Politics of Liguria

The Politics of Liguria, 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 Liguria

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.

List of Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of Liguria

President			Took office	Left office	Party
1		Gianni Dagnino	1970	1975	Christian Democracy
2		Angelo Carrosino	1975	1980	Italian Communist Party
3		Giovanni Persico	1980	1981	Italian Republican Party
4		Alberto Teardo	1981	1983	Italian Socialist Party
5		Rinaldo Magnani	1983	1990	Italian Socialist Party
6		Giacomo Gualco	1990	1995	Christian Democracy
rowspan="1" style="background: Template:Italian People's Party (1994)/meta/color;" | 7		Giancarlo Mori	1995	2000	Italian People's Party
8		Sandro Biasotti	2000	2005	Forza Italia
9		Claudio Burlando	2005	2015	Democrats of the Left then Democratic Party
10		Giovanni Toti	2015	Incumbent	Forza Italia

Legislative branch

Main article: Regional Council of Liguria

The Regional Council of Liguria (Consiglio Regionale della Liguria) 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.

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.

Parties and elections

Main articles: List of political parties in Liguria and Elections in Liguria

Latest regional election

Main article: Ligurian regional election, 2015

In the latest regional election, which took place on 31 May 2015, Giovanni Toti of Forza Italia, supported also by Lega Nord Liguria, was elected President in a three-way race with Raffaella Paita of the Democratic Party and Alice Salvatore of the Five Star Movement.

Candidates & parties	votes	votes (%)	seats reg. list	seats prov. lists
Giovanni Toti	226,710	34.44	6+1	9
Lega Nord Liguria	109,209	20.25	→	5
Forza Italia	68,286	12.66	→	3
Brothers of Italy	16,562	3.07	→	1
Popular Area (incl. NCD and UdC)	9,269	1.71	→	-
Raffaella Paita	183,272	27.84	1	7
Democratic Party	138,257	25.63	→	7
Ligurians for Paita	17,060	3.16	→	-
Change Liguria	8,330	1.54	→	-
Alice Salvatore	163,527	24.84	–	6
Five Star Movement	120,219	22.29	→	6
Luca Pastorino	61,988	9.41	–	1
Network to the Left (incl. SEL, PRC, PdCI)	22,093	4.09	→	1
Pastorino List	13,500	2.50	→	-
Enrico Musso	10,667	1.62	–	–
Free Liguria	8,408	1.55	→	-
Matteo Piccardi	5,136	0.78	–	–
Workers' Communist Party	3,036	0.56	→	-
Antonio Bruno	4,855	0.73	–	–
Other Liguria	3,937	0.73	→	-
Mirella Batini	2,016	0.30	–	–
Women Brotherhood	1,084	0.20	→	-
Total	658,171	100.00	8	23

Source: Ministry of the Interior

External links

• Liguria Region
• Constitution of Liguria