1999 Italian presidential election

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1999 Italian presidential election

← 1992 13 May 1999 2006 →
1,010 voters (322 Senators, 630 Deputies and 58 regional representatives) 674 (1st–3rd ballots) or 506 (4th ballot onwards) votes needed to win
Nominee Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Luciano Gasperini Party Independent Lega Nord Electoral vote 707 72 Percentage 70.0% 7.12%
President before election Oscar Luigi Scalfaro DC Elected President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Independent

The 1999 Italian presidential election was held on 13 May 1999. As a second-level, indirect election, only Members of Parliament and regional deputies were entitled to vote. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was elected head of state of the Italian Republic, a role of representation of national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution, in the framework of a parliamentary system.

On 13 May, the former Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was elected on the first ballot with 707 votes. His term officially started with a swearing-in ceremony held on 18 May.