Regional Council of Veneto


The Regional Council of 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 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 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 (2025–2030)


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Historical composition

ElectionMajorityOppositionCouncilPresident of the Region
23 April 1995Centre-right
Centre-left
Lega Nord
PRC

Giancarlo Galan
16 April 2000Centre-right
Centre-left

Giancarlo Galan
3 April 2005Centre-right
Centre-left
PNE

Giancarlo Galan
28 March 2010Centre-right
Centre-left
UDC

Luca Zaia
31 May 2015Centre-right
Centre-left
M5S
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Luca Zaia
20 September 2020Centre-right
Centre-left
M5S

Luca Zaia
23 November 2025Centre-right
Centre-left
RV

Alberto Stefani
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Alberto Stefani
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Alberto Stefani

Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council :