Politics of Piedmont

Politics of Piedmont
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The politics of Piedmont, a region of Italy, takes place in a framework of a presidential system of representative democracy, whereby the president of Piedmont 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 of Piedmont.

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, who are currently 14, including a Vice President (Vice Presidente).^[1]

List of presidents

President			Term of office		Party	Coalition	Administration	Legislature
Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Piedmont (1970–1995)
1		Edoardo Calleri di Sala (1927–2002)	23 July 1970	21 December 1973	Christian Democracy	DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI	Calleri di Sala	I (1970)
2		Gianni Oberto Tarena (1902–1980)	21 December 1973	21 July 1975	Christian Democracy	DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI	Tarena
3		Aldo Vigilone (1923–1988)	21 July 1975	28 July 1980	Italian Socialist Party	PSI • PCI	Vigilone I	II (1975)
4		Ezio Enrietti (1936–2020)	28 July 1980	15 July 1983	Italian Socialist Party	PSI • PCI	Enrietti	III (1980)
3		Aldo Vigilone (1923–1988)	15 July 1983	1 August 1985	Italian Socialist Party	DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI	Vigilone II
5		Vittorio Beltrami (1926–2012)	1 August 1985	25 July 1990	Christian Democracy	DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI	Beltrami	IV (1985)
6		Gian Paolo Brizio (1929–2008)	25 July 1990	16 March 1993	Christian Democracy	DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI	Brizio I	V (1990)
			16 March 1993	12 June 1995		DC • PSI • FdV • PDS • RI	Brizio II
Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
7		Enzo Ghigo (b. 1953)	12 June 1995	17 April 2000	Forza Italia	FI • AN • CCD	Ghigo I	VI (1995)
			17 April 2000	27 April 2005		FI • AN • LN • CCD	Ghigo II	VII (2000)
8		Mercedes Bresso (b. 1944)	27 April 2005	30 March 2010	Democrats of the Left Democratic Party	DS • DL • PRC • FdV	Bresso	VIII (2005)
9		Roberto Cota (b. 1968)	30 March 2010	9 June 2014[a]	Lega Nord	PdL • LN	Cota	IX (2010)
10		Sergio Chiamparino (b. 1948)	9 June 2014	6 June 2019	Democratic Party	PD • SEL	Chiamparino	X (2014)
11		Alberto Cirio (b. 1972)	6 June 2019	In office	Forza Italia	LN • FI • FdI	Cirio	XI (2019)

Local government

Provinces

Municipalities

Provincial capitals

Other municipalities with more than 45,000 inhabitants

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Piedmont (Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte) is composed of 60 members. 48 councilors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 12 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 6 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 54. 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Parties and elections

Latest regional election

The latest regional election took place on 8–9 June 2024. Incumbent president Alberto Cirio of Forza Italia, supported also by Brothers of Italy (FdI), Lega Piemonte and other parties, was re-elected. FdI was the most voted party, ahead of the Democratic Party.

Results by party Results by coalition
Candidate		Party or alliance			Party			Candidate			+/–
					Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Alberto Cirio	Per il Piemonte		Brothers of Italy	403,954	24.43	11				9
				Lista Civica Cirio Presidente	202,294	12.23	5				New
				Forza Italia	162,888	9.85	4				1
				Lega	155,522	9.40	4				13
				Us Moderates	11,441	0.69	0				–
			Total		936,099	56.60	24	1,055,753	56.13	6	–
	Gianna Pentenero	Gianna Pentenero Presidente		Democratic Party	395,710	23.93	12				3
				Greens and Left Alliance	107,095	6.48	3				–
				United States of Europe	40,223	2.43	1				–
				Lista Civica Pentenero Presidente	24,835	1.50	0				–
				Solidary Democracy	14,536	0.88	0				–
			Total		582,399	35.22	16	630,853	33.54	0	–
	Sarah Disabato	Five Star Movement			99,807	6.04	3	144,420	7.68	–	2
	Francesca Frediani	Piemonte Popolare			19,378	1.17	0	28,191	1.50	–	–
	Alberto Costanzo	Freedom			16,064	0.97	0	21,564	1.15	–	–
Total					1,653,747	100.00	43	1,880,781	100.00	6	–
Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

External links

• Piedmont Region
• Regional Council of Piedmont
• Constitution of Piedmont