Regional Council of Tuscany

The Regional Council of Tuscany (Consiglio Regionale della Toscana) is the legislative assembly of Tuscany.

Regional Council of Tuscany
11th Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Established	13 July 1970
Leadership
President	Antonio Mazzeo, PD since 19 October 2020
Structure
Seats	41
Political groups	Government (25)   PD (23)   IV (2) Opposition (16)   Lega (6)   FdI (6)   M5S (2)   FI (1)   Mixed (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus D'Hondt method
Last election	20–21 September 2020
Next election	2025
Meeting place
Palazzo Panciatichi, Florence
Website
Official website

It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.

Composition

The Regional Council of Tuscany was originally composed of 50 regional councillors. In the 2005 regional election the number of councillors increased to 65, while in the 2010 regional election it was reduced to 53.

Following the 2014 regional electoral reform the number of regional councillors was reduced to 40, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region.

Political groups

After the 2020 regional election, the Regional Council of Tuscany is currently composed of the following political groups:

Party		Seats	Status
	Democratic Party	23 / 41	In government
	Lega	6 / 41	In opposition
	Brothers of Italy	6 / 41	In opposition
	Italia Viva	2 / 41	In government
	Five Star Movement	2 / 41	In opposition
	Forza Italia	1 / 41	In opposition
	Mixed Group	1 / 41	In opposition

Historical composition

Election	PCI	PSI	DC	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
7 June 1970	23	3	17	1	1	3	1	1	50
15 June 1975	25	4	15	-	1	2	2	1	50
8 June 1980	25	5	15	1	1	1	1	1	50
12 May 1985	25	5	14	-	1	1	2	1	50
6 May 1990	22	6	14	1	1	1	1	4	50

Election	Majority	Opposition	Total	Council	President of the Region
23 April 1995	Center-left (PDS-PPI-FdV-FL) 33	Center-right (FI-AN-CCD) 13 — 4 PRC	50		Vannino Chiti
16 April 2000	Center-left (DS-PPI-Dem-SDI-PdCI-FdV) 32	Center-right (FI-AN-CCD-CDU) 16 — 2 PRC	50		Claudio Martini
3 April 2005	Center-left (DS-DL-PdCI-FdV) 39	Center-right (FI-AN-UDC) 21 — 5 PRC	65[a]
28 March 2010	Center-left (PD-IdV-FdS-FdV) 31	Center-right (PdL-LN) 19 — 3 UDC	53[b]		Enrico Rossi
31 May 2015	25 PD	Center-right (LN-FI-FdI) 9 — 5 M5S 2 SEL	41[c]
20 September 2020	Center-left (PD-IV) 25	Center-right (Lega-FI-FdI) 14 — 2 M5S	41		Eugenio Giani

Notes

1. Number increased by the 2004 regional electoral reform.
2. Number decreased in 2009 by some modifications to the regional electoral law.
3. Number decreased by the 2014 regional electoral reform.

Presidents

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

Name		Period		Regional Legislature
	Elio Gabbuggiani (PCI)	13 July 1970	21 July 1975	I (1970)
	Loretta Montemaggi (PCI)	21 July 1975	21 July 1980	II (1975)
		21 July 1980	25 October 1983	III (1980)
	Giacomo Maccheroni (PSI)	25 October 1983	6 August 1985
		6 August 1985	26 May 1987	IV (1985)
	Claudio Alvaro Carosi (PSDI)	26 May 1987	28 June 1990
	Paolo Benelli (PSI)	28 June 1990	8 June 1993	V (1990)
	Simone Siliani (PDS)	8 June 1993	7 June 1995
	Angelo Passaleva (PPI)	7 June 1995	24 May 2000	VI (1995)
	Riccardo Nencini (SDI/PSI)	24 May 2000	27 April 2005	VII (2000)
		27 April 2005	23 April 2010	VIII (2005)
	Alberto Monaci (PD)	23 April 2010	25 June 2015	IX (2010)
	Eugenio Giani (PD)	25 June 2015	8 October 2020[a]	X (2015)
	Antonio Mazzeo (PD)	19 October 2020	Incumbent	XI (2020)

Notes

1. Elected President of the Region.

See also

• Regional council
• Politics of Tuscany
• President of Tuscany

References

External links

• Regional Council of Tuscany