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.

Quick Facts 1,009 voters(321 senators, 630 deputies and 58 regional delegates) 673 (1st–3rd ballots) or 505 (4th ballot onwards) votes needed to win, Nominee ...

2015 Italian presidential election

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1,009 voters (321 senators, 630 deputies and 58 regional delegates) 673 (1st–3rd ballots) or 505 (4th ballot onwards) votes needed to win
Nominee Sergio Mattarella Ferdinando Imposimato Party Independent Independent Electoral vote 665 127 Percentage 65.91% 12.58%
Result on the fourth ballot (31 January 2015)   Mattarella 665   Others 212   Invalids, blanks, abstentions 132
President before election Giorgio Napolitano Independent Elected President Sergio Mattarella Independent

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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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Electors per parliamentary group (including the regional delegates) were divided as follows:

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

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Portrait	Name	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]

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Other candidates

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Portrait	Name	Party		Office(s) held	Region of birth	Profession(s)	Supporting party or coalition	Ref.
	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	[3]
	Vittorio Feltri (born 1943)		Independent	None	Lombardy	Journalist	Lega • FdI	[4]
	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	[1]

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