Politics of Lazio
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The politics of Lazio, a region of Italy, takes place in the framework of an "anomalous presidential"[1][2] representative democracy or prime-ministerial system with an executive presidency, 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.
Lazio is mainly a swing region. While Rome is more left-leaning, the rest of the region usually votes more for right-wing parties (FdI, LSP, FI).
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 (Assessori), who are currently 16, including a vice president.[3]
List of presidents
- Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)
| N. | Name | Term of office | Political party | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girolamo Mechelli | 1 September 1970 | 17 January 1972 | Christian Democracy | I (1970) |
| 2 | Luigi Cipriani | 17 January 1972 | 23 October 1973 | Christian Democracy | |
| 3 | Rinaldo Santini | 23 October 1973 | 22 September 1975 | Christian Democracy | |
| 4 | Roberto Palleschi | 22 September 1975 | 23 March 1976 | Italian Socialist Party | II (1975) |
| 5 | Maurizio Ferrara | 23 March 1976 | 5 August 1977 | Italian Communist Party | |
| 6 | Giulio Santarelli | 5 August 1977 | 8 August 1980 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| 8 August 1980 | 24 March 1983 | III (1980) | |||
| 7 | Bruno Landi | 24 March 1983 | 18 April 1984 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| 8 | Gabriele Panizzi | 18 April 1984 | 31 July 1985 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| 9 | Sebastiano Montali | 31 July 1985 | 17 May 1987 | Italian Socialist Party | IV (1985) |
| (7) | Bruno Landi | 17 May 1987 | 27 July 1990 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| 10 | Rodolfo Gigli | 27 July 1990 | 5 August 1992 | Christian Democracy | V (1990) |
| 11 | Giorgio Pasetto | 5 August 1992 | 21 February 1994 | Christian Democracy | |
| 12 | Carlo Proietti | 21 February 1994 | 18 January 1995 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| 13 | Arturo Osio | 18 January 1995 | 19 May 1995 | Federation of the Greens | |
- Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
| N. | Portrait | President | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) |
Party | Composition | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  |
Piero Badaloni (1946– ) |
19 May 1995 |
12 May 2000 |
4 years, 359 days | Independent / The Democrats |
The Olive Tree PDS–PRC–PPI–FdV–PRI |
VI (1995) | |
| 15 |  |
Francesco Storace (1959– ) |
12 May 2000 |
2 May 2005 |
4 years, 355 days | National Alliance | House of Freedoms AN–FI–CCD–CDU |
VII (2000) | |
| 16 |  |
Piero Marrazzo (1958– ) |
2 May 2005 |
27 October 2009[a] |
4 years, 178 days | Independent / Democratic Party |
The Union Ulivo/PD–PRC–FdV–PdCI–UDEUR–IdV |
VIII (2005) | |
| 17 |  |
Renata Polverini (1962– ) |
16 April 2010 |
12 March 2013[b] |
2 years, 330 days | The People of Freedom | LP–PdL–UdC–LD | IX (2010) | |
| 18 |  |
Nicola Zingaretti (1965– ) |
12 March 2013 |
19 March 2018 |
9 years, 243 days | Democratic Party | Italy. Common Good PD–SEL–PSI–CD |
X (2013) | |
| 19 March 2018 |
10 November 2022[c] |
PD–LeU–+Eu–CS–M5S[d] | XI (2018) | ||||||
| 19 | .jpg) |
Francesco Rocca (1965– ) |
2 March 2023 |
Incumbent | 3 years, 177 days | Independent (close to FdI) |
FdI–League–FI–UdC | XII (2023) | |
- ↑ Resigned after a sex scandal. His deputy Esterino Montino (PD) held the office till a new regional election was called.
- ↑ Resigned on 27 September 2012 after a corruption scandal. She remained in office as acting President till a new regional election was called.
- ↑ Resigned after being elected to the Chamber of Deputies. His deputy Daniele Leodori (PD) held the office till the following regional election.
- ↑ Since 2021.
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Lazio (Consiglio Regionale del Lazio) is composed of 51 members, of which 39 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, 10 from the so-called "regional list" of the elected president and the last one is for the candidate for president who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the council.
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 1999), also the council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.[4]
Current composition
The Regional Council of Lazio is currently composed of the following political groups:[5]
| Party | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 22 / 51 |
In government | |
| Democratic Party (PD) | 11 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| Forza Italia (FI) | 7 / 51 |
In government | |
| Rocca for President | 2 / 51 |
In government | |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 2 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| Italia Viva (IV) | 2 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| League (Lega) | 1 / 51 |
In government | |
| Action (A) | 1 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| Greens and Left (VS) | 1 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| Progressive Pole (PP) | 1 / 51 |
In opposition | |
| Mixed Group | 1 / 51 |
External support | |
By coalition:
| Coalition | Seats | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-right coalition | 33 / 51 |
Government | ||
| Centre-left coalition | 16 / 51 |
Opposition | ||
| Five Star Movement | 2 / 51 |
Opposition | ||
Local government
Provinces
| Province | Inhabitants | President | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan City of Rome Capital | 4,352,359 | Roberto Gualtieri (metropolitan mayor) |
PD | 2021 | |
| Frosinone | 489,716 | Luca Di Stefano | PD | 2022 | |
| Latina | 575,218 | Federico Carnevale | FI | 2026 | |
| Rieti | 156,148 | Roberta Cuneo | Lega | 2023 | |
| Viterbo | 317,799 | Alessandro Romoli | FI | 2021 | |
Municipalities
- Provincial capitals
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosinone | 46,649 | Riccardo Mastrangeli | Forza Italia | 2022 | |
| Latina | 126,478 | Matilde Celentano | Brothers of Italy | 2023 | |
| Rieti | 47,405 | Daniele Sinibaldi | Brothers of Italy | 2022 | |
| Rome | 2,857,046 | Roberto Gualtieri | Democratic Party | 2021 | |
| Viterbo | 67,831 | Chiara Frontini | Independent (centre-right) | 2022 | |
Parties and elections
Latest regional election
In the latest regional election, which took place on 12–13 February 2023, Francesco Rocca was elected President with the support of the centre-right coalition.
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Rocca | 934,614 | 53.88 | 1 | ||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 519,633 | 33.62 | 22 | ||||||
| League | 131,631 | 8.52 | 3 | ||||||
| Forza Italia | 130,368 | 8.43 | 3 | ||||||
| Rocca List | 31,437 | 2.03 | 1 | ||||||
| Union of the Centre | 24,983 | 1.62 | 1 | ||||||
| Us Moderates | 17,398 | 1.13 | – | ||||||
| Total | 855,450 | 55.34 | 30 | ||||||
| Alessio D'Amato | 581,033 | 33.50 | 1 | ||||||
| Democratic Party | 313,023 | 20.25 | 10 | ||||||
| Action – Italia Viva | 75,272 | 4.87 | 2 | ||||||
| D'Amato List | 47,184 | 3.05 | 1 | ||||||
| Greens and Left | 42,314 | 2.74 | 1 | ||||||
| Solidary Democracy | 18,417 | 1.19 | – | ||||||
| More Europe – Radicals – Volt | 14,870 | 0.96 | – | ||||||
| Italian Socialist Party | 7,974 | 0.52 | – | ||||||
| Total | 519,066 | 33.58 | 14 | ||||||
| Donatella Bianchi | 186,562 | 10.76 | – | Five Star Movement | 132,041 | 8.54 | 4 | ||
| Progressive Pole | 7,974 | 1.21 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 150,768 | 9.75 | 5 | ||||||
| Sonia Pecorilli | 16,932 | 0.98 | – | Italian Communist Party | 10,212 | 0.66 | – | ||
| Rosa Rinaldi | 15,331 | 0.88 | – | People's Union | 10,289 | 0.67 | – | ||
| Blank and invalid votes | 45,111 | 2.53 | |||||||
| Total candidates | 1,734,472 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 1,545,785 | 100.00 | 49 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,791,612 | 37.20 | |||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Palermo, Francesco (31 October 2019). "The Erosion of Italian Regionalism". Verfassungsblog. doi:10.17176/20191031-163150-0. ISSN 2366-7044.
The attention given to the regional elections in Umbria didn't change when the direct election of regional presidents was introduced in 1995 (and constitutionalized in 1999), making Italy the only European country with a presidential system at regional level. For the past two decades, the only electoral thrill in the region was the amount of votes and the broader or smaller margin in favour of the presidential candidate from the leftist coalition.
- ↑ Vampa, Davide (2021). "Translating votes into seats and offices: Changing representation and government in the Italian Regions (2018-2020)". Contemporary Italian Politics. 13 (4): 485–505. doi:10.1080/23248823.2021.1969490.
The rationale of the index is the same as that of the general ENP, with a score of 1 meaning that the opposition is formed by just one party, 2 meaning that there are two opposition parties of exactly the same size, and so on. In this article the same index is also applied to the ruling coalition to determine whether it is more or less fragmented than its opposition. In an anomalous presidential system like the one existing in Italian regions, government formation is still linked to parliamentary dynamics (i.e.the composition of regional councils). Therefore, rather than focusing on vote shares, this time we only consider how seats are distributed within the government and opposition camps (ENPSM; ENPSO).
- ↑ Regione Lazio – Composizione della Giunta regionale
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Consiglio Regionale del Lazio - Gruppi Consiliari". www.consiglio.regione.lazio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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