Politics_of_Sardinia
Politics of Sardinia
Politics of region of Italy
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.
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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]
List of presidents
- Elected by the Regional Council (1949–1994)
| № | Name | Term of office | Political party | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Crespellani | 31 May 1949 | 3 July 1953 | DC | I (1949) | |
| 3 July 1953 | 21 January 1954 | II (1953) | ||||
| 2 | Alfredo Corrias | 21 January 1954 | 21 June 1955 | DC | ||
| 3 | Giuseppe Brotzu | 21 June 1955 | 2 July 1957 | DC | ||
| 2 July 1957 | 13 November 1958 | III (1957) | ||||
| 4 | Efisio Corrias | 13 November 1958 | 3 July 1961 | DC | ||
| 3 July 1961 | 3 July 1965 | IV (1961) | ||||
| 3 July 1965 | 16 March 1966 | V (1965) | ||||
| 5 | Paolo Dettori | 16 March 1966 | 14 February 1967 | DC | ||
| 6 | Giovanni Del Rio | 14 February 1967 | 3 July 1969 | DC | ||
| 3 July 1969 | 2 February 1970 | VI (1969) | ||||
| 7 | Lucio Abis | 2 February 1970 | 5 January 1971 | DC | ||
| 8 | Antonio Giagu De Martini | 5 January 1971 | 11 February 1972 | DC | ||
| 9 | Pietro Soddu | 11 February 1972 | 18 March 1972 | DC | ||
| 10 | Salvator Angelo Spanu | 18 March 1972 | 7 December 1972 | DC | ||
| (8) | Antonio Gagiu De Martini | 7 December 1972 | 10 December 1973 | DC | ||
| (6) | Giovanni Del Rio | 10 December 1973 | 3 July 1974 | DC | ||
| 3 July 1974 | 8 May 1976 | VII (1974) | ||||
| (9) | Pietro Soddu | 8 May 1976 | 31 July 1979 | DC | ||
| 11 | Mario Puddu | 31 July 1979 | 25 September 1979 | DC | VIII (1979) | |
| 12 | Alessandro Ghinami | 15 September 1979 | 7 October 1980 | PSDI | ||
| (9) | Pietro Soddu | 7 October 1980 | 12 November 1980 | DC | ||
| (11) | Mario Puddu | 12 November 1980 | 4 December 1980 | DC | ||
| 13 | Francesco Rais | 4 December 1980 | 18 May 1982 | PSI | ||
| 14 | Mario Melis | 18 May 1982 | 16 June 1982 | PSd'Az | ||
| 15 | Angelo Rojch | 16 June 1982 | 24 August 1984 | DC | ||
| (14) | Mario Melis | 24 August 1984 | 8 August 1989 | PSd'Az | IX (1984) | |
| 16 | Mario Floris | 8 August 1989 | 13 November 1991 | DC | X (1989) | |
| 17 | Antonello Cabras | 13 November 1991 | 5 August 1994 | PSI | ||
- Directly-elected presidents (since 1994)[lower-alpha 1]
| N. | Portrait | President | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) |
Party | Coalition | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Federico Palomba (1937– ) |
5 August 1994 |
9 August 1999 |
5 years, 4 days | PDS | PDS–PRC–FD | XI (1994) | ||
| 19 | Mauro Pili (1966– ) |
9 August 1999 |
18 October 1999 |
70 days | FI | FI–AN–RS–CCD | XII (1999) | ||
| 20 | Gian Mario Selis (1944– ) |
18 October 1999 |
16 November 1999 |
29 days | PPI | PDS–PPI–FD–Dem–SDI–PRC | |||
| (16) | Mario Floris (1937– ) |
16 November 1999 |
25 October 2001 |
1 year, 343 days | UDR | PDS–DL–UDR–FD–Dem–SDI–PRC | |||
| (19) | Mauro Pili (1966– ) |
25 October 2001 |
28 August 2003 |
1 year, 307 days | FI | FI–AN–RS–CCD | |||
| 21 | Italo Masala (1937– ) |
28 August 2003 |
26 June 2004 |
303 days | AN | ||||
| 22 | Renato Soru (1957– ) |
26 June 2004 |
27 February 2009 |
4 years, 246 days | DS PD |
PD–PS–PRC–SDI–UDEUR–PdCI–IdV | XIII (2004) | ||
| 23 | Ugo Cappellacci (1960– ) |
27 February 2009 |
12 March 2014 |
5 years, 13 days | PdL FI |
PdL–UDC–RS–PSd'Az | XIV (2009) | ||
| 24 | Francesco Pigliaru (1954– ) |
12 March 2014 |
20 March 2019 |
5 years, 8 days | PD | PD–SEL–PdS–RM–CD–PRC– UPC–PSI–IdV–FdV–iRS–LB |
XV (2014) | ||
| 25 | Christian Solinas (1976– ) |
20 March 2019 |
20 March 2024 |
5 years, 0 days | PSd'AZ | Lega–PSd'Az–FI–RS–FdI–UDC | XVI (2019) | ||
| 26 | Alessandra Todde (1969– ) |
20 March 2024 |
Incumbent | 34 days | M5S | PD–M5S–AVS–OC–PP–PSI | XVII (2024) | ||
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Latest 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.
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandra Todde | 334,160 | 45.4 | 1 | Democratic Party | 95,285 | 13.8 | 11 | |||
| Five Star Movement | 53,613 | 7.8 | 7 | |||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance | 32,145 | 4.7 | 4 | |||||||
| United for Alessandra Todde | 27,422 | 4.0 | 3 | |||||||
| Shared Horizon | 20,984 | 3.0 | 3 | |||||||
| Progressives | 20,868 | 3.0 | 3 | |||||||
| Future Left | 20,574 | 3.0 | 3 | |||||||
| Italian Socialist Party – SIE | 11,637 | 1.7 | 1 | |||||||
| Fortza Paris | 6,068 | 0.9 | – | |||||||
| Solidary Democracy | 4,692 | 0.7 | – | |||||||
| Total | 293,288 | 42.5 | 36 | |||||||
| Paolo Truzzu | 331,099 | 45.0 | 1 | Brothers of Italy | 93,921 | 13.6 | 7 | |||
| Sardinian Reformers | 49,629 | 7.2 | 3 | |||||||
| Forza Italia | 43,892 | 6.4 | 3 | |||||||
| Sardinia in the Centre 2020 | 37,950 | 5.5 | 3 | |||||||
| Sardinian Action Party | 37,341 | 5.4 | 3 | |||||||
| Sardinia Alliance – PLI | 28,203 | 4.1 | 2 | |||||||
| Lega Sardegna | 25,957 | 3.8 | 2 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre | 19,237 | 2.8 | 1 | |||||||
| Christian Democracy with Rotondi | 2,110 | 0.3 | – | |||||||
| Total | 333,873 | 48.4 | 23 | |||||||
| Renato Soru | 63,666 | 8.7 | – | Sardinia Project | 23,872 | 3.5 | – | |||
| Vote Sardinia | 10,830 | 1.6 | – | |||||||
| Action – More Europe – LDE – UPC | 10,577 | 1.5 | – | |||||||
| Liberu | 4,993 | 0.7 | – | |||||||
| Communist Refoundation Party | 4,534 | 0.7 | – | |||||||
| Total | 54,569 | 7.9 | – | |||||||
| Lucia Chessa | 7,261 | 1.0 | – | Sardigna R-Esiste | 4,067 | 0.6 | – | |||
| Invalid votes | 21,412 | – | ||||||||
| Total candidates | 736,186 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 690.401 | 100.00 | 58 | |||
| Registered voters | 1.447.753 | |||||||||
| Source: Autonomous Region of Sardinia – Results | ||||||||||
