Regional Council of Veneto

The Regional Council of Veneto (Consiglio Regionale del Veneto) is the regional parliament of Veneto.

Regional Council of Veneto
10th Legislature
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Structure
Seats51
Political groups
Government (29)
  •      LV (12)
  •      Zaia (10)
  •      FdI (3)
  •      +I-AV (2)
  •      FI-AP (1)
  •      FI-VA (1)
  •      VCA (1)
  •      PdV (1)

Opposition (22)

  •      PD (7)
  •      M5S (4)
  •      CpV (3)
  •      VU (2)
  •      Mixed (4)
Elections
Last election
31 March 2015
Meeting place
Palazzo Ferro Fini, Venice
Website
http://www.consiglioveneto.it
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The Council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

The current President of the Council is Roberto Ciambetti of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.

Current composition
See also: Members of the Regional Council of Veneto, 2015–20

The Regional Council of Veneto is currently composed of the following political groups:[5]

Party Seats Government
Liga Veneta – Lega Nord
12 / 51
 In government
Zaia for President
10 / 51
 In government
Democratic Party
7 / 51
 In opposition
Five Star Movement
4 / 51
 In opposition
Brothers of Italy – Movement for Rural Culture
3 / 51
 In government
Civic for Veneto
3 / 51
 In opposition
More Italy! – I Love Veneto
2 / 51
 In government
United Venetians
2 / 51
 In opposition
Forza Italia – Popular Area Veneto
1 / 51
 In government
Forza Italia – Veneto for Autonomy
1 / 51
 In government
Veneto Autonomous Heart
1 / 51
 In government
Party of Venetians
1 / 51
 In government
Mixed
4 / 51
 In opposition

    Presidents
    Main article: President of the Regional Council of Veneto
    Presidents of the Regional Council of Veneto
    President Party Term Legislature
    Vito Orcalli DC 1970–1974 I Legislature
    Giancarlo Gambaro DC 1974–1975 I Legislature
    Giancarlo Gambaro DC 1975 II Legislature
    Bruno Marchetti PSI 1975–1980 II Legislature
    Bruno Marchetti PSI 1980–1985 III Legislature
    Francesco Guidolin DC 1985–1990 IV Legislature
    Amalia Sartori PSI 1990 V Legislature
    Umberto Carraro PSI 1990–1995 V Legislature
    Amalia Sartori FI 1995–2000 VI Legislature
    Enrico Cavaliere LV 2000–2005 VII Legislature
    Marino Finozzi LV 2005–2010 VIII Legislature
    Clodovaldo Ruffato PdL 2010–2015 IX Legislature
    Roberto Ciambetti LV 2015–present X Legislature

    Source: Regional Council of Veneto

    Location and 2019 flooding

    The Council meets in the Palazzo Ferro Fini, which is located along the Grand Canal of Venice.[6]

    The Council flooded for the first time ever during the 2019 Venice floods.[7] On November 12, the Council "rejected a number of policy amendments designed to tackle climate change." Just minutes later, at around 10 PM, "flood waters rushed into the council chambers."[6]

    See also

    References
    1. http://elezioni.regione.veneto.it/normativa-regionale
    2. http://www.ilsussidiario.net/News/Politica/2015/5/31/Come-si-vota-Video-Elezioni-Regionali-Veneto-2015-fac-simile-scheda-dove-quando-e-i-documenti-oggi-domenica-31-maggio-/610929/
    3. http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/politica/elezioni-regionali-edizione2015/2015/05/26/news/elezioni_regionali_2015_sette_sistemi_elettorali_per_sette_regioni_come_si_vota-115201042/
    4. Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law
    5. "Consiglio Regionale Veneto - Il Consiglio". www.consiglioveneto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
    6. Mack, Eric (2019-11-14). "Venice Council Chambers Flood After Officials Vote Down Climate Change Measures". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
    7. Larnaud, Natacha (2019-11-14). "Venice government office is flooded minutes after officials rejected plan to combat climate change". CBS News. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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