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The Politics of Abruzzo, 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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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 10, including a Vice President.[1]
| Presidents of Abruzzo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Party | Term | Legislature |
| Ugo Crescenzi | DC | 1970–1972 | I Legislature |
| Giustino De Cecco | DC | 1972–1973 | I Legislature |
| Ugo Crescenzi | DC | 1973–1974 | I Legislature |
| Giustino De Cecco | DC | 1974–1975 | I Legislature |
| Felice Spadaccini | DC | 1975–1977 | II Legislature |
| Romeo Ricciuti | DC | 1977–1980 | II Legislature |
| Romeo Ricciuti | DC | 1980–1981 | III Legislature |
| Anna Nenna D'Antonio | DC | 1981–1983 | III Legislature |
| Felice Spadaccini | DC | 1983–1985 | III Legislature |
| Emilio Mattucci | DC | 1985–1990 | IV Legislature |
| Rocco Salini | DC | 1990–1992 | V Legislature |
| Vincenzo Del Colle | DC/PPI | 1992–1995 | V Legislature |
| Antonio Falconio | PPI | 1995–2000 | VI Legislature |
| Giovanni Pace | AN | 2000–2005 | VII Legislature |
| Ottaviano Del Turco | SDI/PD | 2005–2008 | VIII Legislature |
| Gianni Chiodi | PdL | 2008–... | IX Legislature |
The Regional Council of Abruzzo (Consiglio Regionale dell'Abruzzo) is composed of 40 members. 32 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 8 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only 4 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 36. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes, special seats are added to the Council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.[2]
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, simul cadent prevision introduced in 1999 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called.[3]
In the last regional election, which took place on 14–15 December 2008, Gianni Chiodi (The People of Freedom) was elected President, defeating Carlo Costantini (Italy of Values, supported also by the Democratic Party and several left-wing small parties).
| Candidates & parties | votes | votes (%) | seats reg. list |
seats prov. lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianni Chiodi | 295,371 | 48.8 | 8 | 19 |
| The People of Freedom | 190,919 | 35.2 | → | 15 |
| Future Abruzzo–Christian Democracy–LD–PRI | 40,256 | 7.4 | → | 3 |
| Movement for Autonomy | 18,040 | 3.3 | → | 1 |
| New Italian Socialist Party | 7,753 | 1.4 | → | - |
| Carlo Costantini | 258,199 | 42.7 | 1 | 15 |
| Democratic Party | 106,410 | 19.6 | → | 7 |
| Italy of Values | 81,557 | 15.0 | → | 5 |
| Communist Refoundation Party | 15,435 | 2.8 | → | 1 |
| Federation of the Greens–Democratic Left | 12,054 | 2.2 | → | 1 |
| Party of Italian Communists | 9,955 | 1.8 | → | 1 |
| Socialist Party | 9,387 | 1.7 | → | - |
| Democrats for Abruzzo | 7,507 | 1.4 | → | - |
| Rodolfo De Laurentiis | 32,604 | 5.4 | - | 2 |
| Union of the Centre–UDEUR | 30,452 | 5.6 | → | 2 |
| Teodoro Buontempo | 11,514 | 1.9 | - | - |
| The Right | 9,597 | 1.8 | → | - |
| Others | 7,416 | 1.2 | - | - |
| Total | 605,104 | 100.0 | 9 | 36 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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