Regional Council of Calabria
Regional Council of Calabria Consiglio Regionale della Calabria | |
|---|---|
| 13th Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Established | 30 July 1970 |
| Leadership | |
President | Salvatore Cirillo, FI since 11 November 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 31 |
Political groups | Government (21)
Opposition (10) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 5 October 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palazzo Campanella, Reggio Calabria | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The Regional Council of Calabria (Italian: Consiglio Regionale della Calabria) is the regional council, hence the regional legislative authority, of Calabria.
It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary Regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.
The Council is currently suspended after the President of Calabria Roberto Occhiuto resigned on 4 August 2025 and called a snap regional election.[1]
Composition
The Regional Council of Calabria is composed of 31 members, of which 29 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the council, and one is for the elected president.
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 vel simul cadent clause (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a snap election.[2]
The Council was originally composed of 40 members. The number of regional councillors increased to 42 in the 1995 regional election, to 43 in the 2000 regional election and finally to 50 in the 2005 regional election. Following the Law no. 138 of 13 August 2011, the number of regional councillors was finally reduced to 31.
Political groups (2025–2030)
The Regional Council of Calabria is composed of the following political groups:[3]
| Party | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia (FI) | 8 / 31
|
In government | |
| Democratic Party (PD) | 4 / 31
|
In opposition | |
| Occhiuto for President | 4 / 31
|
In government | |
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 4 / 31
|
In government | |
| Lega | 3 / 31
|
In government | |
| Tridico for President | 2 / 31
|
In opposition | |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 2 / 31
|
In opposition | |
| Us Moderates (NM) | 2 / 31
|
In government | |
| Progressive Democrats (DP) | 1 / 31
|
In opposition | |
| Italia Viva (IV) | 1 / 31
|
In opposition | |
By coalition:
| Coalition | Seats | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | 21 / 31
|
Government | ||
| Centre-left coalition | 10 / 31
|
Opposition | ||
Historical composition
| Election | DC | PCI | PSI | PLI | PRI | PSDI | MSI | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 1970 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 15 June 1975 | 17 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 June 1980 | 18 | 10 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 40 |
| 12 May 1985 | 16 | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| 6 May 1990 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Election | Majority | Opposition | Council | President of the Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 1995 | Centre-right (Pole for Freedoms) 25 / 42
|
Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 13 / 42 PRC 3 / 42 PRI 1 / 42
|
Giuseppe Nisticò (1995–1998) Battista Caliguri (1998–1999) Luigi Meduri (1999–2000) | |
| 16 April 2000 | Centre-right (House of Freedoms) 26 / 43
|
Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 17 / 43
|
Giuseppe Chiaravalloti (2000–2005) | |
| 3 April 2005 | Centre-left (The Union) 30 / 50
|
Centre-right (House of Freedoms) 20 / 50
|
Agazio Loiero (2005–2010) | |
| 28 March 2010 | Centre-right 30 / 50
|
Centre-left 17 / 50 IdV 3 / 50
|
Giuseppe Scopelliti (2010–2014) | |
| 23 November 2014 (snap election) |
Centre-left 20 / 31
|
Centre-right 8 / 31 NCD 3 / 31
|
Mario Oliverio (2014–2020) | |
| 26 January 2020 | Centre-right 20 / 31
|
Centre-left 11 / 31
|
Jole Santelli (2020†) | |
| 3 October 2021 (snap election) |
Centre-right 21 / 31
|
Centre-left 8 / 31 De Magistris List 2 / 31
|
Roberto Occhiuto (since 2021) | |
| 5 October 2025 (snap election) |
Centre-right 21 / 31
|
Centre-left 10 / 31
|
Presidents
This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
| Name | Period | Regional Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Casalinuovo (PSI) | 30 July 1970 | 8 May 1973 | I (1970) | |
| Scipione Valentini (PSI) | 8 May 1973 | 21 July 1975 | ||
| Consalvo Aragona (PSI) | 21 July 1975 | 4 August 1980 | II (1975) | |
| Rosario Chiriano (DC) | 4 August 1980 | 24 May 1983 | III (1980) | |
| Anton Giulio Galati (DC) | 24 May 1983 | 17 June 1985 | ||
| 17 June 1985 | 11 June 1990 | IV (1985) | ||
| 11 June 1990 | 4 May 1993 | V (1990) | ||
| Domenico Romano Carratelli (DC) | 4 May 1993 | 10 August 1994 | ||
| Anton Giulio Galati (PPI) | 10 August 1994 | 5 June 1995 | ||
| Giuseppe Scopelliti (AN) | 5 June 1995 | 22 May 2000 | VI (1995) | |
| Giovambattista Caliguri (FI) | 22 May 2000 | 20 July 2001 | VII (2000) | |
| Luigi Fedele (FI) | 20 July 2001 | 6 May 2005 | ||
| Giuseppe Bova (PD) | 6 May 2005 | 4 May 2010 | VIII (2005) | |
| Francesco Talarico (UDC) | 4 May 2010 | 29 May 2014 | IX (2010) | |
| Regional Council suspended | ||||
| Antonio Scalzo (PD) | 9 December 2014 | 28 July 2015 | X (2014) | |
| Nicola Irto (PD) | 28 July 2015 | 26 March 2020 | ||
| Domenico Tallini (FI) | 26 March 2020 | 20 November 2020 | XI (2020) | |
| Giovanni Arruzzolo (FI) | 20 November 2020 | 15 November 2021 | ||
| Filippo Mancuso (Lega) | 15 November 2021 | 8 August 2025 | XII (2021) | |
| Regional Council suspended | ||||
| Salvatore Cirillo (FI) | 11 November 2025 | Incumbent | XIII (2025) | |
See also
- Regional council
- List of presidents of Calabria
- Regional politics of Italy
References
- ^ "Occhiuto si dimette e si ricandida: "Non mi faccio fermare" | ANSA.it" (in Italian). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
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