2018 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election

2018 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies election

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First ballot: 2/3 of the entire membership 630 members, 420 votes needed to win Final (fourth) ballot: a majority of members present 620 members present, 311 votes needed to win
Majority party Minority party   Candidate Roberto Fico Roberto Giachetti Party Five Star Movement Democratic Party Seat Naples-Fuorigrotta [a] Sesto Fiorentino [b] First ballot 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) Fourth ballot 422 (68.06%) 102 (16.45%)
President before election Laura Boldrini Free and Equal Elected President Roberto Fico Five Star Movement

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Renato Brunetta	Forza Italia	2
	Rossella Muroni	Free and Equal	2
	Nico Stumpo	Free and Equal	2
	Others		4
Blank votes			592
Invalid votes			18
Did not vote			10
Needed to win			420 [c]

Second ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Davide Tripiedi	Five Star Movement	4
	Dario Bond	Five Star Movement	3
	Nico Stumpo	Free and Equal	3
	Renato Brunetta	Forza Italia	2
	David Ermini	Democratic Italy	2
	Rossella Muroni	Free and Equal	2
	Others		12
Blank votes			577
Invalid votes			6
Did not vote			19
Needed to win			408 [d]

Third ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Nico Stumpo	Free and Equal	7
	David Ermini	Democratic Party	3
	Rosa Menga	Five Star Movement	3
	Others		18
Blank votes			569
Invalid votes			4
Did not vote			26
Needed to win			408 [d]

Fourth ballot

Candidate		Party	Votes
	Roberto Fico	Five Star Movement	422
	Roberto Giachetti	Democratic Party	102
	Riccardo Fraccaro	Five Star Movement	7
	Renato Brunetta	Forza Italia	3
	Others		5
Blank votes			60
Invalid votes			21
Did not vote			10
Needed to win			311 [e]

See also

• 2018 President of the Italian Senate election

Notes

1. Formally single-member electoral district no. 08 of Emilia-Romagna (Italian: collegio elettorale uninominale Campania 1 - 08)
2. Formally single-member electoral district no. 03 of Tuscany 3 (Italian: collegio elettorale uninominale Toscana 3 - 03)
3. 2/3 of members
4. 2/3 of members present
5. a majority of members present

References

1. "Italienische Wahlsieger einigen sich auf Parlamentspräsidenten". Der Spiegel . 24 March 2018.
2. "Italienische Wahlsieger einigen sich auf Parlamentspräsidenten [1:10]". Südtirol News. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2023.