Regional Council of Lombardy

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Regional Council of Lombardy

Consiglio Regionale della Lombardia
12th legislature
Consiglio Regionale Lombardia.png
Type
Type
Established6 July 1970
Leadership
President
Federico Romani, FdI
since 15 March 2023
Structure
Seats80
Lombardy Council 2023.svg
Political groups
Government (48+1)
  •   FdI (22)
  •   Lega (14)
  •   FI (6)
  •  LI (5)
  •   NM (1)

Opposition (31)

  •   PD (18)
  •   Moratti List (4)
  •   M5S (3)
  •   AIV (3)
  •  PC (2)
  •   AVS (1)
Length of term
5 years
Salary€75,924/year + refunds
Elections
Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus
D'Hondt method
Last election
12 February 2023
Next election
No lather than
13 February 2028
Meeting place
Pirelli tower (27559885391).jpg
Pirelli Tower, Milan
Website
Official website

The Regional Council of Lombardy (Italian : Consiglio Regionale della Lombardia) is the legislative assembly of Lombardy, Italy.

Contents

It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.

Composition

The political system of the Regions of Italy was changed in 1995, when a semi-presidential system was introduced. If until that year the council was elected under a pure proportional system and the President of Lombardy was chosen and dismissed by the council, since 1995 the President and the council are jointly elected by the people.

The Regional Council of Lombardy is composed of 80 members. From 1995 to 2012, 64 councillors were elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 16 councillors (elected in bloc) came from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat was reserved for the candidate who came second. If a coalition won more than 40 seats with PR, as happened during the 2000 election, only 8 candidates from the regional list would be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 72. If the winning coalition received less than 50% of votes, as happened during the 1995 election, special seats were added to the council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition. [1] [2] [3]

A new Lombard electoral law was adopted on 26 October 2012. While the President of Lombardy and the leader of the opposition are still elected at-large, 78 councillors, instead of 64 as it was before, are elected by party lists under a form of semi-proportional representation. The winning coalition receives a jackpot of at least 45 seats, which are divided between all majority parties using the D'Hondt method, as it happens between the losing lists. Each party then distributes its seats to its provincial lists, where candidates are openly selected.

The council is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt, simul cadent clause introduced in 1999 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the council is dissolved and a snap election is called. [4] [5]

The Council chooses its speaker, called President of the council (Presidente del Consiglio).

Political groups (2023–2028)

The council is composed of the following political groups:

PartySeatsStatus
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
22 / 80
Government
Democratic Party (PD)
18 / 80
Opposition
LeagueLombard League
14 / 80
Government
Forza Italia (FI)
6 / 80
Government
Ideal Lombardy (LI)
5 / 80
Government
Moratti for President
4 / 80
Opposition
Five Star Movement (M5S)
3 / 80
Opposition
ActionItalia Viva (A–IV)
3 / 80
Opposition
Civic Pact (PC)
2 / 80
Opposition
Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)
1 / 80
Opposition
Us ModeratesRenaissance (NM)
1 / 80
External support

    By coalition:

    PartySeatsStatus Lombardy Council coalition 2023.svg
    Centre-right coalition
    49 / 80
    Government
    Centre-left coalition
    24 / 80
    Opposition
    Action – Italia Viva
    7 / 80
    Opposition

    Historical composition

    Pirelli Tower in Milan has been the seat of the Regional Council and related offices since 1970 Looking up at Torre Pirelli from Piazza Duca d'Aosta, Milan.jpg
    Pirelli Tower in Milan has been the seat of the Regional Council and related offices since 1970
    Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI OthersTotal
    7 June 1970 361994253280
    15 June 1975 3225112233280
    8 June 1980 3423112233280
    12 May 1985 3122121424480
    6 May 1990 25151212122280
    ElectionMajorityOppositionTotalCouncilPresident of the Region
    23 April 1995 Centre-right
    (FI-AN-CCD)
    54
    Centre-left
    (PDS-PPI-FdV-PdD)
    19

    12 LN
    5 PRC
    90 Lombard Regional Council 1995.svg Roberto Formigoni datisenato 2008.jpg

    Roberto Formigoni
    16 April 2000 Centre-right
    (FI-LN-AN-CCD-CDU-PP)
    51
    Centre-left
    (DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)
    26

    3 Bonino List
    80 Lombard Regional Council 2000.svg
    3 April 2005 Centre-right
    (FI-LN-AN-UDC)
    52
    Centre-left
    (DS-DL-PRC-FdV-PP-PdCI-IdV)
    28
    80 Lombard Regional Council 2005.svg
    28 March 2010 Centre-right
    (PdL-LN)
    49
    Centre-left
    (PD-IdV-PP-SEL)
    28

    3 UDC
    80 Lombard Regional Council 2010.svg
    24 February 2013
    ( snap election )
    Centre-right
    (PdL-LN-FdI-PP)
    49
    Centre-left
    (PD-PC)
    22

    9 M5S
    80 Regional Council of Lombardy 2013.svg Roberto Maroni, Premio lotta alla mafia, 2010.jpg

    Roberto Maroni
    4 March 2018 Centre-right
    (Lega-FI-FdI-NcI-EpI)
    49
    Centre-left
    (PD-+E)
    18

    13 M5S
    80 Lombard Regional Council 2018.svg Attilio Fontana crop.jpg

    Attilio Fontana
    12 February 2023 Centre-right
    (FdI-Lega-FI-NM)
    49
    Centre-left
    (PD-M5S-AVS)
    24

    7 A–IV
    80 Lombardy Council 2023.svg

    Presidents

    This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):

    NamePeriodRegional Legislature
    Gino Colombo (DC)6 July 197024 July 1975I (1970)
    Sergio Marvelli (PSI)24 July 197520 April 1978II (1975)
    Carlo Smuraglia (PCI)20 April 197824 July 1980
    Sergio Marvelli (PSI)24 July 19806 October 1983III (1980)
    Renzo Peruzzotti (PSI)6 October 198318 June 1985
    Ugo Finetti (PSI)18 June 19855 August 1985IV (1985)
    Fabio Semenza (PRI)5 August 198527 June 1990
    Giampietro Borghini (PCI)27 June 199012 February 1992V (1990)
    Claudio Bonfanti (PSI)12 February 19929 December 1992
    Francesco Zaccaria (PSI)9 December 199219 June 1995
    Giancarlo Morandi (FI)19 June 199512 June 2000VI (1995)
    Attilio Fontana (LN)12 June 20006 June 2005VII (2000)
    6 June 20056 July 2006VIII (2005)
    Ettore Albertoni (LN)6 July 200615 July 2008
    Giulio De Capitani (LN)15 July 200811 May 2010
    Davide Boni (LN)11 May 201017 April 2012IX (2010)
    Fabrizio Cecchetti (LN)17 April 201227 October 2012
    Regional Council suspended [a]
    Raffaele Cattaneo (FI)28 March 20135 April 2018X (2013)
    Alessandro Fermi (FI)5 April 201815 March 2023XI (2018)
    Federico Romani (FdI)15 March 2023IncumbentXII (2023)
    Notes
    1. On 27 October 2012, 74 members of the Regional Council resigned. The Council was automatically dissolved.

    See also

    References

    1. Regional Council of Lombardy – Electoral law
    2. Regional Council of Lombardy – Scheme for allocation of seats
    3. Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive
    4. Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional Law
    5. "Regional Council of Lombardy – Autonomy Statute". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-01-09.