Regional Council of Veneto

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Regional Council of Veneto

Consiglio Regionale del Veneto
12th Legislature
Coat of Arms of Veneto.png
Type
Type
Established6 July 1970
Leadership
President
Luca Zaia, LV–Lega
since 15 December 2025
Structure
Seats51
2025 Veneto Regional Council.svg
Political groups
Government (34)
  •   LV–Lega (20)
  •   FdI (9)
  •   FI (3)
  •   LVR (1)
  •   UDC (1)

Opposition (17)

  •   PD (10)
  •   RV (2)
  •   AVS (2)
  •   M5S (1)
  •   UMP (1)
  •   CV (1)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus
D'Hondt method
Last election
 23 November 2025
Meeting place
Palazzo Ferro Fini Canal Grande Venezia.jpg
Palazzo Ferro Fini, Venice
Website
http://www.consiglioveneto.it

The Regional Council of Veneto (Italian : Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is the legislative assembly of Veneto, Italy.

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The council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal in Venice. [1] was first elected in 1970, when ordinary regions were established, twenty-two years after the Italian Constitution envisioned them in 1948.

Composition

The Regional Council of Veneto (Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is composed of 51 members. 49 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the remaining two are the elected President and the candidate for president who comes second. The winning coalition wins a bonus of seats in order to make sure the elected president has a majority in the council. [2] [3] [4]

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 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together) clause introduced in the Italian Constitution in 1999 and later incorporate in the Statute of Veneto, also the council is dissolved and an early election is called. [5]

Political groups (2025–2030)

PartySeatsStatus
Liga Veneta–Lega (LV–Lega)
20 / 51
Government
Democratic Party (PD)
10 / 51
Opposition
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
9 / 51
Government
Forza Italia (FI)
3 / 51
Government
Resist Veneto (RV)
2 / 51
Opposition
Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)
2 / 51
Opposition
Five Star Movement (M5S)
1 / 51
Opposition
United for Manildo for President (UMP)
1 / 51
Opposition
Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR)
1 / 51
Government
Union of the Centre (UDC)
1 / 51
Government
The Venetian Civics (CV)
1 / 51
Opposition
PartySeatsStatus Conseil regional Venetie 2025 Coalitions.svg
Centre-right coalition
34 / 51
Government
Centre-left coalition
15 / 51
Opposition
Resist Veneto
2 / 51
Opposition

Sources: Regional Council of Veneto – Groups and Regional Council of Veneto – Members

Historical composition

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI OthersTotal
7 June 1970 28952131150
15 June 1975 311481132-60
8 June 1980 321371122260
12 May 1985 301281212460
6 May 1990 2710811111160
ElectionMajorityOppositionCouncilPresident of the Region
23 April 1995 Centre-right
(Pole for Freedoms)
36 / 65
 Centre-left
(The Olive Tree)
18 / 65

Lega Nord
9 / 65

PRC
2 / 65
 Veneto Regional Council 1995 Coalitions.svg Giancarlo Galan daticamera.jpg

Giancarlo Galan
(1995–2010)
16 April 2000 Centre-right
(House of Freedoms)
37 / 60
 Centre-left
(The Olive Tree)
23 / 60
 Veneto Regional Council 2000 Coalitions.svg
3 April 2005 Centre-right
(House of Freedoms)
39 / 60
 Centre-left
(The Union)
19 / 60

PNE
2 / 60
 Veneto Regional Council 2005 Coalitions.svg
28 March 2010 Centre-right
37 / 60
 Centre-left
19 / 60

UDC
4 / 60
 Veneto Regional Council 2010 Coalitions.svg Luca Zaia 2025 (cropped).jpg

Luca Zaia
(2010–2025)
31 May 2015 Centre-right
29 / 51
 Centre-left
12 / 51

M5S
5 / 51

F!–AP
5 / 51
|51
 Veneto Regional Council 2015 Coalitions.svg
20 September 2020 Centre-right
41 / 51
 Centre-left
9 / 51

M5S
1 / 51
 Italy Veneto Regional Council 2020 Coalitions.svg
23 November 2025 Centre-right
34 / 51
 Centre-left
15 / 51

RV
2 / 51
 Conseil regional Venetie 2025 Coalitions.svg Alberto Stefani daticamera 2018.jpg

Alberto Stefani
(since 2025)

Presidents

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

NamePartyPeriodLegislature
Vito Orcalli DC 6 July 197012 November 1974I (1970)
Giancarlo Gambaro DC 12 November 197414 July 1975
14 July 197519 September 1975II (1975)
Bruno Marchetti PSI 19 September 197514 July 1980
14 July 198017 June 1985III (1980)
Carlo Bernini DC 17 June 198529 July 1985IV (1985)
Francesco Guidolin DC 29 July 198511 June 1990
Amalia Sartori PSI 11 June 199030 July 1990V (1990)
Umberto Carraro PSI 30 July 19905 June 1995
Amalia Sartori FI 5 June 199529 May 2000VI (1995)
Enrico Cavaliere LV 29 May 20009 May 2005VII (2000)
Marino Finozzi LV 9 May 200526 April 2010VIII (2005)
Clodovaldo Ruffato PdL 26 April 201026 June 2015IX (2010)
Roberto Ciambetti LV 26 June 201515 October 2020X (2015)
15 October 202015 December 2025XI (2020)
Luca Zaia LV 15 December 2025presentXII (2025)

Source: Regional Council of Veneto

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mack, Eric (2019-11-14). "Venice Council Chambers Flood After Officials Vote Down Climate Change Measures". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Normativa regionale - Regione del Veneto". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ↑ "COME SI VOTA/ Video, Elezioni Regionali Veneto 2015: Fac-simile scheda, seggi speciali e i documenti necessari (Oggi, domenica 31 maggio)". 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sette leggi per sette regioni. Le differenze fra i sistemi elettorali". 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law
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