2015 Italian presidential election

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.

2015 Italian presidential election
29–31 January 2015
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

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.

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