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Regional Council of Lombardy

{{Short description|Legislative organ of Lombardy, Italy}}

{{Infobox Parliament

| name = Regional Council of Lombardy

| native_name = Consiglio Regionale della Lombardia

| legislature = 12th legislature

| coa_pic = Consiglio Regionale Lombardia.png

| coa-res =

| background_color = #009900

| session_room = Pirelli tower (27559885391).jpg

| house_type = Regional council
Unicameral

| houses =

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Federico Romani

| party1 = FdI

| election1 = 15 March 2023

| members = 80

| structure1 = Lombardy Council 2023.svg

| structure1_res = 250px

|political_groups1 = Government (48+1)

  • {{Color box|{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}|border=darkgray}} FdI (22)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Lega per Salvini Premier}}|border=darkgray}} Lega (14)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}|border=darkgray}} FI (6)
  • {{Color box|#363A91|border=darkgray}} {{abbr|LI|Ideal Lombardy}} (5)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Us Moderates}}|border=darkgray}} NM (1)

Opposition (31)

  • {{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}|border=darkgray}} PD (18)
  • {{Color box|#0A7D98|border=darkgray}} Moratti List (4)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Five Star Movement}}|border=darkgray}} M5S (3)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Action (Italy)}}|border=darkgray}} A–IV (3)
  • {{Color box|#FEBB00|border=darkgray}} {{abbr|PC|Civic Pact}} (2)
  • {{Color box|{{party color|Greens and Left Alliance}}|border=darkgray}} AVS (1)

| voting_system1 = Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus
D'Hondt method

| last_election1 = 12 February 2023

| next_election1 = No lather than
13 February 2028

| established = 6 July 1970

| term_length = 5 years

| salary = €75,924/year + refunds

| meeting_place = Pirelli Tower, Milan

| website = [http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/ Official website]

}}

{{Politics of Lombardy}}

The Regional Council of Lombardy ({{langx|it|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.[http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/web/crl/LeggeElettorale Regional Council of Lombardy – Electoral law][http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=0&p_p_col_count=0&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=schema.pdf Regional Council of Lombardy – Scheme for allocation of seats][http://elezionistorico.interno.it/listeRegionaliCompleta.php?tp=R&dt=03/04/2005&cta=I&tpEnte=R&tpSeg=R&numEnte=3&sut1=3&sut2=0&sut3=0&descEnte=%20Regione:%20LOMBARDIA&descArea=&codTipoSegLeader= Ministry of the Interior – Electoral Archive]

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.[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090306051303/http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional Law][http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/web/crl/AttivitaConsiliari/LavoriCommissioni/CommissioneStatuto/documenti Regional Council of Lombardy – Autonomy Statute]

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:

class=wikitable
colspan=2|Party

! Seats

! Status

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}" |

| Brothers of Italy (FdI)

| {{Composition bar|22|80|hex={{party color|Brothers of Italy}}}}

| {{yes2|Government}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" |

| Democratic Party (PD)

| {{Composition bar|18|80|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Lega per Salvini Premier}}" |

| Lega – Lombard League

| {{Composition bar|14|80|hex={{party color|Lega Nord}}}}

| {{yes2|Government}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}" |

| Forza Italia (FI)

|{{Composition bar|6|80|hex={{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}}}

| {{yes2|Government}}

style="color:inherit;background:#363A91" |

| Ideal Lombardy (LI)

| {{Composition bar|5|80|hex=#363A91}}

| {{yes2|Government}}

style="color:inherit;background:#0A7D98" |

| Moratti for President

|{{Composition bar|4|80|hex=#0A7D98}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Five Star Movement}}" |

| Five Star Movement (M5S)

| {{Composition bar|3|80|hex={{party color|Five Star Movement}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Action (Italy)}}" |

| Action – Italia Viva (A–IV)

|{{Composition bar|3|80|hex={{party color|Action (Italy)}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:#FEBB00" |

| Civic Pact (PC)

|{{Composition bar|2|80|hex=#FEBB00}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Greens and Left Alliance}}" |

| Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)

|{{Composition bar|1|80|hex={{party color|Greens and Left Alliance}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Us Moderates}}" |

| Us Moderates – Renaissance (NM)

| {{Composition bar|1|80|hex={{party color|Us Moderates}}}}

| {{some|External support}}

{{notelist}}

By coalition:

class=wikitable
colspan=2|Party

! Seats

! Status

! rowspan=4|200px

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}" |

| Centre-right coalition

| {{Composition bar|49|80|hex={{party color|Centre-right coalition}}}}

| {{yes2|Government}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}" |

| Centre-left coalition

| {{Composition bar|24|80|hex={{party color|Centre-left coalition}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Action – Italia Viva}}" |

| Action – Italia Viva

| {{Composition bar|7|80|hex={{party color|Action – Italia Viva}}}}

| {{no2|Opposition}}

=Historical composition=

File:Looking up at Torre Pirelli from Piazza Duca d'Aosta, Milan.jpg in Milan has been the seat of the Regional Council and related offices since 1970]]

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:13px"
style="height:30px; background-color:#E9E9E9"

! style="width:110px;" rowspan="2"| Election

! style="width:65px;"| DC

! style="width:65px;"| PCI

! style="width:65px;"| PSI

! style="width:65px;"| PLI

! style="width:65px;"| PRI

! style="width:65px;"| PSDI

! style="width:65px;"| MSI

! style="width:65px;"| Others

! style="width:65px;"| Total

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Communist Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Republican Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Social Movement}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Other}};"|

! style="color:inherit;background:white;"|

7 June 1970

| style="background:#C8EBFF"| 36

| 19

| 9

| 4

| 2

| 5

| 3

| 2

|80

15 June 1975

| style="background:#C8EBFF"| 32

| 25

| 11

| 2

| 2

| 3

| 3

| 2

|80

8 June 1980

| style="background:#C8EBFF"| 34

| 23

| 11

| 2

| 2

| 3

| 3

| 2

|80

12 May 1985

| style="background:#C8EBFF"| 31

| 22

| 12

| 1

| 4

| 2

| 4

| 4

|80

6 May 1990

| style="background:#C8EBFF"| 25

| 15

| 12

| 1

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 22

|80

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:13px"
style="height:30px; background-color:#E9E9E9"

! style="width:110px;" | Election

! style="width:85px;"| Majority

! style="width:100px;"| Opposition

! style="width:65px;" | Total

! style="width:100px;" | Council

! style="width:175px;" | President of the Region

23 April 1995

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(FI-AN-CCD)
54

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(PDS-PPI-FdV-PdD)
19
—
12 LN
5 PRC

|90

|100px

|rowspan="4" style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:centre;"| 70px

Roberto Formigoni

16 April 2000

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(FI-LN-AN-CCD-CDU-PP)
51

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)
26
–
3 Bonino List

|80

|100px

3 April 2005

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(FI-LN-AN-UDC)
52

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(DS-DL-PRC-FdV-PP-PdCI-IdV)
28

|80

|100px

28 March 2010

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(PdL-LN)
49

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(PD-IdV-PP-SEL)
28
—
3 UDC

|80

|100px

24 February 2013
(snap election)

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(PdL-LN-FdI-PP)
49

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(PD-PC)
22
—
9 M5S

|80

|100px

|style="background:#D2EED9; text-align:centre;"| 70px

Roberto Maroni

4 March 2018

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(Lega-FI-FdI-NcI-EpI)
49

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(PD-+E)
18
—
13 M5S

|80

|100px

|rowspan="2" style="background:#D2EED9; text-align:centre;"| 70px

Attilio Fontana

12 February 2023

| style="background:#C8EBFF; text-align:center;"| Centre-right
(FdI-Lega-FI-NM)
49

| style="background:white; text-align:center;"| Centre-left
(PD-M5S-AVS)
24
—
7 A–IV

|80

|100px

Presidents

{{Main|List of Presidents of the Regional Council of Lombardy}}

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

class="wikitable"

! width="30%" colspan=2 | Name

! width="40%" colspan=2 | Period

! width="30%" | Regional Legislature

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}; "|

| Gino Colombo (DC)

| 6 July 1970

| 24 July 1975

| I (1970)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Sergio Marvelli (PSI)

| 24 July 1975

| 20 April 1978

|rowspan=2|II (1975)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Communist Party}}; "|

| Carlo Smuraglia (PCI)

| 20 April 1978

| 24 July 1980

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Sergio Marvelli (PSI)

| 24 July 1980

| 6 October 1983

|rowspan=2|III (1980)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Renzo Peruzzotti (PSI)

| 6 October 1983

| 18 June 1985

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Ugo Finetti (PSI)

| 18 June 1985

| 5 August 1985

|rowspan=2|IV (1985)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Republican Party}}; "|

| Fabio Semenza (PRI)

| 5 August 1985

| 27 June 1990

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Communist Party}}; "|

| Giampietro Borghini (PCI)

| 27 June 1990

| 12 February 1992

|rowspan=3|V (1990)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Claudio Bonfanti (PSI)

| 12 February 1992

| 9 December 1992

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}; "|

| Francesco Zaccaria (PSI)

| 9 December 1992

| 19 June 1995

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Forza Italia}}; "|

| Giancarlo Morandi (FI)

| 19 June 1995

| 12 June 2000

| VI (1995)

align=center

| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Lega Nord}}; "|

| rowspan="2"|Attilio Fontana (LN)

| 12 June 2000

| 6 June 2005

| VII (2000)

align=center

| 6 June 2005

| 6 July 2006

| rowspan="3"| VIII (2005)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Lega Nord}}; "|

| Ettore Albertoni (LN)

| 6 July 2006

| 15 July 2008

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Lega Nord}}; "|

| Giulio De Capitani (LN)

| 15 July 2008

| 11 May 2010

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Lega Nord}}; "|

| Davide Boni (LN)

| 11 May 2010

| 17 April 2012

| rowspan="2"| IX (2010)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Lega Nord}}; "|

| Fabrizio Cecchetti (LN)

| 17 April 2012

| 27 October 2012

align=center

|colspan=5|Regional Council suspended{{efn|On 27 October 2012, 74 members of the Regional Council resigned. The Council was automatically dissolved.}}

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}; "|

| Raffaele Cattaneo (FI)

| 28 March 2013

| 5 April 2018

| X (2013)

align=center

| style="background:{{party color|Forza Italia (2013)}}; "|

| Alessandro Fermi (FI)

| 5 April 2018

| 15 March 2023

| XI (2018)

align=center

|style="background:{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}; "|

| Federico Romani (FdI)

| 15 March 2023

| Incumbent

| XII (2023)

;Notes

{{notelist|close}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it Regional Council of Lombardy]

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