Prime Minister of Italy (2016–2018) Other offices
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Politician | [3] | |
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Roberta Pinotti (63) Democratic Party |
Minister of Defence (2014–2018) Other offices
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Teacher | [3] | |
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Walter Veltroni (69) Democratic Party |
Mayor of Rome (2001–2008) Other offices
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Journalist, film director | [3] | |
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Luciano Violante (82) Democratic Party |
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1996–2001) Other offices
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Magistrate | [4] |
Centrist nominees
Name, age, and political party | Office(s) held | Region of birth | Profession(s) | Notes | ||
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Pier Ferdinando Casini (68) Centrists for Europe |
President of the Chamber of Deputies (2001–2006) Other offices
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Politician | [5] | |
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Francesco Rutelli (70) Independent |
Mayor of Rome (1993–2001) Other offices
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Journalist | [3] |
Centre-right nominees
Name, age, and political party | Office(s) held | Region of birth | Profession(s) | Notes | ||
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Silvio Berlusconi (87) Forza Italia |
Prime Minister of Italy (1994–1995; 2001–2006; 2008–2011) Other offices
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Entrepreneur | [6] | |
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Elisabetta Casellati (77) Forza Italia |
President of the Senate (2018–present) Other offices
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Lawyer | [3] | |
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Franco Frattini (67) Independent |
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2002–2004; 2008–2011) Other offices
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Magistrate | [7] | |
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Marcello Pera (81) Independent |
President of the Senate (2001–2006) Other offices
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University professor | [8] |
Independent nominees
Name, age, and political party | Office(s) held | Region of birth | Profession(s) | Notes | ||
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Giuliano Amato (86) Independent |
Prime Minister of Italy (1992–1993; 2000–2001) Other offices
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University professor | [3] | ||
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Elisabetta Belloni (65) Independent |
Director of the Department of Information for Security (2021–present) Other offices
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Diplomat | [9] | |
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Ilaria Capua (58) Independent |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2013–2016) |
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University professor | [10] | |
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Marta Cartabia (61) Independent |
Minister of Justice (2021–present) Other offices
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University professor | [3] | |
Sabino Cassese (88) Independent |
Judge of the Constitutional Court (2005–2014) Other offices
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University professor | [3] | ||
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Mario Draghi (76) Independent |
Prime Minister of Italy (2021–present) Other offices
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University professor, banker | [11] | |
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Fabiola Gianotti (63) Independent |
Director-General of CERN (2016–present) |
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Physicist | [12] | |
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Silvana Sciarra (76) Independent |
Judge of the Constitutional Court (2014–present) |
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University professor | [13] | |
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Paola Severino (75) Independent |
Minister of Justice (2011–2013) |
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University professor, lawyer | [14] | |
Anna Maria Tarantola (79) Independent |
Chairperson of RAI (2012–2015) |
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Manager | [3] | ||
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Gustavo Zagrebelsky (81) Independent |
President of the Constitutional Court (2004) Other offices
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University professor | [3] |
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 | ||
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Emma Bonino (76) Italian Radicals |
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2014) Other offices
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Activist | [15] | |
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Sergio Mattarella (83) Independent |
President of Italy (2015–present) Other offices
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University professor, lawyer | [16][17] | |
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Letizia Moratti (74) Forza Italia |
Mayor of Milan (2006–2011) Other offices
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Manager | [18] | |
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Romano Prodi (84) Independent |
Prime Minister of Italy (1996–1998; 2006–2008) Other offices
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University professor | [19] | |
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Liliana Segre (93) Independent |
Senator for Life (2018–present) |
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Activist | [20] |
President of the European Parliament David Sassoli of the Democratic Party was named as a potential candidate. He died on 11 January, two weeks prior to the election.[3][21]
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:[22]
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Party | Deputies | Senators | Regional electors |
Total electors |
% of assembly | |
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Five Star Movement | 158 | 74 | TBD | 232 | 23.0 | |
Lega | 133 | 64 | TBD | 197 | 19.6 | |
Democratic Party | 94 | 38 | TBD | 132 | 13.1 | |
Forza Italia | 79 | 50 | TBD | 129 | 12.8 | |
Brothers of Italy | 37 | 21 | TBD | 58 | 5.8 | |
Italia Viva | 29 | 15 | TBD | 44 | 4.4 | |
Other Centre-right | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 3.2 | |
Coraggio Italia | 21 | 9 | TBD | 30 | 3.0 | |
Other Centre-left | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 2.4 | |
Free and Equal | 12 | 6 | TBD | 18 | 1.8 | |
Autonomies | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1.4 | |
Mixed Group | 62 | 35 | 0 | 97 | 9.7 | |
Total | 629 | 320 | 58 | 1,007 | 100.0 | |
Vacant | 1[a] | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
- ^ A by-election will be held on 16 January 2022 in Rome
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