Politics of Basilicata

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The Politics of Basilicata, Italy takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of Regional Government is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council.

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[edit] Executive

Main article: Government of Basilicata

The Regional Government (Giunta Regionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione), who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed by the President and the Ministers (Assessori), who are currently 6, including a Vice President.[1]

[edit] Current composition

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[edit] List of Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of Basilicata
Presidents of Veneto
President Party Term Legislature
Vincenzo Verrastro DC 1970–1975 I Legislature
Vincenzo Verrastro DC 1975–1980 II Legislature
Vincenzo Verrastro DC 1980–1982 III Legislature
Carmelo Azzarà DC 1982–1985 III Legislature
Gaetano Michetti DC 1985–1990 IV Legislature
Antonio Boccia DC/PPI 1990–1995 V Legislature
Raffaele Dinardo PPI 1995–2000 VI Legislature
Filippo Bubbico DS 2000–2005 VII Legislature
Vito De Filippo DL/PD 2005–... VIII Legislature

[edit] Legislative branch

Main article: Regional Council of Basilicata

The Regional Council of Basilicata (Consiglio Regionale del Basilicata) is composed of 35 members. The Council is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt vel simul cadent prevision (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.[2]

[edit] Current composition

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[edit] Elections

Main article: Elections in Basilicata

[edit] Last regional election

Main article: Basilicata regional election, 2005

Due to some legal issues with the presentation of the list of Social Alternative, Basilicata did not vote along with the other Italian regions in the 3-4 April 2005 regional elections, but a couple of weeks later instead, on 17-18 April 2005. The victory of The Union coalition, which obtained mor ethan 2/3 of the vote, was the largest in Italy and Vito De Filippo (DL) was elected President by a landslide.

Candidates Incumbent
The Union House of Freedoms New Italian Socialist Party Social Alternative Popular Unity
Vito De Filippo
236,814 (67.0%)		 Cosimo Latronico
101,843 (28.8%)		 Margherita Torrio
8,783 (2.5%)
 Roberto Fiore
3,578 (1.0%)		 Angela Rosa Mancuso
2,446 (0.7%)		 Filippo Bubbico

[edit] Other elections

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.basilicatanet.it/Giunta/giunta.asp
  2. ^ http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf

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