Politics of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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The Politics of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 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.
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 10, including a Vice President.[1]
List of Presidents
| Name | Term of office | Political Party | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Berzanti | 24 June 1964 | 1 July 1968 | DC | I (1964) |
| 1 July 1968 | 30 July 1973 | II (1968) | |||
| 2 | Antonio Comelli | 30 July 1973 | 21 September 1978 | DC | III (1973) |
| 21 September 1978 | 29 July 1983 | IV (1978) | |||
| 29 July 1983 | 23 October 1984 | V (1983) | |||
| 3 | Adriano Biasutti | 23 October 1984 | 8 July 1988 | DC | |
| 8 July 1988 | 14 January 1992 | VI (1988) | |||
| 4 | Vinicio Turello | 14 January 1992 | 3 August 1993 | DC | |
| 5 | Pietro Fontanini | 3 August 1993 | 18 July 1994 | Lega Nord | VII (1993) |
| 6 | Alessandra Guerra | 18 July 1994 | 7 November 1995 | Lega Nord | |
| 7 | Sergio Cecotti | 7 November 1995 | 5 December 1996 | Lega Nord | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Cruder | 5 December 1996 | 31 July 1998 | PPI | |
| 9 | Roberto Antonione | 31 July 1998 | 15 June 2001 | FI | VIII (1998) |
| 10 | Renzo Tondo | 15 June 2001 | 14 June 2003 | FI | |
| 11 | Riccardo Illy | 14 June 2003 | 19 April 2008 | Independent | IX (2003) |
| (10) | Renzo Tondo | 19 April 2008 | 22 April 2013 | PdL | X (2008) |
| 12 | Debora Serracchiani | 22 April 2013 | incumbent | PD | XI (2013) |
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Consiglio Regionale della Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is composed of 60 members and is elected with proportional representation plus a majority premium for the winning coalition. 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 clause (introduced in 2003), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.
Local government
Provinces
| Province | Inhabitants | President | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udine | 541,522 | Pietro Fontanini | Lega Friuli-VG | 2008 | |
| Pordenone | 315,323 | Alessandro Ciriani | The People of Freedom | 2009 | |
| Trieste | 236,556 | Maria Teresa Bassa Porporat | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
| Gorizia | 142,407 | Enrico Gherghetta | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
Municipalities
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trieste | 205,535 | Roberto Cosolini | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
| Udine | 99,627 | Furio Honsell | Democratic Party | 2008 | |
| Pordenone | 51,723 | Claudio Pedrotti | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
| Gorizia | 35,798 | Ettore Romoli | The People of Freedom | 2012 | |
| Monfalcone | 27,877 | Silvia Altran | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
| Sacile | 20,227 | Roberto Ceraolo | The People of Freedom | 2009 | |
| Cordenons | 18,470 | Mario Ongaro | Lega Friuli-VG | 2011 | |
| Codroipo | 15,887 | Fabio Marchetti | The People of Freedom | 2011 | |
| Azzano Decimo | 15,601 | Marco Putto | Democratic Party | 2012 | |
| Porcia | 15,443 | Stefano Turchet | Lega Friuli-VG | 2009 | |
| San Vito al Tagliamento | 15,015 | Antonio Di Bisceglie | Democratic Party | 2011 | |
Parties and elections
Latest regional election
In the latest regional election, which took place on 21–22 April 2013, Debora Serracchiani of the Democratic Party narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom. Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office after Alessandra Guerra in 1994–1995.
| Candidates | Regional lists | Provincial lists | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| votes | % | +/– | seats | Parties | votes | % | +/– | seats | +/– | group | +/– | |
| Debora Serracchiani | 211,508 | 39.39 | –6.8 | 1 | Democratic Party | 107,155 | 26.8 | –3.1 | 19 | +4 | 27 | +3 |
| Citizens for the President | 21,169 | 5.3 | +0.2 | 3 | +1 | |||||||
| Left Ecology Freedom | 17,764 | 4.5 | –1.2 | 3 |  | |||||||
| Slovene Union | 5,651 | 1.4 | +0.2 | 1 | | |||||||
| Italy of Values | 4,006 | 1.0 | –3.5 | — | –2 | |||||||
| Renzo Tondo | 209,457 | 39.00 | –14.8 | 1 | The People of Freedom | 80,052 | 20.0 | –13.0 | 8 | –13 | 17 | –18 |
| Responsible Autonomy–Tondo List (incl. MAF) | 42,847 | 10.7 | New | 4 | New | |||||||
| Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 33,050 | 8.3 | –4.6 | 3 | –5 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre | 14,758 | 3.7 | –2.5 | 1 | –3 | |||||||
| The Right | 6,209 | 1.6 | New | — | New | |||||||
| Pensioners' Party | 3,741 | 0.9 | –0.6 | — | | |||||||
| Saverio Galluccio | 103,135 | 19.21 | New | — | Five Star Movement | 54,952 | 13.8 | New | 5 | New | 5 | New |
| Franco Bandelli | 12,909 | 2.4 | New | — | A Different Region | 8,231 | 2.1 | New | — | New | — | New |
| Total candidates | 536,992 | 100.0 | 2 | Total parties | 399,585 | 100.0 | 47 | –10 | 49 | –10 | ||
Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Elections
References
External links
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
- Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Constitution of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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