2006 Italian presidential election

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2006 Italian presidential election

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1,009 voters (315 Senators, 5 Senators for life, 629 Deputies and 58 regional representatives) 673 (1st–3rd ballots) or 505 (4th ballot onwards) votes needed to win
Nominee Giorgio Napolitano Umberto Bossi Party DS Lega Nord Alliance The Union Electoral vote 543 42 Percentage 53.81% 4.15%
Result on the fourth ballot (10 May 2006)   Napolitano 543   Bossi 42   Others 44   Invalids or blanks 380
President before election Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Independent Elected President Giorgio Napolitano DS

The 2006 Italian presidential election was held on 8–10 May 2006. The result was the election of Giorgio Napolitano, the first time a former member of the Italian Communist Party had been elected to the presidency of the Italian Republic.

Only members of Parliament and regional delegates were entitled to vote, most of these electors having been elected in the 2006 general election. 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.