Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna

Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna

Assemblea legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna
Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna; Assemblea legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna
12th legislature
Type
Type	Regional council ; Unicameral
Established	13 July 1970
Leadership
President	Maurizio Fabbri, PD ; since 13 December 2024
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Government (34) PD (28); AVS (3); Civici (2); M5S (1); Opposition (16) FdI (11); FI (2); RC (2); Lega (1);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus ; D'Hondt method
Last election	17 November 2024
Next election	No later than; 18 November 2029
Meeting place
	Fiera District, Bologna
Website
	www.assemblea.emr.it

Last updated June 05, 2025

The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna (Italian : Assemblea Legislativa dell'Emilia-Romagna)^[1] is the regional council, hence the regional legislative authority, of Emilia-Romagna.

Composition

The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna is composed of 50 members, of which 48 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the Council, and one is for the elected President.

The Assembly is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt vel simul cadent clause (introduced in 1999), also the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a snap election.^[2]

Political groups

The Assembly is currently composed of the following political groups:

	Seats	Status
Democratic Party (PD)	28 / 50	In government
Brothers of Italy (FdI)	11 / 50	In opposition
Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)	3 / 50	In government
Civics with De Pascale (Civici)	2 / 50	In government
Forza Italia (FI)	2 / 50	In opposition
Civic Network (RC)	2 / 50	In opposition
League (Lega)	1 / 50	In opposition
Five Star Movement (M5S)	1 / 50	In government

By coalition:

Coalition		Seats	Status
	Centre-left coalition	34 / 50	Government
	Centre-right coalition	16 / 50	Opposition

Historical composition

Election	PCI	PSI	DC	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
7 June 1970	24	3	14	1	2	2	1	3	50
15 June 1975	26	4	13	1	2	2	1	1	50
8 June 1980	26	4	13	1	2	2	1	1	50
12 May 1985	26	4	13	1	2	1	2	1	50
6 May 1990	23	6	13	1	2	1	1	3	50

Election	Majority	Opposition	Total	President of the Region
23 April 1995	Center-left (PDS-PPI-FdV-Dem) 34	Center-right (FI-AN-CCD) 12 — 3 PRC 1 LN	50	Pierluigi Bersani Antonio La Forgia Vasco Errani
16 April 2000	Center-left (DS-PRC-Dem-PPI-RI-PdCI-FdV) 33	Center-right (FI-AN-CCD-LN) 17	50	Vasco Errani
3 April 2005	Center-left (DS-DL- PRC-PdCI-FdV-IdV) 32	Center-right (FI-AN-LN-UDC) 18	50
28 March 2010	Center-left (PD-IdV-FdS-SEL) 32	Center-right (PdL-LN) 15 — 1 UDC 2 M5S	50
23 November 2014 ( snap election )	Center-left (PD-SEL) 32	Center-right (LN-FI-FdI) 12 — 5 M5S 1 PRC	50	Stefano Bonaccini
26 January 2020	Center-left (PD-SI-EV) 29	Center-right (Lega-FI-FdI) 19 — 2 M5S	50	Stefano Bonaccini
17 November 2024 ( snap election )	Center-left (PD-AVS-M5S) 34	Center-right (Lega-FI-FdI) 16	50	Michele De Pascale

Notes

Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Legislative Assembly (Italian: Presidenti dell'Assemblea Legislativa):

	Period		Regional Legislature
Silvano Armaroli (PSI)	13 July 1970	24 July 1975	I (1970)
Silvano Armaroli (PSI)	24 July 1975	22 December 1977	II (1975)
Natalino Guerra (DC)	22 December 1977	21 July 1980	II (1975)
Ottorino Bartolini (PSI)	21 July 1980	18 November 1983	III (1980)
Giovanni Piepoli (PSI)	18 November 1983	17 June 1985	III (1980)
Giovanni Piepoli (PSI)	17 June 1985	24 June 1990	IV (1985)
Luciano Guerzoni (PDS)	24 June 1990	13 January 1992	V (1990)
Federico Castellucci (PDS)	13 January 1992	29 May 1995	V (1990)
Celestina Cerruti (Dem)	29 May 1995	7 June 2000	VI (1995)
Antonio La Forgia (Dem)	7 June 2000	16 May 2005	VII (2000)
Monica Donini (PRC)	16 May 2005	10 May 2010	VIII (2005)
Matteo Richetti (PD)	10 May 2010	16 January 2013	IX (2010)
Palma Costi (PD)	16 January 2013	29 December 2014	IX (2010)
Simonetta Saliera (PD)	29 December 2014	28 February 2020	X (2014)
Emma Pettiti (PD)	28 February 2020	13 December 2024	XI (2020)
Maurizio Fabbri (PD)	13 December 2024	incumbent	XII (2024)

References

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