:Politics of Piedmont
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{{Politics of Piedmont}}
The politics of Piedmont, a region of Italy, takes place in a framework of a presidential system of representative democracy, whereby the president of Piedmont 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 of Piedmont.
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, who are currently 14, including a Vice President (Vice Presidente).{{Cite web |url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/governo/assessorati/index.htm |title=Sito Ufficiale della Regione Piemonte: Giunta regionale |access-date=9 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218124455/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/governo/assessorati/index.htm |archive-date=18 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}
=List of presidents=
{{Main|List of presidents of Piedmont}}
{{:List of presidents of Piedmont}}
Local government
=Provinces=
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| scope="col" | Province
! colspan=1 | Inhabitants ! colspan=2 | President ! colspan=1 | Party ! colspan=1 | Election |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Metropolitan City of Turin
|2,282,197 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |Stefano Lo Russo |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Cuneo
|590,421 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |Independent (Forza Italia) |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Alessandria
|428,826 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |Independent (Forza Italia) |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Novara
|370,525 |{{party color cell|Brothers of Italy}} |2018 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Asti
|217,574 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Biella
|179,685 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Vercelli
|174,904 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
|160,114 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |Independent (Forza Italia) |2021 |
=Municipalities=
==Provincial capitals==
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| scope="col" | Municipality
! colspan=1 | Inhabitants ! colspan=2 | Mayor ! colspan=1 | Party ! colspan=1 | Election |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Turin (list)
|890,529 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |Stefano Lo Russo |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Novara (list)
|104,380 |{{party color cell|Lega Nord}} |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Alessandria (list)
|93,943 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Asti (list)
|76,202 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Cuneo (list)
|56,081 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2022 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Vercelli (list)
|46,754 |{{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}} |2019 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Biella (list)
|44,733 |{{party color cell|Lega Nord}} |2019 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Verbania (list)
|30,827 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2019 |
==Other municipalities with more than 45,000 inhabitants==
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| scope="col" | Municipality
! colspan=1 | Inhabitants ! colspan=2 | Mayor ! colspan=1 | Party ! colspan=1 | Election |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Moncalieri
|57,294 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2020 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Collegno
|49,905 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2019 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Rivoli
|48,791 |{{party color cell|Lega Nord}} |2019 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Nichelino
|48,123 |{{party color cell|Italian Left}} |2021 |
| scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Settimo Torinese
|47,669 |{{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}} |2019 |
Legislative branch
{{Main|Regional Council of Piedmont}}
The Regional Council of Piedmont (Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte) is composed of 60 members. 48 councilors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 12 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 6 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 54. 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.[http://www.repubblica.it/speciale/2005/elezioni/regionali/sistema.html La Repubblica – Regional electoral law] (in Italian)
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.{{Cite web |url=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 |title=Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law |access-date=6 March 2009 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090306051303/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=/document_library/get_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}
Parties and elections
{{Main|List of political parties in Piedmont|Elections in Piedmont}}
=Latest regional election=
{{Main|2024 Piedmontese regional election}}
The latest regional election took place on 8–9 June 2024. Incumbent president Alberto Cirio of Forza Italia, supported also by Brothers of Italy (FdI), Lega Piemonte and other parties, was re-elected. FdI was the most voted party, ahead of the Democratic Party.
{{:2024 Piedmontese regional election}}
{{Elections in Piedmont}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.regione.piemonte.it/ Piedmont Region]
- [http://www.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/ Regional Council of Piedmont]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070102014847/http://www.consiglioregionale.piemonte.it/news/statuto19112004.pdf Constitution of Piedmont]
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