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The Regional Council of Lombardy (Consiglio Regionale della Lombardia) is the legislative assembly

Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...

of Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

.

It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions

Regions of Italy

The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five are constitutionally given a broader amount of autonomy granted by special statutes....

were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy

Constitution of Italy

The Constitution of the Italian Republic was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against. The text, which has since been amended 13 times, was promulgated in the extraordinary edition of Gazzetta Ufficiale No. 298 on 27 December 1947...

of 1948.

Composition

The political system of the Regions of Italy

Regions of Italy

was changed in 1995, when a semi-presidential system

Semi-presidential system

The semi-presidential system is a system of government in which a president and a prime minister are both active participants in the day-to-day administration of the state...

was introduced. If until that year the Council was elected under a pure proportional system

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

and the President of Lombardy

President of Lombardy

The President of Lombardy is the supreme authority of Lombardy, the most populated Region of Italy.-Election:Originally appointed by the Regional Council of Lombardy, since 1995 de facto and 2000 de jure, he is elected by popular vote every five years under universal suffrage: the candidate who...

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. 64 councillors are elected in provincial

Provinces of Italy

In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality and a region .-Overview:...

constituencies by proportional representation

Proportional representation

using the largest remainder method

Largest remainder method

The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems...

with a Droop quota

Droop Quota

The Droop quota is the quota most commonly used in elections held under the Single Transferable Vote system. It is also sometimes used in elections held under the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation . In an STV election the quota is the minimum number of votes a...

and open list

Open list

Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected...

s, while 16 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 40 seats with PR, as happened during the 2000 election

Lombard regional election, 2000

The Lombard regional election of 2000 took place on 16 April 2000. The 7th term of the Regional Council was chosen.Roberto Formigoni was re-elected for the second time in a row President, defeating Mino Martinazzoli...

, only 8 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 72. If the winning coalition receives less than 50% of votes, as happened during the 1995 election

Lombard regional election, 1995

The Lombard regional election of 1995 took place on 23 April 1995. The 6th term of the Regional Council was chosen.For the first time the President of the Region was directly elected by the people, although the election was not yet binding and the President-elect could have been replaced during the...

, special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.

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 prevision introduced in 1999 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called.

The Council choses its speaker, called President of the Council (Presidente del Consiglio). Currently the speaker is Davide Boni.

Current composition

Distribution of Seats in the Regional Council
Political Group	Leader	2010	Now
The People of Freedom The People of Freedom The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....	Paolo Valentini Puccitelli	29	29
Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....	Luca Gaffuri	22	22
Lega Lombarda Lega Lombarda Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region.... –Lega Nord	Stefano Galli	20	20
Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...	Stefano Zamponi	4	4
Union of the Centre	Gianmarco Quadrini	3	3
Left Ecology Freedom	Chiara Cremonesi	1	1
Pensioners' Party Pensioners' Party (Italy) The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo....	Elisabetta Fatuzzo	1	1

Source: Regional Council of Lombardy

Presidents

Elections

The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....

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|align="left"| Lega Lombarda

Lega Lombarda

Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region....

–Lega Nord
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|align="left"| The Right

The Right

The Right is a national-conservative political party in Italy.-Foundation:On 3 July 2007 Storace announced his resignation from National Alliance in a letter posted on his website, claiming that it had become too centrist and moderate and in protest against the lack of internal democracy in the...

Democratic Party (Italy)

The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....

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|align="left"| Italy of Values

Italy of Values

Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...

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|align="left"| Pensioners' Party

Pensioners' Party (Italy)

The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo....

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|align="left"| Left Ecology Freedom
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|align="left"| Federation of the Greens

Federation of the Greens

The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...

Federation of the Left

Federation of the Left is a communist coalition of political parties in Italy.The coalition is the evolution of the Anticapitalist List and includes:*Communist Refoundation Party...

New Force

New Force is an Italian far right political party Founded by Roberto Fiore and Massimo Morsello, and supporting the ideas of Julius Evola, the party is a member of the European National Front and was a part of the Social Alternative from 2003 to 2006.The party's ideology has strong roots in...

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!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total candidates
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|4,819,587
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!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|9
!rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"|Total parties
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|4,263,025
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|100.0
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|=
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|71
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|80
!rowspan="1" align="right" valign="top"|80
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Source: Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections

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Composition

Current composition

Presidents

Elections

See also

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