Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati Forza Italia Ignazio La Russa 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.

Pursuant to the current rules of procedure, an absolute majority of the whole membership is needed to win on the first ballot.

[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).

All but two of the 18 Forza Italia senators refused to support La Russa, and decided not to cast a ballot.

However, La Russa nonetheless managed to be elected President on the first ballot with 116 votes, due to support from some members of opposition parties.