The regional government of the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, has the form of a presidential representative democracy, where the President of the Region is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Regional Government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council.
Executive branch
editThe 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 10, including a vice president.[1]
List of presidents
edit| # | Name | Term of office | Party | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Berzanti | 24 June 1964 | 1 July 1968 | DC | I (1964) |
| 1 July 1968 | 30 July 1973 | II (1968) | |||
| 2 | Antonio Comelli | 30 July 1973 | 21 September 1978 | DC | III (1973) |
| 21 September 1978 | 29 July 1983 | IV (1978) | |||
| 29 July 1983 | 23 October 1984 | V (1983) | |||
| 3 | Adriano Biasutti | 23 October 1984 | 8 July 1988 | DC | |
| 8 July 1988 | 14 January 1992 | VI (1988) | |||
| 4 | Vinicio Turello | 14 January 1992 | 3 August 1993 | DC | |
| 5 | Pietro Fontanini | 3 August 1993 | 12 January 1994 | LN | VII (1993) |
| 6 | Renzo Travanut | 12 January 1994 | 18 July 1994 | PDS | |
| 7 | Alessandra Guerra | 18 July 1994 | 7 November 1995 | LN | |
| 8 | Sergio Cecotti | 7 November 1995 | 5 December 1996 | LN | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Cruder | 5 December 1996 | 31 July 1998 | PPI | |
| 10 | Roberto Antonione | 31 July 1998 | 15 June 2001 | FI | VIII (1998) |
| 11 | Renzo Tondo | 15 June 2001 | 14 June 2003 | FI | |
- Directly-elected presidents (since 2003)
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Legislative branch
editThe Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Consiglio Regionale del Friuli-Venezia Giulia) is composed of 60 members and is elected with proportional representation plus a majority premium for the winning coalition. 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 clause (introduced in 2003), also the council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.
Local government
editMunicipalities
editProvincial capitals
edit| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trieste | 204,420 | Roberto Dipiazza | Forza Italia | 2021 | |
| Udine | 99,169 | Alberto Felice De Toni | Democratic Party | 2023 | |
| Pordenone | 51,229 | Alessandro Ciriani | Brothers of Italy | 2021 | |
| Gorizia | 34,844 | Rodolfo Ziberna | Forza Italia | 2022 | |
Other municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants
edit| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monfalcone | 28,258 | Anna Maria Cisint | Lega Friuli-VG | 2021 | |
| Sacile | 19,837 | Carlo Spagnol | Forza Italia | 2023 | |
| Cordenons | 18,301 | Andrea Delle Vedove | Lega Friuli-VG | 2021 | |
| Codroipo | 16,148 | Guido Nardini | Democratic Party | 2022 | |
| Azzano Decimo | 15,775 | Massimo Piccini | Brothers of Italy | 2022 | |
| Porcia | 15,293 | Marco Sartini | Lega Friuli-VG | 2019 | |
| San Vito al Tagliamento | 15,078 | Alberto Bernava | Democratic Party | 2021 | |
Former Provinces
editThe provinces were disbanded in 2017–2018.
| Province | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| Udine | 533,282 |
| Pordenone | 312,794 |
| Trieste | 234,874 |
| Gorizia | 140,268 |
Parties and elections
editLatest regional election
editIn the latest regional election, which took place on 2–3 April 2023, incumbent president Massimiliano Fedriga of Lega Friuli-Venezia Giulia was re-elected by a landslide.
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massimiliano Fedriga | 314,824 | 64.24 | 1 | Lega Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 75,117 | 19.02 | 9 | ||
| Brothers of Italy | 71,503 | 18.10 | 8 | ||||||
| Fedriga for President | 70,192 | 17.77 | 8 | ||||||
| Forza Italia | 26,329 | 6.67 | 3 | ||||||
| Responsible Autonomy | 7,762 | 1.97 | – | ||||||
| Total | 250,903 | 63.53 | 28 | ||||||
| Massimo Moretuzzo | 139,018 | 28.37 | 1 | Democratic Party | 65,143 | 16.49 | 10 | ||
| Pact for Autonomy | 24,838 | 6.29 | 4 | ||||||
| Five Star Movement | 9,486 | 2.40 | 1 | ||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance | 8,029 | 2.03 | 1 | ||||||
| Open – Left FVG | 5,957 | 1.51 | 1 | ||||||
| Slovene Union | 4,016 | 1.02 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 117,469 | 29.74 | 18 | ||||||
| Giorgia Tripoli | 22,840 | 4.66 | – | Together Free | 15,712 | 3.98 | – | ||
| Alessandro Maran | 13,374 | 2.73 | – | Action – Italia Viva – More Europe | 10,869 | 2.75 | – | ||
| Blank and invalid votes | 12,019 | 2.39 | |||||||
| Total candidates | 490,056 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 394,957 | 100.00 | 46 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,109,395 | 45.26 | |||||||
| Source: Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region | |||||||||