2023 More Europe leadership election

2023 More Europe leadership election
	February 26, 2023
250 delegates for the Congress; 126 delegates votes needed to win
Registered	3,913
Turnout	3,808 (97.3%)
Previous Secretary; Benedetto Della Vedova;	Secretary ; Riccardo Magi;

The 2023 More Europe leadership election was a congressional primary election that took place on 24, 25, and 26 February 2023 in Rome to elect the new party leadership.

As a result of an agreement between long-time Radical activist Riccardo Magi and the former mayor of Parma, Federico Pizzarotti, the former was elected unopposed as secretary, and the latter was elected President of the party.^[1]

Procedure

Timetable

Timetable of events for the 2023 More Europe leadership election^[2]^[3]
Date(s)	Event
22 November 2022	Assembly approves the Congress rules and deliberates on key dates for the third Congress. Primaries begin.^[4]
15 January	Enrollment for members closes.^[5]
23 January	Opening of the pre-congressional phase.
23 January	Submission of candidacies for delegates closes.
23 January	Submission of candidacies for statutory amendments opens.
24 January–2 February	Party members can endorse candidacies for delegates.
12–13 February	Election of delegates takes place.
14 February	Publication of results for the elected delegates.
15 February	Submission of candidacies for statutory amendments closes.
17–24 February	Voting on statutory amendments takes place.
14 –24 February	Filing of candidacies for the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and Assembly positions.
24–26 February	Start of the Congress, held in Rome.
26 February	Election of the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and Assembly members takes place.

Candidates

Secretary

Portrait	Name		Most recent position	Announced	Refs
		Riccardo Magi (age 49)	Member of the Chamber of Deputies for More Europe (2018–present) Other positions President of More Europe (2021–2023) Secretary of Italian Radicals (2015–2018) President of Italian Radicals (2014–2015) Municipal Councillor of Rome (2013–2016)	25 February 2023	^[1]

Assembly Lists

List		Campaign website	Top candidate
	Free Energies (Energie Libere)	Facebook page	Piercamillo Falasca
	IMAGIne More Europe (ImMAGIna +Europa)	Facebook page	Matteo Hallissey
	Liberal shock (Scossa liberale)	Facebook page	Giulio del Balzo
	Next Generation +EU (Next Generation +EU)	Facebook page	Benedetto Della Vedova

Source: Assembly lists

Results

Secretary

Candidate		Votes	%
	Riccardo Magi	211	85.1
Blank ballots		37	14.9

Total		248	100.00

Valid votes		211	85.1
Invalid and blank votes		37	14.9
Votes cast / Turnout		248	99.2
Abstentions		2	0.8
Registered delegates		250	100.00

Source: Results

Vote by delegates

Magi			85.1%
Blank ballots			14.9%

President

Candidate		Votes	%
	Federico Pizzarotti	203	81.2
Blank ballots		47	18.8

Total		250	100.00

Valid votes		211	85.1
Invalid and blank votes		37	14.9
Votes cast / Turnout		250	100.00
Abstentions		0	0.0
Registered delegates		250	100.00

Source: Results

Vote by delegates

Pizzarotti			81.2%
Blank ballots			18.8%

Delegates

Lists		Votes	%	Weighted votes	%	Delegates
	New Energies with Federico Pizzarotti	—		1,265.9	34.83	87 / 250
	IMAGIne More Europe			950.9	26.16	66 / 250
	Next Generation +EU			767.5	21.12	53 / 250
	Liberal shock			387.35	10.66	26 / 250
	Europe in Common			201.9	5.55	14 / 250
	Territories Rights and Freedom			60.85	1.67	4 / 250

Total		3,786	100.00	3,634.4	100.00	250

Valid votes		3,786	99.42	3,634.4	99.42	—
Invalid and blank votes		22	0.58	20.90	0.58
Votes cast / Turnout		3,808	97.32	3,655.30	97.29
Abstentions		105	2.68	101.65	2.71
Registered voters		3,913	100.00	3,756.95	100.00

Source: Delegates elected

Assembly

Lists		Votes	%	Seats
	Free Energies	115	46.0	42 / 100
	IMAGIne More Europe	69	27.6	25 / 100
	Next Generation +EU	51	20.4	18 / 100
	Liberal shock	14	5.6	5 / 100
Invalid and blank votes		1	0.4	—

	Magi's list^[a]			10 / 100
Total		250	100.0	100

Source: Assembly results

^ Ten seats are assigned to the winner Secretary's list, that does not directly run as an Assembly list.

References

^ ^a ^b "Accordo al congresso di +Europa: verso ticket Magi-Pizzarotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Terzo Congresso Nazionale di +Europa [2023]". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "Convocato il III Congresso di +Europa". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "DELIBERA DI CONVOCAZIONE DEL III CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA E DI DEFINIZIONE DELLE DATE DI CUI AL REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO" (PDF). NationBuilder - +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024. Infine, propone alla Direzione Nazionale di stabilire il termine di cui all'articolo 4, comma 1, del Regolamento di +Europa, nella data di DOMENICA 15 GENNAIO 2023.

[seats-6] Ten seats are assigned to the winner Secretary's list, that does not directly run as an Assembly list.

[Ticket-1] "Accordo al congresso di +Europa: verso ticket Magi-Pizzarotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[2] "REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[3] "Terzo Congresso Nazionale di +Europa [2023]". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[4] "Convocato il III Congresso di +Europa". +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[Deliberation-5] "DELIBERA DI CONVOCAZIONE DEL III CONGRESSO DI +EUROPA E DI DEFINIZIONE DELLE DATE DI CUI AL REGOLAMENTO DEL CONGRESSO" (PDF). NationBuilder - +Europa (in Italian). Retrieved 18 December 2024. Infine, propone alla Direzione Nazionale di stabilire il termine di cui all'articolo 4, comma 1, del Regolamento di +Europa, nella data di DOMENICA 15 GENNAIO 2023.

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