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The Regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The politics of Italy take place in a framework of a parliamentary, democratic Republic, and of a Multi-party system. The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62 The President of the Italian Republic (Presidente della Repubblica Italiana is the Head of State of Italy, and as such is intended to represent national unity Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29 1925) is an Italian Politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor In Italy the Council of Ministers is the name of the government composed of the President of the Council (that is the Italian Prime minister) the ministers The Parliament of Italy ( Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of Italy. This is a list of Legislatures of the Italian Republic. The Italian Senate ( Italian: Senato della Repubblica, 'Senate of the Republic' is the Upper house of the Parliament of Italy. The Italian Chamber of Deputies ( Camera dei Deputati) is the Lower house of the Parliament of Italy. The Constitutional Court of Italy (Corte costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana is a Supreme court of Italy, the other being the Court of Cassation The Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione is the major Court of last resort in Italy. The Corte d'Assise is an Italian court composed of two professional judges Giudici Togati, and six popular judges Giudici Popolari. Several Political parties operate in Italy, and historically they have been even more than today The People of Freedom ( Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL is a liberal-conservative History Premises Following the run-up to the The Democratic Party ( Partito Democratico, PD is a Centre-left political party in Italy. This page gathers the results of Elections in Italy. Italy elects on national level a Parliament consisting of two houses, the Chamber In the Italian general election 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The Constitution of Italy, provides for only two kinds of legally binding Referenda: a legislative referendum, which can only be called In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in This article describes the foreign relations of Italy. International organization participation AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The article is about the geographic sense of the term For other uses including Regions and Regional, see Region (disambiguation. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population There are 20 Regions, 5 of them are autonomous regions with a special statute.
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Status
Every region has a statute – a regional constitution. 15 regions have an ordinary statute, 5 of them have a special statute.
Regions with ordinary statute
These regions, whose statute is approved by the regional council, were created in the 1970s, even though the Italian Constitution dates back to 1947. Since the constitutional reform of 2001 they are granted an important power in terms of legislation, not only in terms of administration as previously, but financially they are still heavily dependent on the central state.
Regional autonomy (Federalism) has been made an issue in Italian politics in recent years, aided by the emergence of parties such as the Lega Nord. Political federalism is a Political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin foedus, covenant) with a governing Lega Nord (Northern League LN whose complete name is Lega Nord per l'Indipendenza della Padania (Northern League for Independence of Padania) is an Italian
In 2005 the centre-right government led by Silvio Berlusconi proposed a new reform of the constitution which would have entailed greatly increasing the powers of the regions in areas such as health and education. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor In June 2006, the proposals, which had been particularly associated with Berlusconi’s partners in government the Northern League, and seen by some as leading the way to a federal state, were rejected in a referendum by a margin of 61. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month Lega Nord (Northern League LN whose complete name is Lega Nord per l'Indipendenza della Padania (Northern League for Independence of Padania) is an Italian 7% to 38. 3%.
Autonomous regions with special statute
Five regions (namely Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Aosta Valley established 1948 and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, created in 1963) have been granted a special status of autonomy. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty The Constitution of the Italian Republic (Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 December 1947 with 453 votes in favour and 62 Their statute is a constitutional law approved by the Italian Parliament, granting very large powers in terms of legislation and administration, but also a very large financial autonomy. Consider that they keep between 60% and 100% of all taxes and decide what to do with such huge resources.
These regions became autonomous in order to take into account that some of them host linguistic minorities (German-speaking in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, French-speaking in Aosta Valley, Slovenians in Friuli-Venezia Giulia) or are geographically isolated (the two islands, but also Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which was at the border with the iron curtain). Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol constitutes an additional exception: in fact the region is nearly powerless. Indeed the special statute more properly regards the two autonomous provinces of Trent and Bolzano. The region has more and more a coordinating role.
| Region | Capital |
|---|---|
| 1. Abruzzo (formerly northern Abruzzi) | L'Aquila |
| 2. L'Aquila is a city and Comune of central Italy. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river and surrounded Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta / Vallée d'Aoste) |
Aosta (Aoste) |
| 3. Apulia (Puglia, sometimes Puglie) | Bari |
| 4. Apulia ( Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east the Ionian Sea Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Basilicata | Potenza |
| 5. Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west Apulia ( Puglia) to the east Calabria to Potenza (poˈtentsa is a town and Comune in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania Calabria | Catanzaro |
| 6. Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of Catanzaro (Katantheros Katastarioi Lokroi is a city in Calabria, Italy, the capital of both the Province of Catanzaro and the whole region of Calabria Campania | Naples (Napoli) |
| 7. Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Emilia-Romagna | Bologna |
| 8. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Trieste |
| 9. Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Lazio | Rome (Roma) |
| 10. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Liguria | Genoa (Genova) |
| 11. Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Lombardy (Lombardia) | Milan (Milano) |
| 12. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Marche | Ancona |
| 13. The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Ancona (Ankon is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101909 (2005 Molise (formerly southern Abruzzi) | Campobasso |
| 14. Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions Campobasso (Campobassan Dialect Kambuàš) is the capital city of the Molise region in Italy. Piedmont (Piemonte) | Turin (Torino) |
| 15. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Sardinia (Sardegna) | Cagliari |
| 16. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Sicily (Sicilia) | Palermo |
| 17. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Trento |
| 18. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ( Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige; German: Trentino-Südtirol; Ladin: Trentin-Adesc Aut Trento (traditional English Trent; Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many Tuscany (Toscana) | Florence (Firenze) |
| 19. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Umbria | Perugia |
| 20. Umbria is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Perugia. Perugia is the capital City of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river and the capital of the Province of Perugia Veneto | Venice (Venezia) |
Institutions
Each region has an elected parliament, called Consiglio Regionale (literally regional council) and a regional government, called Giunta Regionale (literally executive committee) headed by the regional president, who is elected directly by the citizens living in the region. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Indeed the president is very powerful: he can nominate the members of his government and decide over their destitution; if he resigns, new elections are to be immediately called.
| Presidents of Regions of Italy | |||
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| Region | President | Term | Party |
| Aosta Valley | Augusto Rollandin | 2008–2013 | UV |
| Piedmont | Mercedes Bresso | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Lombardy | Roberto Formigoni | 2005–2010 | FI–PdL |
| Veneto | Giancarlo Galan | 2005–2010 | FI–PdL |
| Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Lorenzo Dellai | 2007–2009 | Civica–PD |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Renzo Tondo | 2008–2013 | FI–PdL |
| Liguria | Claudio Burlando | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Emilia-Romagna | Vasco Errani | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Tuscany | Claudio Martini | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Marche | Gian Mario Spacca | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Umbria | Maria Rita Lorenzetti | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Lazio | Piero Marrazzo | 2005-2010 | PD |
| Abruzzo | Ottaviano Del Turco | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Molise | Michele Iorio | 2005–2010 | FI–PdL |
| Campania | Antonio Bassolino | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Apulia | Nichi Vendola | 2005–2010 | PRC |
| Basilicata | Vito De Filippo | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Calabria | Agazio Loiero | 2005–2010 | PD |
| Sicily | Raffaele Lombardo | 2008–2013 | MpA |
| Sardinia | Renato Soru | 2004–2009 | PD |
See also
- Groups of Italian regions
- Regional Council (Italy)
- Presidents of Regions of Italy
- Provinces of Italy
- Municipalities of Italy
- Flags of regions of Italy
External links
- CityMayors article
- (Italian)Regional Governments of Italy on Italia.gov.it
- (Italian)Regional Governments of Italy on Governo.it