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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.
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Executive
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]
Current composition
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List of Presidents
| Presidents of Apulia | |||
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| President | Party | Term | Legislature |
| Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | DC | 1970–1975 | I Legislature |
| Nicola Rotolo | DC | 1975–1978 | II Legislature |
| Nicola Quarta | DC | 1978–1980 | II Legislature |
| Nicola Quarta | DC | 1980–1983 | III Legislature |
| Angelo Monfredi | DC | 1983 | III Legislature |
| Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | DC | 1983–1985 | III Legislature |
| Salvatore Fitto | DC | 1985–1988 | IV Legislature |
| Giuseppe Colasanto | DC | 1988–1990 | IV Legislature |
| Michele Bellomo | DC | 1990–1992 | V Legislature |
| Giovanni Copertino | DC | 1992–1993 | V Legislature |
| Vito Savino | DC | 1993–1994 | V Legislature |
| Giuseppe Martellotta | DC/PPI | 1994–1995 | V Legislature |
| Salvatore Distaso | PDS | 1995–2000 | VI Legislature |
| Raffaele Fitto | FI | 2000–2005 | VII Legislature |
| Nichi Vendola | PRC | 2005–... | VIII Legislature |
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is composed of 70 members. 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.[2]
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Elections
Last regional election
In the last regional election, which took place on 3-4 April 2005, Nichi Vendola (Communist Refoundation Party) defeated incumbert Raffaele Fitto (Forza Italia).[3]
The success of Vendola came somewhat unexpected. In a Southern Italian Region, expected to be morally conservative, Vendola, a communist and a homosexual, defeated Fitto, a Christian democrat. Vendola was the first candidate ever to be appointed by its coalition through a primary election instead of agreements between parties. A defeat of Vendola might have resulted in a cancellation of the primary election of The Union for choosing the candidate for Prime Minister in the 2006 general election.
| Candidates | Incumbent | |
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| The Union | House of Freedoms | |
| Nichi Vendola 1,165,536 (49.8%) |
Raffaele Fitto 1,151,405 (49.2%) |
Raffaele Fitto |
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References
- ^ QUIregione
- ^ http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf
- ^ ::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Regionali del 3 Aprile 2005
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