# 2015 Italian presidential election

The 2015 Italian presidential election was held on 29–31 January, following the resignation of President Giorgio Napolitano on 14 January 2015. The office was held at the time of the election by Senate President Pietro Grasso in an acting capacity. Only members of Italian Parliament and regional delegates are entitled to vote. As head of state of the Italian Republic, the President has a role of representation of national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Italian Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.
On 31 January, at the fourth round of voting, the Judge of the Constitutional Court and former Deputy Prime Minister Sergio Mattarella was elected President of the Italian Republic with 665 votes out of 1,009.

## Procedure

In accordance with the Italian Constitution, the election is held in the form of a secret ballot, with the Senators, the Deputies and 58 regional representatives entitled to vote. The election is held in the Palazzo Montecitorio, home of the Chamber of Deputies, with the capacity of the assembly room expanded for the purpose. The first three ballots require a two-thirds majority of the 1,009 voters in order to elect a President, or 673 votes. Starting from the fourth ballot, an absolute majority is required for candidates to be elected, or 505 votes. The presidential mandate lasts seven years.
The election was presided over by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini, who proceeded to the public counting of the votes, and by the Acting President of the Senate Valeria Fedeli, instead of President Pietro Grasso who was serving as Acting President of the Republic since 14 January.

## Electoral college

Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) were divided as follows:
Composition of the electoral college :
| Party | Party | Members (total) | Members | Members | Share |
| Party | Party | Members (total) | MPs (Chamber and Senate) | Regional delegates | Share |
| | Democratic Party (PD) | 445 | 415 | 30 | 44.1% |
| | Forza Italia (FI) | 143 | 130 | 13 | 14.1% |
| | Five Star Movement (M5S) | 129 | 128 | 1 | 12.8% |
| | Popular Area (NCD/UdC) | 74 | 70 | 4 | 7.3% |
| | Lega Nord (LN) | 38 | 35 | 3 | 3.8% |
| | Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3.4% |
| | Civic Choice (SC) | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3.2% |
| | Others | 114 | 108 | 6 | 11.3% |
| Total | Total | 1,009 | 951 | 58 | 100.0% |

## Proposed candidates

These candidates were officially proposed as president and voted in at least one ballot, by parties, coalitions or parliamentary groups which took part in the election.

### Elected president

| Portrait | Name | Party | Party | Office(s) held | Region of birth | Profession(s) | Supporting party or coalition | Ref. |
| | Sergio Mattarella (born 1941) | | Independent | Judge of the Constitutional Court (2011–2015) Other offices Minister of Defence (1999–2001) Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (1998–1999) Minister of Public Education (1989–1990) Minister for Parliamentary Relations (1987–1989) Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1983–2008) | Sicily | Jurist | PD • NCD SC • CD • DemoS | [1] [2] |

### Other candidates

| Name | Party | Office(s) held | Region of birth | Profession(s) | Supporting party or coalition |
| Luciana Castellina (born 1929) | Left Ecology Freedom | Member of the European Parliament (1979–1999) Other offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1976–1979; 1983–1984; 1992) | Lazio | Journalist | SEL |
| Vittorio Feltri (born 1943) | Independent | None | Lombardy | Journalist | Lega • FdI |
| Ferdinando Imposimato (1936–2018) | Independent | Member of the Senate (1987–1992; 1994–1996) Other offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1992–1994) | Campania | Magistrate | M5S |

## Results
### First ballot (29 January)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes |
| | Ferdinando Imposimato | Independent | 120 |
| | Vittorio Feltri | Independent | 49 |
| | Luciana Castellina | Left Ecology Freedom | 37 |
| | Emma Bonino | Italian Radicals | 25 |
| | Stefano Rodotà | Independent | 23 |
| | Gabriele Albertini | New Centre-Right | 14 |
| | Claudio Sabelli Fioretti | Independent | 11 |
| | Romano Prodi | Independent | 9 |
| | Mauro Morelli | Independent | 9 |
| | Massimo Caleo | Democratic Party | 8 |
| | Marcello Gualdani | New Centre-Right | 6 |
| | Pier Luigi Bersani | Democratic Party | 5 |
| | Sergio Mattarella | Independent | 5 |
| | Lucio Barani | New Italian Socialist Party | 4 |
| | Giuseppe Scognamiglio | Independent | 4 |
| | Agostino Marianetti | Independent | 3 |
| | Antonio Martino | Forza Italia | 3 |
| | Ricardo Antonio Merlo | MAIE | 3 |
| | Ignazio Messina | Italy of Values | 3 |
| | Paolo Mieli | Independent | 3 |
| | Giuseppe Pagano | New Centre-Right | 3 |
| | Antonello Zitelli | Independent | 3 |
| | Dario Ballini D'Amato | Independent | 2 |
| | Anna Finocchiaro | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Ezio Greggio | Independent | 2 |
| | Others | Others | 48 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 538 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 33 |

### Second ballot (30 January)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes |
| | Ferdinando Imposimato | Independent | 123 |
| | Vittorio Feltri | Independent | 51 |
| | Luciana Castellina | Left Ecology Freedom | 34 |
| | Emma Bonino | Italian Radicals | 23 |
| | Stefano Rodotà | Independent | 22 |
| | Claudio Sabelli Fioretti | Independent | 14 |
| | Marcello Gualdani | New Centre-Right | 10 |
| | Giuseppe Pagano | New Centre-Right | 7 |
| | Santo Versace | Independent | 6 |
| | Romano Prodi | Independent | 5 |
| | Paola Severino | Independent | 5 |
| | Sergio Mattarella | Independent | 4 |
| | Antonio Razzi | Forza Italia | 4 |
| | Gian Carlo Sangalli | Democratic Party | 4 |
| | Ezio Greggio | Independent | 3 |
| | Mauro Guerra | Democratic Party | 3 |
| | Ignazio Messina | Italy of Values | 3 |
| | Lucio Barani | New Italian Socialist Party | 2 |
| | Pier Luigi Bersani | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Luciano Cimmino | Civic Choice | 2 |
| | Anna Finocchiaro | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Franco Frattini | Independent | 2 |
| | Agostino Marianetti | Independent | 2 |
| | Giuseppe Scognamiglio | Independent | 2 |
| | Others | Others | 61 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 531 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 26 |

### Third ballot (30 January)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes |
| | Ferdinando Imposimato | Independent | 126 |
| | Vittorio Feltri | Independent | 56 |
| | Luciana Castellina | Left Ecology Freedom | 33 |
| | Emma Bonino | Italian Radicals | 23 |
| | Stefano Rodotà | Independent | 22 |
| | Lucio Barani | New Italian Socialist Party | 21 |
| | Giuseppe Pagano | New Centre-Right | 11 |
| | Claudio Sabelli Fioretti | Independent | 8 |
| | Marcello Gualdani | New Centre-Right | 7 |
| | Mauro Guerra | Democratic Party | 5 |
| | Francesco Guccini | Independent | 4 |
| | Luigi Manconi | Democratic Party | 5 |
| | Sergio Mattarella | Independent | 4 |
| | Giovanni Malagò | Independent | 4 |
| | Ignazio Messina | Italy of Values | 3 |
| | Antonio Palmieri | Forza Italia | 3 |
| | Angelo Perrino | Independent | 3 |
| | Romano Prodi | Independent | 3 |
| | Ernesto Abaterusso | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Pier Ferdinando Casini | Union of the Centre | 2 |
| | Michele Emiliano | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Franco Frattini | Independent | 2 |
| | Ezio Greggio | Independent | 2 |
| | Luigi Marino | Independent | 2 |
| | Vincenzo Olita | Independent | 2 |
| | Antonio Razzi | Forza Italia | 2 |
| | Pasquale Sollo | Democratic Party | 2 |
| | Andrea Vecchio | Civic Choice | 2 |
| | Others | Others | 70 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 513 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 27 |

### Fourth ballot (31 January)

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes |
| | Y Sergio Mattarella | Independent | 665 |
| | Ferdinando Imposimato | Independent | 127 |
| | Vittorio Feltri | Independent | 46 |
| | Stefano Rodotà | Independent | 17 |
| | Emma Bonino | Italian Radicals | 2 |
| | Antonio Martino | Forza Italia | 2 |
| | Giorgio Napolitano | Independent | 2 |
| | Romano Prodi | Independent | 2 |
| | Others | Others | 14 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 105 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13 |