The regional government of the autonomous region of

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, has the form of a presidential

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, where the president of the Region is the

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, and of a

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is exercised by the Regional Government.

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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 10, including a vice president.Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - la giunta regionale
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List of presidents

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (''Consiglio Regionale della Friuli-Venezia Giulia'') is composed of 60 members and is elected with

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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

Municipalities

Provincial capitals

Other municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants

Former Provinces

The provinces were disbanded in 2017–2018.

Parties and elections

Latest regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 2–3 April 2023, incumbent president

Massimiliano Fedriga Massimiliano Fedriga (born 2 July 1980 in Verona) is an Italian Northern League politician. He is the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region. Biography Born in Verona on 2 July 1980 and raised in Trieste, Fedriga graduated i ...

Lega Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lega Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( en, Friuli-Venezia Giulia League), whose complete name is ( en, Friuli-Venezia Giulia League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The party was a "national" section ...

was re-elected by a landslide.

References

External links

Friuli-Venezia Giulia RegionRegional Council of Friuli-Venezia GiuliaConstitution of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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