2023 Democratic Party leadership election

2023 Democratic Party leadership election
← 2021 (by-election) 26 February 2023
600 delegates to the National
Assembly of the Democratic Party
301 delegate votes needed to win
 
Elly Schlein 2023 (cropped).jpg
Stefano Bonaccini Meeting di Rimini 2022 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Elly Schlein Stefano Bonaccini
Members' vote 52,637 (34.9%) 79,787 (52.9%)
Popular vote 587,010 (53.8%) 505,032 (46.2%)
Delegate count 333 267
Primary election results map. Cyan denotes provinces with a Schlein plurality and Red denotes those with a Bonaccini plurality.
Previous Secretary

Enrico Letta

 Elected Secretary

Elly Schlein

The 2023 Democratic Party leadership election was a primary election that was held in Italy in February 2023 to elect the National Assembly and secretary of the Italian Democratic Party (PD).[1] It consisted of a closed primary election among party members held from 9 to 19 February, and an open primary election held on 26 February.[2][3]

Four candidates ran in the closed primary election held in circle conventions: Stefano Bonaccini, Gianni Cuperlo, Paola De Micheli, and Elly Schlein. Bonaccini and Schlein advanced to the open primary election, where Schlein won with over 53% of the vote, becoming the first woman and the youngest person to ever serve as leader of the PD, as well as the first openly LGBT leader of a major Italian political party.[4] The results of the election defied the predictions of nearly all polling firms, which had anticipated a Bonaccini victory.[5] It was the PD's first party leadership election in which the winner of the members' vote lost in the open primary.[6]

Electoral process

The process consists of two phases: a first round, in which only members of the PD can vote, and a second round, a runoff between the two candidates who got the most votes in the first round, in which every citizen who identifies with the party's ideals can vote. The PD is the only major Italian party that allows non-members to elect the secretary by open primary.[7]

The term of office of the secretary is usually four years, along with the National Assembly; when the former resign in advance, the National Assembly can choose whether to elect another secretary, who would serve until the natural expiration of the mandate is reached, or to dissolve the National Assembly itself earlier and call a new leadership election.[8]

After the outgoing secretary tenders their resignation, the party president must gather the members of the National Assembly within a month. On the same day, the National Assembly would elect the members of the National Committee for the Congress, which would act in place of the elected bodies until the end of the leadership election, whose main job is drafting the rules of the details procedure under which the leadership election is to take place. The National Committee also handles internal disputes and appeals relating to the leadership election.[9]

The National Committee elects its president and sets the rules and the dates, and lay them before the National Board. The election must take place within four months following the secretary's resignation.[8]

Timetable

Timetable of events for the 2023 Democratic Party leadership election[10][11][12]
Date(s) Event
24 November
 The National Board elects the National Committee and the Commission for the Congress. Start of the primaries.
22 January
 The National Assembly approves the Manifesto of Values and Principles.
27 January
 Presentation of the candidacies supported by at least the 20% of the members of the National Assembly or by 4,000 members.
12 February
 Enrollment on the local branch for new members closed.
3–19 February
 Closed primaries take place in Circle Conventions.
26 February
 Open primaries to elect the Secretary and the National Assembly.
12 March
 The National Assembly announces the winner.

Candidates

Candidates who progressed to the final round

On 20 February 2023, the following individuals were the two top contenders in the closed vote in party circles, thus entering the primary open to voters.

Portrait Name Most recent position Campaign logo Slogan Announced Refs
Stefano Bonaccini
(age 57) 		President of Emilia-Romagna
(2014–present)
Other positions
(stefanobonaccini.it) 		Energia Popolare
(People's Energy) 		20 November 2022 [13]
Elly Schlein
(age 39) 		Vice President of Emilia-Romagna
(2020–2022)
Other positions
(ellyschlein.it) 		Parte da Noi
(It Starts with Us) 		4 December 2022 [14]

Before vote by party members

On 20 February 2023, the following individuals didn't manage to get enough votes in party circles to enter the primary open to voters.

Portrait Name Most recent position Campaign logo Slogan Announced Refs
Gianni Cuperlo
(age 63) 		President of the Democratic Party
(2013–2014)
Other positions
(giannicuperlo.it) 		Promessa Democratica
(Democratic Promise) 		23 December 2022 [15]
Paola De Micheli
(age 51) 		Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
(2019–2021)
Other positions
(paolademicheli.it) 		Concretamente
(Concretely) 		27 September 2022 [16]

Declined to be candidates

The following individuals have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

Endorsements

Candidates who progressed to the final round

Stefano Bonaccini
Stefano Bonaccini
Former Ministers
Senators

Former

Deputies

Former

Members of the European Parliament
Presidents of Regions

Former

Mayors
Other politicians
  • Paolo Calvano – Assessor of budget of Emilia-Romagna (2020–present)[41]
Elly Schlein
Elly Schlein
Former Ministers
Senators

Former

Deputies

Former

Members of the European Parliament

Former

Presidents of Regions

Former

Mayors

Former

Other politicians
Non-political personalities

Before vote by party members

Gianni Cuperlo
Gianni Cuperlo
Former Ministers
Senators

Former

Presidents of Regions

Former

Paola De Micheli
Paola De Micheli
Deputies

Former

Other politicians

Electoral debates

2023 Democratic Party leadership election debates
Date Organiser Moderator  P  Present    I  Invitee  NI  Non-invitee   A  Absent invitee 
Bonaccini Cuperlo De Micheli Schlein
22 January Rai 3
(Mezz'ora in più) 		Lucia Annunziata P P P P
20 February Sky TG24
(Il Confronto) 		Fabio Vitale P NI NI P

Opinion polls

Advanced candidates

Date Polling firm Sample size Don't know Lead
Bonaccini Schlein
26 Feb Primary election — 46.2 53.8 — 7.6
23 Feb BiDiMedia Between interested voters 38.0 31.0 31.0 7.0
22 Feb Euromedia Stat Between interested voters 48.2 13.5 38.3 29.3
22 Feb Euromedia Stat Between PD voters 55.1 21.2 23.7 33.9
20–22 Feb Demos & Pi Between interested voters 57.0 30.0 13.0 27.0
Between PD voters 67.0 31.0 2.0 36.0
21 Feb Izi Between interested voters 54.2 45.8 — 8.4

Before vote by party members

Date Polling firm Sample size Others – Don't know Lead
Bonaccini Cuperlo De Micheli Schlein
19 Feb Bonaccini and Schlein advance to open primary election
De Micheli endorsed Bonaccini, Cuperlo leaves freedom of choice
15 Feb EMG Between PD voters 63.0–67.0 — — 33.0–37.0 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		30.0
13 Feb Intwig Between PD voters 61.0 — — 39.0 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		22.0
11–12 Feb Winpoll Between PD voters 43.7 — — 56.3 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		12.6
25 Jan Euromedia Between PD voters 54.0 6.3 7.8 18.1 12.8
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		35.9
23 Jan EMG Between PD voters 44.0 7.0 9.0 24.0 2.0
Others
Don't know 14.0
 		20.0
17 Jan Winpoll Between PD voters 46.0 7.0 6.0 41.0 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		5.0
51.5 — — 48.5 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		3.0
16 Jan EMG Between PD voters 41.0 9.0 10.0 23.0 3.0
Others
Don't know 14.0
 		18.0
9–13 Jan EMG Between PD voters 61.0–65.0 — — 35.0–39.0 0.0
Others
Don't know 0.0
 		26.0
9 Jan EMG Between PD voters 41.0 6.0 10.0 24.0 6.0
Others
Don't know 13.0
 		17.0
2 Jan EMG Between PD voters 43.0 7.0 9.0 23.0 10.0
Others
Don't know 8.0
 		20.0

Hypothetical polls

Results

Vote by party members

Candidate Votes %
Stefano Bonaccini 79,787 52.87
Elly Schlein 52,637 34.88
Gianni Cuperlo 12,008 7.96
Paola De Micheli 6,475 4.29
Total valid votes 150,907 100.0
Invalid/blank votes 623 –
Total votes 151,530 100.0
Source: Partito Democratico – Results
Member vote
Bonaccini
 
 52.87%
Schlein
 
 34.88%
Cuperlo
 
 7.96%
De Micheli
 
 4.29%

Primary election

Candidate Votes % Delegates
Elly Schlein 587,010 53.75 333
Stefano Bonaccini 505,032 46.25 267
Total valid votes 1,092,042 100.0
Invalid/blank votes 6,581 –
Total votes 1,098,623 100.0 –
Source: Partito Democratico — results
Popular vote
Schlein
 
 53.75%
Bonaccini
 
 46.25%

Results by regions

Region Bonaccini Schlein
Abruzzo 50.3 49.7
Aosta Valley 29.3 70.7
Apulia 55.9 44.1
Basilicata 61.5 38.5
Calabria 64.5 35.5
Campania 68.5 31.5
Emilia-Romagna 56.4 43.6
Friuli-Venezia Giulia 36.1 63.9
Lazio 37.4 62.6
Liguria 32.7 67.3
Lombardy 34.9 65.1
Marche 45.4 54.6
Molise 69.4 30.6
Piedmont 33.8 66.2
Sardinia 57.1 42.9
Sicily 43.2 56.8
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol 36.5 63.5
Tuscany 38.1 61.9
Umbria 47.9 52.1
Veneto 36.3 63.7
World 44.0 56.0
Source: Partito Democratico — results

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