Politics of Lazio

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politics and government of
Lazio

The Politics of Lazio, 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 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 16, including a Vice President.[1]

List of Presidents

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political Party
(Political Coalition)
Legislature
(Election)
1 Girolamo Mechelli
(1923–1986)
1 September 1970 17 January 1971 Christian Democracy
(Organic Centre-left)
I
(1970)
2 Luigi Cipriani
(?–?)
17 January 1971 23 October 1973 Christian Democracy
(Organic Centre-left)
3 Rinaldo Santini
(1914–2013)
23 October 1973 22 September 1975 Christian Democracy
(Organic Centre-left)
4 Roberto Palleschi
(1925–2009)
22 September 1975 23 March 1976 Italian Socialist Party II
(1975)
5 Maurizio Ferrara
(1921–2000)
23 March 1976 5 August 1977 Italian Communist Party
6 Giulio Santarelli
(born in 1935)
5 August 1977 24 March 1983 Italian Socialist Party
III
(1980)
7 Bruno Landi
(born in 1939)
24 March 1983 18 April 1984 Italian Socialist Party
(Organic Centre-left)
8 Gabriele Panizzi
(born in 1937)
18 April 1984 31 July 1985 Italian Socialist Party
(Organic Centre-left)
9 Sebastiano Montali
(born in 1937)
31 July 1985 17 May 1987 Italian Socialist Party
(Pentapartito)
IV
(1985)
10 Bruno Landi
(born in 1939)
17 May 1987 27 July 1990 Italian Socialist Party
(Pentapartito)
11 Rodolfo Gigli
(born in 1935)
27 July 1990 21 February 1992 Christian Democracy
(Pentapartito)
V
(1990)
12 Giorgio Pasetto
(born in 1941)
21 February 1992 21 February 1994 Christian Democracy
(Pentapartito)
13 Carlo Proietti
(born in 1943)
21 February 1994 18 January 1995 Italian Socialist Party
(Alliance of Progressives)
14 Arturo Osio
(born in 1932)
18 January 1995 16 June 1995 Independent
(Alliance of Progressives)
15 Piero Badaloni
(born in 1946)
16 June 1995 12 March 2000 Independent
(The Olive Tree)
VI
(1995)
16 Francesco Storace
(born in 1959)
12 March 2000 2 May 2005 National Alliance
(House of Freedoms)
VII
(2000)
17 Piero Marrazzo
(born in 1959)
2 May 2005 27 October 2009 Independent
(The Union)
VIII
(2005)
18 Renata Polverini
(born in 1962)
16 April 2010 12 March 2013 The People of Freedom
(Centre-right coalition)
IX
(2010)
19 Nicola Zingaretti
(born in 1965)
12 March 2013 19 March 2018 Democratic Party
(Italy. Common Good)
X
(2013)
19 March 2018 Incumbent Democratic Party
(Centre-left coalition)
XI
(2018)

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Lazio (Consiglio Regionale del Lazio) is composed of 51 members, of which 39 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, 10 from the so-called "regional list" of the elected President and the last one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition 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 vel simul cadent clause (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.[2]

Parties and elections

Latest regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 4 March 2018, incumbent President Nicola Zingaretti (Democratic Party) was narrowly re-elected.

4 March 2018 Lazio regional election results
Candidates Votes % Seats Parties Votes % Seats
Nicola Zingaretti 1,018,736 32.92 1
Democratic Party 539,131 21.25 18
Zingaretti List 110,080 4.34 3
Free and Equal 88,416 3.48 1
More Europe 52,451 2.07 1
Solidary Centre 48,872 1.93 1
Together 28,443 1.12
Total 867,393 34.19 24
Stefano Parisi 964,757 31.18 1
Forza Italia 371,155 14.63 6
League 252,772 9.96 4
Brothers of Italy 220,460 8.69 3
Us with ItalyUDC 41.234 1.63 1
Energies for Italy 37,043 1.46
Total 922,664 36.37 14
Roberta Lombardi 835,137 26.99 Five Star Movement 559,752 22.06 10
Sergio Pirozzi 151,339 4.89
Sergio Pirozzi for President 93,942 3.70 1
Nathan List 3,443 0.14
Total 97,385 3.84 1
Mauro Antonini 59,898 1.94 CasaPound Italy 42,609 1.68
Elisabetta Canitano 43,895 1.42 Power to the People 33,372 1.32
Jean Leonard Touadi 7,708 0.25 Popular Civic List 6,073 0.24
Giovanni Paolo Azzaro 7,614 0.25 Christian Democracy 5,325 0.21
Rosati Stefano 4,952 0.16 Reconquer Italy 2,565 0.10
Total candidates 3,094,036 100.00 2 Total parties 2,537,138 100.00 49
Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

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