Italian presidential election, 1971

Italian presidential election, 1971
Italy
9 - 24 December 1971

1008 voters: 315 Senators, 5 Senators for life,
630 Deputies and 58 regional representatives

673 or 505 votes needed to win
 
Nominee Giovanni Leone Pietro Nenni
Party Christian Democracy Socialist Party
Electoral vote 518 408
Percentage 51.4% 40.5%

President before election

Giuseppe Saragat
Democratic Socialist Party

Elected President

Giovanni Leone
Christian Democracy

The Italian presidential election of 1971 was held in Italy on 9 – 24 December 1971. Only members of 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.

Former Prime Minister and President of the Chamber of Deputies Giovanni Leone was elected President with 518 votes out of 1,008, the smallest majority ever obtained. With twenty-three rounds of voting, this presidential election was the longest of Italian republican history.

Candidates

Ballots

Candidate 10° 11° 12° 13° 14° 15° 16° 17° 18° 19° 20° 21° 22° 23°
Francesco De Martino397398404411399413408411407404407394407406400393397402390402400----
Amintore Fanfani384368384377385378--------393--------65------------
Giovanni Malagodi4950505051485052474848------------------------
Giuseppe Saragat454651505150515055565648494942------------7--
Augusto De Marsanich4239384243------------------------------------
Mariano Rumor----------6----------------------------------
Pietro Nenni------------------------------7----9----408408
Sandro Pertini------------------------------57710--666
Giovanni Leone------------------------------------------503518
Other candidates12843472243221495936761071925
Blank papers5777626462915148485060624815191013121715174636
Invalid papers1--------3--122211--21----------23
Voting987986993997995996562564563563988518514475472425428429432427430991996
Present9879869939979959969869879849881,000993986984976969969976976973973991996
Source: Parliament of Italy
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