Politics of Molise

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The politics of Molise, 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.

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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 8. [1]

List of presidents

Elected by the Regional Council (1970–2000)
NameTerm of officePolitical partyLegislature
1Carlo Vitale19701973 DC I (1970)
2Giustino D'Uva19731975 DC
3Florindo D'Aimmo19751980 DC II (1975)
19801982III (1980)
(2)Giustino D'Uva19821984 DC
4Ulderico Adolfo Calogiovanni19841985 DC
5Paolo Nuvoli19851988 DC IV (1985)
6 Fernando Di Laura Frattura 19881990 DC
7 Enrico Santoro 19901992 DC V (1990)
8 Luigi Di Bartolomeo 19921994 DC
9Giovanni Di Giandomenico19941995 DC
10 Marcello Veneziale
(b. 1941)
7 June
1995
20 November
1998 [lower-alpha 1]
PDS VI
(1995)
11 Angelo Michele Iorio
(b. 1948)
20 November
1998
11 May
1999 [lower-alpha 2]
FI
(10) Marcello Veneziale
(b. 1941)
11 May
1999
20 May
2000
DS
Directly-elected presidents (since 2000)
PresidentTerm of officePartyLegislature
12 Giovanni Di Stasi daticamera 2006.jpg Giovanni Di Stasi
(b. 1950)
20 May
2000
21 November
2001 [lower-alpha 3]
DS VII
(2000)
(11) Angelo Michele Iorio datisenato 2006.jpg Angelo Michele Iorio
(b. 1948)
21 November
2001
30 November
2006
FI
PdL
VIII
(2001)
30 November
2006
15 November
2011
IX
(2006)
15 November
2011
18 March
2013 [lower-alpha 4]
X
(2011)
13 Di Laura Frattura.png Paolo Di Laura Frattura
(b. 1962)
18 March
2013
8 May
2018
PD XI
(2013)
14 Donato Toma at the 133rd Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions (47016492181) (cropped).jpg Donato Toma
(b. 1957)
8 May
2018
In office FI XII
(2018)
15 Regione-Molise-Stemma.svg Francesco Roberti
(b. 1967)
Elected FI XIII
(2023)
  1. Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then elected the leader of the opposition Angelo Michele Iorio (FI) as the new President.
  2. Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then re-elected the former President Marcello Veneziale to the office.
  3. In 2001 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the previous year regional election and ordered a recall election.
  4. In 2012 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the 2011 regional election and ordered a recall election.

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Molise (Consiglio Regionale del Molise) is composed of 30 members. 24 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 6 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 3 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 26. 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]

Local government

Provinces

ProvinceInhabitantsPresidentPartyElection
Campobasso 223,871 Francesco Roberti Forza Italia 2019
Isernia 84,548 Alfredo Ricci Forza Italia 2019

Municipalities

MunicipalityInhabitantsMayorPartyElection
Campobasso 49,148 Roberto Gravina Five Star Movement 2019
Isernia 21,654 Piero Castrataro Democratic Party 2016

Parties and elections

Latest regional election

25–26 June 2023 Molise regional election results
2023 Molise Regional Council.svg
CandidatesVotes %SeatsPartiesVotes %Seats
Francesco Roberti 94,77062.241
Brothers of Italy 26,64918.854
Forza Italia 16,92411.973
The Molise we want13,9719.882
Us Moderates 10,5827.482
Populars for Molise 9,6666.841
League 8,4816.001
UdCDCNDC 5,0053.540
Total91,27864.5513
Roberto Gravina 55,30836.321
Democratic Party 17,03112.043
Five Star Movement 10,0447.102
Building Democracy8,1055.731
Greens and Left AllianceTerritorial Equity 6,7424.770
Gravina for President–Progress Molise5,9284.190
Democratic and Socialist Molise1,0860.770
Total48,93634.616
Emilio Izzo2,1911.440I don't vote for the usual1,1970.850
Blank and invalid votes4,9123.13
Total candidates152,269100.002Total parties141,411100.0019
Registered voters/turnout327,80547.95
Source: Elezioni Molise 2023

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  1. "Componenti della Giunta, Attribuzioni".
  2. La Repubblica – Regional electoral law
  3. "Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.