Abruzzo,historically known as Abruzzi,is a region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces:L'Aquila,Teramo,Pescara,and Chieti. Its western border lies 80 km (50 mi) east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north,Lazio to the west and north-west,Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Geographically,Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area in the west,which includes the highest massifs of the Apennines,such as the Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Maiella,and a coastal area in the east with beaches on the Adriatic Sea.
The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic,constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions,five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. Under the Constitution of Italy,each region is an autonomous entity with defined powers. With the exception of the Aosta Valley and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (2018–2020),each region is divided into a number of provinces.
Nicola Zingaretti is an Italian politician who served as President of Lazio from March 2013 to November 2022 and was Secretary of the Democratic Party from March 2019 until March 2021.
The Valdostan Union,also Valdostian Union or Valdotanian Union is a regionalist and centrist political party in Aosta Valley,Italy. It represents mainly the French-speaking minority in the region. One of its leading members,Renzo Testolin,has been the President of Aosta Valley since March 2023,replacing Erik Lavévaz,also of the UV.
Sergio Chiamparino is an Italian politician. He was the mayor of Turin from 2001 to 2011,and the president of Piedmont from 2014 to 2019. He is also the author of several books,including Semplicemente sindaco,La sfida. Oltre il Pd per tornare a vincere. Anche al Nord (2010),Cordata con sindaco,and TAV. Perchésì.
D'Annunzio University is a public research university located in Chieti and Pescara,neighbouring cities in the region of Abruzzo,Italy. Established in 1960 as a higher education institute and named after writer and poet Gabriele D'Annunzio,it was officially recognised as an independent university in 1965 by Minister Luigi Gui.
Penne is an Italian town in the province of Pescara,in the Abruzzo region,in mid-southern Italy. According to the last census in 2014 the population was 12,451. It is one of I Borghi piùbelli d'Italia.
The Politics ofAbruzzo 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.
The politics of Tuscany,Italy take place in the framework of a semi-presidential representative democracy,whereby the President of the Region is the head of government,and of a pluriform multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in the Regional Council of Tuscany,while executive power is exercised by the Regional Government led by the President,who is directly elected by the people. The current Statute,which regulates the functioning of the regional institutions,has been in force since 2005.
The Progressive Valdostan Union was a centre-left political party active in the Aosta Valley,Italy. Leading members were Laurent Viérin,Luigi Bertschy and Giuliano Morelli.
The Abruzzo regional election of 2014 took place on 25 May 2014.
The traditional cuisine of Abruzzo is eclectic,drawing on pastoral,mountain,and coastal cuisine. Staples of Abruzzo cuisine include bread,pasta,meat,fish,cheese,and wine. The isolation which has characterized the region for centuries has ensured the independence of its culinary tradition from those of nearby regions. Local cuisine was widely appreciated in a 2013 survey among foreign tourists.
Vincenzo De Luca is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has been serving as president of Campania since 18 June 2015. De Luca also served as mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years,becoming one of the longest serving mayors in Italy.
Ugo Crescenzi was an Italian politician and member of the Christian Democrats (DC). Crescenzi served as the first President of the Italian region of Abruzzo from 1970 until 1972. He served a second,non-consecutive tenure as Abruzzo's President from 1973 to 1974. He later became a member of the national Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1992 as a DC deputy during the Legislature X. Ugo Crescenzi,who spent decades as a prominent DC official in Abruzzo,is credited with improving the modern infrastructure of the city of Pescara,the capital of the region.
Maurizio Acerbo,is an Italian politician and the current Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party.
Giovanni Chiodi is an Italian politician. He was the Mayor of Teramo from 2004 to 2008. He has served as President of Abruzzo from 2009 to 2014.
Marco Marsilio has been President of Abruzzo since 23 February 2019.
Carlo Masci is an Italian politician.
The 2019 Umbrian regional election took place on 27 October 2019. The election was for all 20 members of the Legislative Assembly of Umbria,as well as for the President of the Region,who is also a member of the Assembly.
Over the years,Abruzzo has become the most industrialized region of southern Italy and has had significant improvements and growth also at an economic level;the region has reached and surpassed many Italian regions in the specialization of the various industrial sectors and today it is the richest of the regions of Southern Italy.
