# Regional Council of Veneto

The Regional Council of Veneto (Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is the legislative assembly of Veneto, Italy.
The council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal in Venice. 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.
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.

### Political groups

The Regional Council of Veneto is currently composed of the following political groups:
| Party | Seats | Status |
| Zaia for President | 18 / 51 | Government |
| Liga Veneta–Lega (LV–Lega) | 13 / 51 | Government |
| Democratic Party (PD) | 6 / 51 | Opposition |
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 5 / 51 | Government |
| Forza Italia (FI) | 2 / 51 | External support |
| Venetian Autonomy List (LVA) | 1 / 51 | External support |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 1 / 51 | Opposition |
| Veneto We Want (VcV) | 1 / 51 | Opposition |
| Green Europe (EV) | 1 / 51 | Opposition |
| Mixed group | 3 / 51 | — |
* ↑ In support of the government: Stefano Valdegamberi and Fabiano Barbisan. At the opposition: Arturo Lorenzoni (Independent).
By coalition:
| Party | Seats | Status |
| Centre-right coalition | 41 / 51 | Government |
| Centre-left coalition | 9 / 51 | Opposition |
| Five Star Movement | 1 / 51 | Opposition |

### Historical composition

| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | Others | Total |
| 7 June 1970 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 15 June 1975 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 60 |
| 8 June 1980 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 60 |
| 12 May 1985 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
| 6 May 1990 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 60 |
| Election | Majority | Opposition | Total | President of the Region |
| 23 April 1995 | Centre-right (FI-AN-CCD) 36 | Centre-left (PDS-PPI-FdV-PdD) 18 — 9 LN 2 PRC | 65 | Giancarlo Galan |
| 16 April 2000 | Centre-right (FI-LN-AN-CCD-CDU) 37 | Centre-left (DS-PPI-PRC-SDI) 23 | 60 | Giancarlo Galan |
| 3 April 2005 | Centre-right (FI-LN-AN-UDC) 39 | Centre-left (DS-DL-PRC-FdV-PdCI-IdV) 19 – 2 PNE | 60 | Giancarlo Galan |
| 28 March 2010 | Centre-right (PdL-LN) 37 | Centre-left (PD-IdV-FdS) 19 — 4 UDC | 60 | Luca Zaia |
| 31 May 2015 | Centre-right (LN-FI-FdI) 29 | Centre-left (PD-IdV) 12 — 5 M5S 5 F!-AP | 51 | Luca Zaia |
| 20 September 2020 | Centre-right (Lega-FI-FdI-LVA) 41 | Centre-left (PD-EV) 9 — 1 M5S | 51 | Luca Zaia |

## Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
| Name | Period | Period | Regional Legislature |
| Vito Orcalli (DC) | 6 July 1970 | 12 November 1974 | I (1970) |
| Giancarlo Gambaro (DC) | 12 November 1974 | 14 July 1975 | I (1970) |
| Giancarlo Gambaro (DC) | 14 July 1975 | 19 September 1975 | II (1975) |
| Bruno Marchetti (PSI) | 19 September 1975 | 14 July 1980 | II (1975) |
| Bruno Marchetti (PSI) | 14 July 1980 | 17 June 1985 | III (1980) |
| Carlo Bernini (DC) | 17 June 1985 | 29 July 1985 | IV (1985) |
| Francesco Guidolin (DC) | 29 July 1985 | 11 June 1990 | IV (1985) |
| Amalia Sartori (PSI) | 11 June 1990 | 30 July 1990 | V (1990) |
| Umberto Carraro (PSI) | 30 July 1990 | 5 June 1995 | V (1990) |
| Amalia Sartori (FI) | 5 June 1995 | 29 May 2000 | VI (1995) |
| Enrico Cavaliere (LV–LN) | 29 May 2000 | 9 May 2005 | VII (2000) |
| Marino Finozzi (LV–LN) | 9 May 2005 | 26 April 2010 | VIII (2005) |
| Clodovaldo Ruffato (PdL) | 26 April 2010 | 26 June 2015 | IX (2010) |
| Roberto Ciambetti (LV–Lega) | 26 June 2015 | 15 October 2020 | X (2015) |
| Roberto Ciambetti (LV–Lega) | 15 October 2020 | Incumbent | XI (2020) |