Politics of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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

Main article: Government of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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.

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 July 1968	30 July 1973		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
		8 July 1988	14 January 1992		VI (1988)
4	Vinicio Turello	14 January 1992	3 August 1993	DC
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
rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Italian People's Party (1994-2002)/meta/color;" |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
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

Main article: Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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	President		Party	Election
Udine	541,522 #008000	Pietro Fontanini	Lega Friuli-VG	2008
Pordenone	315,323 #0087DC	Alessandro Ciriani	The People of Freedom	2009
Trieste	236,556 #EF1C27	Maria Teresa Bassa Porporat	Democratic Party	2011
Gorizia	142,407 #EF1C27	Enrico Gherghetta	Democratic Party	2011

Municipalities

Municipality	Inhabitants	Mayor		Party	Election
Trieste	205,535 #EF1C27	Roberto Cosolini	Democratic Party	2011
Udine	99,627 #EF1C27	Furio Honsell	Democratic Party	2008
Pordenone	51,723 #EF1C27	Claudio Pedrotti	Democratic Party	2011
Gorizia	35,798 #0087DC	Ettore Romoli	The People of Freedom	2012
Monfalcone	27,877 #EF1C27	Silvia Altran	Democratic Party	2011
Sacile	20,227 #0087DC	Roberto Ceraolo	The People of Freedom	2009
Cordenons	18,470 #008000	Mario Ongaro	Lega Friuli-VG	2011
Codroipo	15,887 #0087DC	Fabio Marchetti	The People of Freedom	2011
Azzano Decimo	15,601 #EF1C27	Marco Putto	Democratic Party	2012
Porcia	15,443 #008000	Stefano Turchet	Lega Friuli-VG	2009
San Vito al Tagliamento	15,015 #EF1C27	Antonio Di Bisceglie	Democratic Party	2011

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
	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

External links

• Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
• Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• Constitution of Friuli-Venezia Giulia