The Politics of Sardinia (Sardinia, 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 of Sardinia.
See main article: Regional Council of Sardinia.
The Regional Council of Sardinia (Consiglio Regionale della Sardegna) is composed of 60 members. The Assembly 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, also the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.
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 12.[1]
See main article: List of presidents of Sardinia.
Sardinia is also divided in 377 comuni (municipalities), which have even more history, having been established in the Middle Ages when they were the main places of government.
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagliari | 154,106 | Paolo Truzzu | Brothers of Italy | 2019 | ||
| Nuoro | 36,316 | Andrea Soddu | Independent | 2015 | ||
| Oristano | 31,750 | Andrea Lutzu | Forza Italia | 2017 | ||
| Sassari | 127,018 | Nanni Campus | Independent (centre-right) | 2019 | ||
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartu Sant'Elena | 70,453 | Graziano Ernesto Milia | Independent (centre-left) | 2020 | ||
| Olbia | 60,432 | Settimo Nizzi | Forza Italia | 2016 | ||
| Alghero | 43,964 | Mario Conoci | Sardinian Action Party | 2019 | ||
| Selargius | 28,666 | Pier Luigi Concu | Forza Italia | 2017 | ||
| Carbonia | 28,103 | Paola Massidda | Five Star Movement | 2016 | ||
| Assemini | 26,774 | Sabrina Licheri | Five Star Movement | 2018 | ||
| Iglesias | 26,678 | Mauro Usai | Independent (centre-left) | 2018 | ||
See main article: List of political parties in Sardinia and Elections in Sardinia.
See main article: 2024 Sardinian regional election. The latest regional election took place on 25 February 2024. Alessandra Todde of the Five Star Movement, at the head of a centre-left coalition centred on the Democratic Party, narrowly defeated Paolo Truzzu of Brothers of Italy, who replaced incumbent president Christian Solinas of the Sardinian Action Party as standard-bearer of the centre-right coalition. In a fragmented party system, with the presence of several regional and/or Sardinian nationalist parties, the Democratic Party was narrowly ahead of Brothers of Italy as largest party.