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Politics and government of
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The Politics of Marche, 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 11, including a Vice President.[1]
2010–2015 composition [edit]
List of Presidents [edit]
Legislative branch [edit]
The Regional Council of Marche (Consiglio Regionale della Marche) is composed of 40 members. 32 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 8 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 4 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 36. 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 prevision 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]
2010–2015 composition [edit]
Local government [edit]
Provinces [edit]
Marche is divided in five provinces, which were first established in 1861. The centre-left Democratic Party governs four provinces out of five, including Macerata, whose president is a member of the Union of the Centre, and Fermo, whose president is a member of Left Ecology Freedom, a left-wing outfit.
Municipalities [edit]
Marche is also divided in 239 comuni (municipalities), which have even more history, having been established in the Middle Ages, when they were the main places of government. The centre-left Democratic Party is widely the strongest party in local government, having the majority of mayors throughout the region.
| Municipality |
Inhabitants |
Mayor |
Party |
Election |
| Ancona |
102,500 |
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Fiorello Gramillano |
Democratic Party |
2009 |
| Pesaro |
98,438 |
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Luca Ceriscioli |
Democratic Party |
2009 |
| Fano |
63,922 |
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Stefano Aguzzi |
The People of Freedom |
2009 |
| Ascoli Piceno |
51,168 |
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Guido Castelli |
The People of Freedom |
2009 |
| San Benedetto del Tronto |
48,036 |
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Giovanni Gaspari |
Democratic Party |
2011 |
| Senigallia |
44,673 |
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Maurizio Mangialardi |
Democratic Party |
2010 |
| Macerata |
43,000 |
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Romano Carancini |
Democratic Party |
2010 |
| Jesi |
40,502 |
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Massimo Bacci |
Civic list |
2012 |
| Civitanova Marche |
40,400 |
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Tommaso Claudio Corvatta |
Democratic Party |
2012 |
| Fermo |
37,869 |
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Nella Brambatti |
Democratic Party |
2011 |
Parties and elections [edit]
Last regional election [edit]
In the last regional election, which took place on 28–29 March 2010, Gian Mario Spacca of the Democratic Party, supported also by the Union of the Centre and Alliance for Italy, defeated by a comfortable margin his centre-right opponent Erminio Marinelli and, thus, secured a second consecutive term as President.
| Candidates & parties |
votes |
votes (%) |
seats |
| Gian Mario Spacca |
409,823 |
53.2 |
25 |
| Democratic Party |
224,891 |
31.1 |
15 |
| Italy of Values |
65,537 |
9.1 |
4 |
| Union of the Centre |
41,988 |
5.8 |
3 |
| Italian Socialist Party–European Republicans |
19,698 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Alliance for Italy |
14,552 |
2.0 |
1 |
| Federation of the Greens |
12,641 |
1.7 |
1 |
| Erminio Marinelli |
306,076 |
39.7 |
14 |
| The People of Freedom |
225,472 |
31.2 |
12 |
| Lega Nord Marche |
45,725 |
6.3 |
2 |
| Massimo Rossi |
54,851 |
7.1 |
2 |
| Federation of the Left |
27,975 |
3.9 |
1 |
| Left Ecology Freedom |
19,110 |
2.6 |
1 |
| Total |
770,750 |
100.0 |
41 |
Source: La Repubblica
Other elections [edit]
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
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