The Politics of Abruzzo (Abruzzo, 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.
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 8, including a Vice President (Vicepresidente) and an undersecretary (Sottosegretario).[1]
See main article: List of presidents of Abruzzo.
See main article: Regional Council of Abruzzo.
The Regional Council of Abruzzo (Consiglio Regionale dell'Abruzzo) 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.[2]
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.[3]
| Province | Inhabitants[4] | President | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chieti | 385,917 | Mario Pupillo | Democratic Party | 2014 | ||
| L'Aquila | 299,135 | Angelo Caruso | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 | ||
| Pescara | 319,085 | Antonio Zaffiri | Independent (centre-right) | 2018 | ||
| Teramo | 308,219 | Diego Di Bonaventura | Independent (centre-right) | 2018 | ||
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chieti | 50,694 | Diego Ferrara | Democratic Party | 2020 | ||
| L'Aquila | 69,327 | Pierluigi Biondi | Brothers of Italy | 2017 | ||
| Pescara | 119,365 | Carlo Masci | Forza Italia | 2019 | ||
| Teramo | 54,361 | Gianguido D'Alberto | Independent (centre-left) | 2018 | ||
See main article: Elections in Abruzzo.
See main article: 2024 Abruzzo regional election.
The latest regional election was held on 10 March 2024. Incumbent president Marco Marsilio of Brothers of Italy was re-elected and his party was the most voted one.