Regional Council of Lombardy
12th legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Established6 July 1970
Leadership
President
Federico Romani, FdI
since 15 March 2023
Structure
Seats80
Political groups
Government (48+1)
  •   FdI (22)
  •   Lega (14)
  •   FI (6)
  •   LI (5)
  •   NM (1)

Opposition (31)

  •   PD (18)
  •   Moratti List (4)
  •   M5S (3)
  •   A–IV (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
Meeting place
Pirelli Tower, Milan
Website
Official website

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

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:

Party Seats Status
Brothers of Italy
22 / 80
 Government
Democratic Party
18 / 80
 Opposition
League – Lombard League
14 / 80
 Government
Forza Italia
6 / 80
 Government
Ideal Lombardy
5 / 80
 Government
Moratti for President
4 / 80
 Opposition
Five Star Movement
3 / 80
 Opposition
Action – Italia Viva
3 / 80
 Opposition
Civic Pact
2 / 80
 Opposition
Greens and Left Alliance
1 / 80
 Opposition
Us Moderates – Renaissance
1 / 80
 External support

    By coalition:

    Party Seats Status
    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
    Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI Others Total
    7 June 1970 36 19 9 4 2 5 3 2 80
    15 June 1975 32 25 11 2 2 3 3 2 80
    8 June 1980 34 23 11 2 2 3 3 2 80
    12 May 1985 31 22 12 1 4 2 4 4 80
    6 May 1990 25 15 12 1 2 1 2 22 80
    Election Majority Opposition Total Council President of the Region
    23 April 1995 38 FI
    12 AN
    4 CCD    		 12 LN
    11 PDS
    5 PRC
    4 PPI
    2 Greens
    2 PdD    		 90

    Roberto Formigoni
    16 April 2000 27 FI
    11 LN
    8 AN
    2 CCD
    2 CDU
    1 PP    		 20 The Olive Tree
    5 PRC
    3 Bonino List
    1 SDI    		 80
    3 April 2005 25 FI
    15 LN
    9 AN
    3 UDC    		 20 The Olive Tree
    3 PRC
    2 Greens
    1 PP
    1 PdCI
    1 IdV    		 80
    28 March 2010 29 PdL
    20 LN    		 22 PD
    4 IdV
    3 UDC
    1 PP
    1 SEL    		 80
    24 February 2013
    (snap election)    		 19 PdL
    16 LN
    11 Maroni List
    2 FdI
    1 PP    		 17 PD
    9 M5S
    5 Ambrosoli List    		 80

    Roberto Maroni
    4 March 2018 29 Lega
    14 FI
    3 FdI
    1 Fontana List
    1 NcI
    1 EpI    		 16 PD
    13 M5S
    2 Gori List
    1 +E    		 80

    Attilio Fontana
    12 February 2023 22 FdI
    14 Lega
    6 FI
    5 Fontana List
    1 NM    		 18 PD
    4 Moratti List
    3 M5S
    3 A–IV
    2 Majorino List
    1 AVS    		 80

    Presidents

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

    Name Period Regional Legislature
    Gino Colombo (DC) 6 July 1970 24 July 1975 I (1970)
    Sergio Marvelli (PSI) 24 July 1975 20 April 1978 II (1975)
    Carlo Smuraglia (PCI) 20 April 1978 24 July 1980
    Sergio Marvelli (PSI) 24 July 1980 6 October 1983 III (1980)
    Renzo Peruzzotti (PSI) 6 October 1983 18 June 1985
    Ugo Finetti (PSI) 18 June 1985 5 August 1985 IV (1985)
    Fabio Semenza (PRI) 5 August 1985 27 June 1990
    Giampietro Borghini (PCI) 27 June 1990 12 February 1992 V (1990)
    Claudio Bonfanti (PSI) 12 February 1992 9 December 1992
    Francesco Zaccaria (PSI) 9 December 1992 19 June 1995
    Giancarlo Morandi (FI) 19 June 1995 12 June 2000 VI (1995)
    Attilio Fontana (LN) 12 June 2000 6 June 2005 VII (2000)
    6 June 2005 6 July 2006 VIII (2005)
    Ettore Albertoni (LN) 6 July 2006 15 July 2008
    Giulio De Capitani (LN) 15 July 2008 11 May 2010
    Davide Boni (LN) 11 May 2010 17 April 2012 IX (2010)
    Fabrizio Cecchetti (LN) 17 April 2012 27 October 2012
    Regional Council suspended[lower-alpha 1]
    Raffaele Cattaneo (FI) 28 March 2013 5 April 2018 X (2013)
    Alessandro Fermi (FI) 5 April 2018 15 March 2023 XI (2018)
    Federico Romani (FdI) 15 March 2023 Incumbent XII (2023)
    Notes
    1. ↑ On 27 October 2012, 74 members of the Regional Council resigned. The Council was automatically dissolved.

    See also

    References

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