The Politics of Abruzzo (
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
, Italy) takes place in a framework of a
presidential
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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 branch
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 8, including a Vice President (''Vicepresidente'') and an undersecretary (''Sottosegretario'').
List of presidents
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Abruzzo (''Consiglio Regionale dell'Abruzzo'') is composed of 40 members. 32 councillors are elected in
provincial
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constituencies by
proportional representation using the
largest remainder method with a
Droop quota
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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.
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'' clause introduced in 1999 (literally ''they will stand together or they will fall together''), also the council is dissolved and a snap election is called.
Local government
Provinces
Municipalities
Provincial capitals
Parties and elections
Latest regional election
The latest regional election was held on 10 March 2024. Incumbent president
Marco Marsilio of
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was re-elected and his party was the most voted one.
Notes
References
External links
Abruzzo RegionRegional Council of AbruzzoConstitution of Abruzzo
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