Politics of Calabria
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The Politics of Calabria, 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
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 11, including a Vice President (Vice Presidente).[1]
[edit] Current composition
- President: Agazio Loiero (PD)
- Vice President: Domenico Cersorsimo (Indep.)
- Ministers:
- Presidential Affairs: Vincenzo Falcone (Indep.)
- Budget and Treasury: Demetrio Naccari Carlizzi (PD)
- Productive Activities: Francesco Sulla (PD)
- Health: Vincenzo Spaziante (Indep.)
- Labour, Social Affairs and Planning: Mario Maiolo (PD)
- Infrastructures: Luigi Incarnato (PS)
- Urban Planning: Michelangelo Tripodi (PdCI)
- Agricolture: Mario Pirillo (PD)
- Environment: Diego Tommasi (Green)
- Reforms: Carmela Frascà (PD)
[edit] List of Presidents
| Presidents of Calabria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Party | Term | Legislature |
| Antonio Guarasci | DC | 1970–1974 | I Legislature |
| Aldo Ferrara | DC | 1974–1975 | I Legislature |
| Pasquale Perugini | DC | 1975–1976 | II Legislature |
| Aldo Ferrara | DC | 1976–1980 | II Legislature |
| Bruno Dominijanni | PSI | 1980–1985 | III Legislature |
| Francesco Principe | PSI | 1985–1987 | IV Legislature |
| Rosario Olivo | PSI | 1987–1990 | IV Legislature |
| Rosario Olivo | PSI | 1990–1992 | V Legislature |
| Guido Rhodio | DC | 1992–1994 | V Legislature |
| Donato Veraldi | PPI | 1994–1995 | V Legislature |
| Giuseppe Nisticò | FI | 1995–1998 | VI Legislature |
| Battista Caligiuri | FI | 1998–1999 | VI Legislature |
| Luigi Meduri | PPI | 1999–2000 | VI Legislature |
| Giuseppe Chiaravalloti | Indep. FI | 2000–2005 | VII Legislature |
| Agazio Loiero | DL/PDM/PD | 2005–... | VIII Legislature |
[edit] Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Calabria (Consiglio Regionale della Calabria) is composed of 50 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
| Party | Elect. | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | - | - | - | 18 | 19 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Forza Italia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Socialist Party | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| National Alliance | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| UDEUR Populars | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| New Italian Socialist Party | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy of Values | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Democrats of the Left | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Democracy is Freedom – Daisy | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| Italian Democratic Socialists | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Southern Democratic Party | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Christian Democracy for the Autonomies | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Others | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Last regional election
| Coalitions and parties | votes | % | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agazio Loiero | 663,986 | 59.0% | 5 | 25 |
| Democrats of the Left | 168,661 | 15.7% | → | 7 |
| Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 157,932 | 14.5% | → | 7 |
| UDEUR Populars | 94,678 | 8.7% | → | 4 |
| Italian Democratic Socialists | 74,214 | 6.8% | → | 3 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 56,099 | 5.2% | → | 2 |
| Party of Italian Communists – Italy of Values | 45,865 | 4.2% | → | 2 |
| others | 62.726 | 5.8% | → | 0 |
| Sergio Abramo | 447,243 | 39.7% | 1 | 19 |
| Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | 113,052 | 10.4% | → | 6 |
| Forza Italia | 108,619 | 10.0% | → | 5 |
| National Alliance | 107,981 | 9.9% | → | 5 |
| New Italian Socialist Party | 58,252 | 5.5% | → | 3 |
| others | 31,553 | 2.9% | → | 0 |
| Others | 15,121 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,126,350 | 100.0% | 6 | 44 |
[edit] Other elections
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.regione.calabria.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=12&Itemid=126
- ^ 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
- ^ As of 10 June 2008.
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