2023 More Europe leadership election

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2023 More Europe leadership election
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250 delegates for the Congress
126 delegates votes needed to win
Registered3,913
Turnout3,808 (97.3%)
  Riccardo Magi daticamera 2018.jpg Portrait placeholder.svg
Candidate Riccardo Magi Blank ballots
Delegate count21137
Percentage85.1%14.9%
Previous Secretary

Benedetto Della Vedova

Secretary

Riccardo Magi

The 2023 More Europe leadership election was a congressional primary election that took place on 24, 25, and 26 February 2023 in Rome to elect the new party leadership.

Contents

As a result of an agreement between long-time Radical activist Riccardo Magi and the former mayor of Parma, Federico Pizzarotti, the former was elected unopposed as secretary, and the latter was elected President of the party. [1]

Procedure

Timetable

Timetable of events for the 2023 More Europe leadership election [2] [3]
Date(s)Event
22 November 2022
Assembly approves the Congress rules and deliberates on key dates for the third Congress. Primaries begin. [4]
15 January
Enrollment for members closes. [5]
23 January
Opening of the pre-congressional phase.
23 January
Submission of candidacies for delegates closes.
23 January
Submission of candidacies for statutory amendments opens.
24 January–2 February
Party members can endorse candidacies for delegates.
12–13 February
Election of delegates takes place.
14 February
Publication of results for the elected delegates.
15 February
Submission of candidacies for statutory amendments closes.
17–24 February
Voting on statutory amendments takes place.
14 –24 February
Filing of candidacies for the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and Assembly positions.
24–26 February
Start of the Congress, held in Rome.
26 February
Election of the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and Assembly members takes place.

Candidates

Secretary

PortraitNameMost recent positionAnnouncedRefs
Riccardo Magi daticamera 2018.jpg Riccardo Magi
(age 48)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for More Europe
(2018–present)

Other positions
25 February 2023 [1]

Assembly Lists

ListCampaign websiteTop candidate
Free Energies
(Energie Libere)		 Facebook page Piercamillo Falasca
IMAGIne More Europe
(ImMAGIna +Europa)		 Facebook page Matteo Hallissey
Liberal shock
(Scossa liberale)		 Facebook page Giulio del Balzo
Next Generation +EU
(Next Generation +EU)		 Facebook page Benedetto Della Vedova
Source: Assembly lists

Results

Secretary

CandidateVotes %
Riccardo Magi 21185.1
Blank ballots3714.9
Total248100.00
Valid votes21185.1
Invalid and blank votes3714.9
Votes cast / Turnout24899.2
Abstentions20.8
Registered delegates250100.00
Source: Results
Vote by delegates
Magi
 
85.1%
Blank ballots
 
14.9%

President

CandidateVotes %
Federico Pizzarotti 20381.2
Blank ballots4718.8
Total250100.00
Valid votes21185.1
Invalid and blank votes3714.9
Votes cast / Turnout250100.00
Abstentions00.0
Registered delegates250100.00
Source: Results
Vote by delegates
Pizzarotti
 
81.2%
Blank ballots
 
18.8%

Delegates

ListsVotes %Weighted votes %Delegates
New Energies with Federico Pizzarotti—1,265.934.83
87 / 250
IMAGIne More Europe950.926.16
66 / 250
Next Generation +EU767.521.12
53 / 250
Liberal shock387.3510.66
26 / 250
Europe in Common201.95.55
14 / 250
Territories Rights and Freedom60.851.67
4 / 250
Total3,786100.003,634.4100.00250
Valid votes3,78699.423,634.499.42—
Invalid and blank votes220.5820.900.58
Votes cast / Turnout3,80897.323,655.3097.29
Abstentions1052.68101.652.71
Registered voters3,913100.003,756.95100.00
Source: Delegates elected

Assembly

ListsVotes %Seats
Free Energies11546.0
42 / 100
IMAGIne More Europe6927.6
25 / 100
Next Generation +EU5120.4
18 / 100
Liberal shock145.6
5 / 100
Invalid and blank votes10.4—
Magi's list [a]
10 / 100
Total250100.0100
Source: Assembly results
  1. ↑ Ten seats are assigned to the winner Secretary's list, that does not directly run as an Assembly list.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Accordo al congresso di +Europa: verso ticket Magi-Pizzarotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Terzo Congresso Nazionale di +Europa [2023]". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Convocato il III Congresso di +Europa". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "DELIBERA DI CONVOCAZIONE DEL III CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA E DI DEFINIZIONE DELLE DATE DI CUI AL REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO" (PDF). NationBuilder - +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024. Infine, propone alla Direzione Nazionale di stabilire il termine di cui all'articolo 4, comma 1, del Regolamento di +Europa, nella data di DOMENICA 15 GENNAIO 2023.
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