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Politics and government of
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The Politics of Apulia, 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 [edit]
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 14, including a Vice President.[1]
2010–2015 composition [edit]
Source: Apulia Region – Regional Government
List of Presidents [edit]
Legislative branch [edit]
The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is composed of 70 members and is elected with proportional representation plus a majority premium for the winning 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 vel simul cadent prevision (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.[3]
2010–2015 composition [edit]
Parties and elections [edit]
Last regional election [edit]
In the last regional election, which took place on 28–29 March 2010, the outgoing President Nichi Vendola of Left Ecology Freedom (SEL) was elected for a second-consecutive term, after having won the a primary election in which he beat a Democrat and having benefited from the split of the centre-right. Vendola's party, SEL, had a strong showing in the Region by coming third with 9.7% of the vote, after The People of Freedom (31.1%) and the Democratic Party (20.8%).
| Candidates & parties |
votes |
votes (%) |
seats |
| Nichi Vendola |
1,036,638 |
48.7 |
46 |
| Democratic Party |
410,395 |
20.8 |
23 |
| Left Ecology Freedom–Socialist Party[4] |
192,604 |
9.7 |
11 |
| Italy of Values |
127,865 |
6.5 |
6 |
| Apulia for Vendola |
109,412 |
5.5 |
6 |
| Federation of the Left–Greens |
64,441 |
3.3 |
- |
| others |
6,005 |
0.3 |
- |
| Rocco Palese |
899,590 |
42.3 |
26 |
| The People of Freedom |
615,064 |
31.1 |
20 |
| Apulia First |
139,379 |
7.1 |
4 |
| Apulians for Palese |
95,070 |
4.8 |
2 |
| others |
24,949 |
1.3 |
- |
| Adriana Poli Bortone |
185,370 |
8.7 |
4 |
| Union of the Centre |
128,542 |
6.5 |
4 |
| I the South |
57,901 |
2.9 |
- |
| Others |
7,376 |
0.4 |
- |
| others |
5,834 |
0.3 |
- |
| Total |
2,128,974 |
100.0 |
76 |
Sources: Apulia Region and Corriere della Sera
Other elections [edit]
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
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