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Regional Council (Italy)
A regional council (''Consiglio regionale'') in Italy is the elected legislative assembly of a region of Italy. In Emilia-Romagna and Sicily, the legislative bodies are called the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna and the Sicilian Regional Assembly respectively. Origins The '' regional idea'' was born, in Italy, during the national Risorgimento and the first decades after the Unification of Italy, but any proposal was rejected until the Second World War. After the collapse of Fascism and the end of the war a violent independence movement that led to the institution of the region and the concession of the Statute, based on the model of federal states was born in Sicily. A similar route followed Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Valley of Aosta. The other regions were instituted by the Constitution of 1948, but the first elections of regional councils were in 1970. Powers Councils had the power to elect the president and other members ( assess ...
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ...
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Italian Constitution
The Constitution of the Italian Republic ( it, Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana) was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against. The text, which has since been amended sixteen times, was promulgated in an extraordinary edition of Gazzetta Ufficiale on 27 December 1947. The Constituent Assembly was elected by universal suffrage on 2 June 1946, on the same day as the referendum on the abolition of the monarchy was held, and it was formed by the representatives of all the anti-fascist forces that contributed to the defeat of Nazi and Fascist forces during the Italian Civil War. The election was held in all Italian provinces. The Constitution was drafted in 1946 and came into force on 1 January 1948, one century after the Constitution of the Kingdom of Italy, the Statuto Albertino, had been enacted. Constituent Assembly Piero Calamandrei, a professor of law, an authority on civil procedure, spoke in 1955 about World Wa ...
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Legislative Assembly Of Umbria
The Legislative Assembly of Umbria (''Assemblea Legislativa dell'Umbria'') is the parliament of Umbria. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition The Regional Council was originally composed of 30 regional councillors. Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011, the number of regional councillors was reduced to 20, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region. Political groups The Legislative Assembly is currently composed of the following political groups: See also * Regional council *Politics of Umbria *President of Umbria References External linksLegislative Assembly of Umbria {{Authority control Politics of Umbria Italian Regional Councils Umbria it, Umbro (man) it, Umbra (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1 ...
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Legislative Assembly Of Marche
The Legislative Assembly of Marche (''Assemblea Legislativa delle Marche'') is the legislative assembly of Marche. Founded as "Regional Council of Marche", it changed its name into "Legislative Assembly" in 2004. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition The Council was originally composed of 40 regional councillors. Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011, the number of regional councillors was reduced to 30, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region. Political groups The Legislative Assembly of Marche is currently composed of the following political groups: See also * Regional council * Politics of Marche * President of Marche References External linksLegislative Assembly of Marche {{Authority control Italian Regional Councils Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as T ...
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Regional Council Of Tuscany
The Regional Council of Tuscany (''Consiglio Regionale della Toscana'') is the legislative assembly of Tuscany. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition The Regional Council of Tuscany was originally composed of 50 regional councillors. In the 2005 regional election the number of councillors increased to 65, while in the 2010 regional election it was reduced to 53. Following the 2014 regional electoral reform the number of regional councillors was reduced to 40, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region. Political groups After the 2020 regional election, the Regional Council of Tuscany is currently composed of the following political groups: Historical composition ;Notes Presidents This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: ''Presidenti del Consiglio regionale''): ;Notes See also * Regional council * Politics of Tuscany * Pr ...
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Regional Council Of Liguria
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where Jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law. Apart from the Earth, global continental regions, there are also hydrosphere, hydrospheric and atmosphere, atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land mass, land and water mass, water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions geographically bounded by large geological features that influence large-scale ecologies, such as plains and features. As a way of describing spatial areas, the ...
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Regional Council Of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
The Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( it, Consiglio regionale del Friuli-Venezia Giulia; fur, Consei Regjonâl di Friûl Vignesie Julie; sl, Deželni svet Furlanije-Julijske krajine; german: link=no, Regionalrat der Region Friaul-Julisch Venetien) is the parliament, legislative assembly of the autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The assembly was elected for the first time in 1964. Its first location was in Piazza Unità d'Italia; then, in 1972, the seat of the council was moved to Piazza Oberdan. Composition Following the amendment of the Statute approved in January 2013 by the Parliament, the assembly is made up of a variable number of councillors, one of every 25,000 inhabitants according to the data of the last census; from the foundation to the 10th regional legislature it was elected a councillor for every 20,000 people. This change led to the election of 49 councillors, including the president, in the Friuli-Ve ...
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Regional Council Of Veneto
The Regional Council of Veneto (''Consiglio Regionale del Veneto'') is the regional parliament of Veneto. The Council, which has its seat at Palazzo Ferro Fini, located along the Grand Canal in Venice. was first elected in 1970, when ordinary regions were established, twenty-two years after the Italian Constitution envisioned them in 1948. Composition The Regional Council of Veneto (''Consiglio Regionale del Veneto'') is composed of 51 members. 49 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while the remaining two are the elected President and the candidate for President who comes second. The winning coalition wins a bonus of seats in order to make sure the elected President has a majority in the Council. 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'' (lit ...
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Regional Council Of Trentino-Alto Adige
The Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige ( it, Consiglio regionale del Trentino-Alto Adige; german: link=no, Regionalrat Trentino-Südtirol; lld, Consei dla Region Trentin-Südtirol) is the legislative assembly of the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige. The assembly was elected for the first time in 1948. It meets alternately in Trento and Bolzano. Composition The Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige is composed of 35 members of the Provincial Council of Trento and of 35 members of the Provincial Council of Bolzano. For the first half of the term the President of the Regional Council is elected among the members of the Italian-speaking group, for the second among those in the German language. Alternatively, a councillor belonging to the Ladin language group may be elected as President, with the consensus of the majority of the group that will have to renounce it. Political groups The Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige is currently composed of the followi ...
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Regional Council Of Lombardy
The Regional Council of Lombardy ( it, Consiglio Regionale della Lombardia) is the parliament, legislative assembly of Lombardy, Italy. It was first elected in 1970, when the Regions of Italy, ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition The political system of the Regions of Italy was changed in 1995, when a semi-presidential system was introduced. If until that year the Council was elected under a pure proportional representation, proportional system and the President of Lombardy was chosen and dismissed by the Council, since 1995 the President and the Council are jointly elected by the people. The Regional Council of Lombardy is composed of 80 members. From 1995 to 2012, 64 councillors were elected in Provinces of Italy, provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 16 councillors (elected in bloc) came from a "regional list", including th ...
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Regional Council Of Piedmont
The Regional Council of Piedmont (''Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte'') is the legislative assembly of Piedmont. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Composition The Regional Council of Piedmont was originally composed of 60 regional councillors. Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011, the number of regional councillors was reduced to 50, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region. Political groups The Regional Council of Piedmont is currently composed of the following political groups: See also * Regional council *Politics of Piedmont * President of Piedmont References External linksRegional Council of Piedmont {{Authority control Politics of Piedmont Italian Regional Councils Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = ...
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Regional Council Of Aosta Valley
The Regional Council of Aosta Valley ( it, Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta; french: Conseil de la Vallée) is the legislative assembly of the autonomous region of Aosta Valley. The assembly was founded on 29 December 1945 and its first members were selected by the central directions of the parties and approved by the Council of Ministers. The first election of the Council were held instead on 24 April 1949. Composition The Regional Council was composed (2018-2020) of the following political groups: See also * Regional council *Politics of Aosta Valley * President of Aosta Valley References External linksRegional Council of Aosta Valley {{Authority control Politics of Aosta Valley Italian Regional Councils Aosta Valley , Valdostan or Valdotainian it, Valdostano (man) it, Valdostana (woman)french: Valdôtain (man)french: Valdôtaine (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = Official languages , population_blank1 = Italian French ...
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