Politics of Sardinia
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The Politics of 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.
Legislative branch[]
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.
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 (Assessori), who are currently 12.[1]
List of presidents[]
Local government[]
Provinces[]
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Municipalities[]
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.
Provincial capitals[]
Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
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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 |
Others with 25,000+ inhabitants[]
Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
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Quartu Sant'Elena | 70,453 | 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 |
Political parties and elections[]
Latest regional election[]
The latest regional election took place on 24 February 2019. Christian Solinas of the Sardinian Action Party was elected president.
Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | League | 81,421 | 11.40 | 8 | |||
Sardinian Action Party | 70,434 | 9.86 | 7 | |||||||
Forza Italia | 57,430 | 8.04 | 5 | |||||||
Sardinian Reformers | 36,299 | 5.08 | 4 | |||||||
Brothers of Italy | 33,716 | 4.72 | 3 | |||||||
Sardinia 20Twenty | 29,473 | 4.12 | 3 | |||||||
Union of the Centre | 26,948 | 3.77 | 3 | |||||||
Civic Sardinia | 11,689 | 1.63 | 1 | |||||||
Fortza Paris | 11,611 | 1.62 | 1 | |||||||
Union of Sardinians | 7,828 | 1.09 | – | |||||||
Energies for Italy | 3,505 | 0.49 | – | |||||||
Total | 370,354 | 51.87 | 35 | |||||||
Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | Democratic Party | 96,235 | 13.47 | 8 | |||
Free and Equal Sardinia | 27,077 | 3.79 | 2 | |||||||
Progressive Camp Sardinia | 22,671 | 3.17 | 2 | |||||||
We, Sardinia | 20,011 | 2.80 | 2 | |||||||
Common Future | 18,750 | 2.62 | 2 | |||||||
Sardinia in Common | 17,566 | 2.46 | 1 | |||||||
Christian Popular Union–Italian Socialist Party | 9,275 | 1.30 | – | |||||||
Communist Project for Sardinia | 3,075 | 0.43 | – | |||||||
Total | 214,660 | 30.06 | 17 | |||||||
Francesco Desogus | 85,342 | 11.20 | – | Five Star Movement | 69,573 | 9.74 | 6 | |||
Paolo Maninchedda | 25,559 | 3.35 | – | Party of Sardinians | 26,216 | 3.67 | – | |||
Mauro Pili | 17,593 | 2.31 | – | Free Sardinians | 15,234 | 2.13 | – | |||
Andrea Murgia | 13,955 | 1.83 | – | Self-determination | 13,657 | 1.91 | – | |||
Vindice Lecis | 4,528 | 0.59 | – | Communist Refoundation–Italian Communists–Sardinian Left | 4,308 | 0.60 | – | |||
Invalid votes | 30,440 | – | ||||||||
Total candidates | 790,709 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 706,020 | 100.00 | 58 | |||
Registered voters | 1,470,401 | 53.77 | ||||||||
Source: Autonomous Region of Sardinia – Results (1,833 of 1,840 President; 1,825 of 1,840 Lists); Seats |
References[]
External links[]
- Politics of Sardinia