Politics of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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The Politics of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 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

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.^[1]

List of Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

	Name	Term of office		Political Party	Legislature
1	Alfredo Berzanti	24 June 1964	1 July 1968	DC	I (1964)
1	Alfredo Berzanti	1 July 1968	30 July 1973	DC	II (1968)
2	Antonio Comelli	30 July 1973	21 September 1978	DC	III (1973)
		21 September 1978	29 July 1983		IV (1978)
		29 July 1983	23 October 1984		V (1983)
3	Adriano Biasutti	23 October 1984	8 July 1988	DC	V (1983)
3	Adriano Biasutti	8 July 1988	14 January 1992	DC	VI (1988)
4	Vinicio Turello	14 January 1992	3 August 1993	DC	VI (1988)
5	Pietro Fontanini	3 August 1993	18 July 1994	Lega Nord	VII (1993)
6	Alessandra Guerra	18 July 1994	7 November 1995	Lega Nord
7	Sergio Cecotti	7 November 1995	5 December 1996	Lega Nord
8	Giancarlo Cruder	5 December 1996	31 July 1998	PPI
9	Roberto Antonione	31 July 1998	15 June 2001	FI	VIII (1998)
10	Renzo Tondo	15 June 2001	14 June 2003	FI	VIII (1998)
11	Riccardo Illy	14 June 2003	19 April 2008	Independent	IX (2003)
(10)	Renzo Tondo	19 April 2008	22 April 2013	PdL	X (2008)
12	Debora Serracchiani	22 April 2013	incumbent	PD	XI (2013)

Legislative branch

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

Provinces

Province	Inhabitants		Party	Election
Udine	533,282	Pietro Fontanini	Lega Friuli-VG	2013
Pordenone	312,794	Claudio Pedrotti	Democratic Party	2014
Trieste	234,874	Maria Teresa Bassa Porporat	Civic Freedom	2011
Gorizia	140,268	Enrico Gherghetta	Democratic Party	2011

Municipalities

Municipality	Inhabitants		Party	Election
Trieste	204,420	Roberto Dipiazza	Responsible Autonomy	2016
Udine	99,169	Furio Honsell	Democratic Party	2013
Pordenone	51,229	Claudio Pedrotti	Brothers of Italy	2016
Gorizia	34,844	Ettore Romoli	Forza Italia	2012
Monfalcone	28,258	Anna Maria Cisint	Lega Friuli-VG	2016
Sacile	19,837	Roberto Ceraolo	Forza Italia	2014
Cordenons	18,301	Andrea Delle Vedove	Lega Friuli-VG	2016
Codroipo	16,148	Fabio Marchetti	Forza Italia	2016
Azzano Decimo	15,775	Marco Putto	Democratic Party	2012
Porcia	15,293	Giusepe Gaiarin	Democratic Party	2014
San Vito al Tagliamento	15,078	Antonio Di Bisceglie	Democratic Party	2016

* = Term extended until 2017, pending the possible merger with other municipalities.

Parties and elections

Main articles: List of political parties in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Elections in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Latest regional election

Main article: Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, 2013

In the latest regional election, which took place on 21–22 April 2013, Debora Serracchiani of the Democratic Party narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom. Serracchiani was the second woman to hold the office after Alessandra Guerra in 1994–1995.


Candidates	Regional lists				Provincial lists						Total
Candidates	votes	%	+/–	seats	Parties	votes	%	+/–	seats	+/–	group	+/–
Debora Serracchiani	211,508	39.39	–6.8	1	Democratic Party	107,155	26.8	–3.1	19	+4	27	+3
					Citizens for the President	21,169	5.3	+0.2	3	+1
					Left Ecology Freedom	17,764	4.5	–1.2	3
					Slovene Union	5,651	1.4	+0.2	1
					Italy of Values	4,006	1.0	–3.5	—	–2
Renzo Tondo	209,457	39.00	–14.8	1	The People of Freedom	80,052	20.0	–13.0	8	–13	17	–18
					Responsible Autonomy–Tondo List (incl. MAF)	42,847	10.7	New	4	New
					Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia	33,050	8.3	–4.6	3	–5
					Union of the Centre	14,758	3.7	–2.5	1	–3
					The Right	6,209	1.6	New	—	New
					Pensioners' Party	3,741	0.9	–0.6	—
Saverio Galluccio	103,135	19.21	New	—	Five Star Movement	54,952	13.8	New	5	New	5	New
Franco Bandelli	12,909	2.4	New	—	A Different Region	8,231	2.1	New	—	New	—	New
Total candidates	536,992	100.0		2	Total parties	399,585	100.0		47	–10	49	–10

Source: Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Elections

References

↑ Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia - la giunta regionale

External links

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