| Election Name: | 2022 President of the Italian Senate election |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 President of the Italian Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | Needed to win: Majority of the entire membership 206 members, 104 votes needed for a majority |
| 1Blank: | Seat |
| 2Blank: | Members' vote |
| 3Blank: | Percentage |
| Vote Type: | Members' |
| Image1: | Ignazio La Russa 2023 (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Ignazio La Russa |
| Party1: | Brothers of Italy |
| 1Data1: | Cologno Monzese |
| 2Data1: | 116 |
| 3Data1: | 56.31 |
| President of the Senate | |
| Before Election: | Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati |
| Before Party: | Forza Italia |
| After Election: | Ignazio La Russa |
| After Party: | Brothers of Italy |
The election of the President of the Senate of the Republic who would serve through the Legislature XIX of Italy took place on 13 October 2022, over three weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. It resulted in Ignazio La Russa being elected President.
The election takes place by secret ballot, as required by the assembly's standing orders. Pursuant to the current rules of procedure, an absolute majority of the whole membership is needed to win on the first ballot. On the second and third ballot, a simple majority of votes cast (including blank votes) suffices. If the first three ballots fail to deliver a winner, a runoff is held between the two candidates who got the most votes on the third ballot.
The election took place on 13 October 2022, over three weeks after the 2022 Italian general election. It took place by secret ballot, as required by the assembly's standing orders. Liliana Segre, being the oldest Senator present, served as the acting presiding officer.[1]
Ignazio La Russa was the official candidate for the Presidency of the Senate of the centre-right coalition (composed of Brothers of Italy, Lega Salvini Premier, Forza Italia and Us Moderates), which at the time held 115 Senate seats (a majority of 11).
Parties who did not belong to the centre-right coalition instructed their members to cast a blank ballot.
Despite the fact 16 Forza Italia Senators refused to vote for La Russa and did not cast a ballot, he nonetheless was elected President on the first ballot with 116 votes, due to support from some members of opposition parties.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Ignazio La Russa | Brothers of Italy | 116 | |
| bgcolor= | Lega | 2 | ||
| bgcolor= | Liliana Segre | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 66 | |||
| Abstentions | 1 | |||
| Did not vote | 19 | |||
| Needed to win | 104 | |||
The following senators did not cast a vote: