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The politics of Basilicata operates within 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 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 6, including a vice president. [1]
| № | Name | Term of office | Political party | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Verrastro | 1970 | 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| 1975 | 1980 | II (1975) | |||
| 1980 | 1982 | III (1980) | |||
| 2 | Carmelo Azzarà | 1982 | 1985 | DC | |
| 3 | Gaetano Michetti | 1985 | 1990 | DC | IV (1985) |
| 4 | Antonio Boccia | 1990 | 1995 | DC | V (1990) |
| N. | Portrait | President | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Composition | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  | Angelo Raffaele Dinardo (1932–2015) | 15 June 1995 | 13 May 2000 | 4 years, 333 days | Italian People's Party | PDS–PPI–FL–PdD–FdV | VI (1995) | |
| 6 |  | Filippo Bubbico (1954– ) | 13 May 2000 | 6 May 2005 | 4 years, 358 days | Democrats of the Left | DS–PPI–Dem–UDEUR–SDI– FdV–PRC–RI–PdCI | VII (2000) | |
| 7 |  | Vito De Filippo (1963– ) | 6 May 2005 | 21 April 2010 | 8 years, 226 days | The Daisy/ Democratic Party | Ulivo–UDEUR–FdV– PRC–PdCI–IdV | VIII (2005) | |
| 21 April 2010 | 18 December 2013 [a] | PD–IdV–UDC–PU– PSI–ApI–SEL | IX (2010) | ||||||
| 8 |  | Marcello Pittella (1962– ) | 18 December 2013 | 24 January 2019 | 5 years, 37 days | Democratic Party | PD–PSI–RI–CD | X (2013) | |
| 9 |  | Vito Bardi (1951– ) | 16 April 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 226 days | Forza Italia | Lega–FI–FdI–IdeA | XI (2019) | |
| Re-elected | FdI–FI–Az–Lega | XII (2024) | |||||||
The Regional Council of Basilicata (Consiglio Regionale della Basilicata) 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]
| Province | Inhabitants [4] | President | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matera | 198,190 | Pietro Marrese | Democratic Party | 2018 | |
| Potenza | 365,304 | Rocco Guarino | Civic list | 2018 | |
| Municipality | Inhabitants [4] | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matera | 60,459 | Domenico Bennardi | Five Star Movement | 2020 | |
| Potenza | 66,809 | Mario Guarente | League | 2019 | |
In the latest regional election, which took place on 21-22 April 2024, incumbent president Vito Bardi of Forza Italia was re-elected at the head of a centre-right coalition, enlarged to Action and Italia Viva (within Lucanian Pride). Brothers of Italy was the largest party.
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Bardi | 153,088 | 56.63 | 1 | Brothers of Italy | 45,458 | 17.39 | 4 | |||
| Forza Italia | 34,018 | 13.01 | 3 | |||||||
| League | 20,430 | 7.81 | 2 | |||||||
| Action | 19,646 | 7.51 | 2 | |||||||
| Lucanian Pride (incl. IV) | 18,371 | 7.03 | 1 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre–DC–PU | 6,636 | 2.54 | – | |||||||
| True Basilicata | 5,822 | 2.23 | – | |||||||
| Total | 150,381 | 57.52 | 12 | |||||||
| Piero Marrese | 113,979 | 42.16 | 1 | Democratic Party | 36,254 | 13.87 | 2 | |||
| Common House Basilicata | 29,228 | 11.88 | 2 | |||||||
| Five Star Movement | 20,026 | 7.66 | 2 | |||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance–PSI–Possible Basilicata | 15,144 | 5.79 | 1 | |||||||
| United Basilicata | 7,483 | 2.87 | – | |||||||
| Total | 108,135 | 41.36 | 7 | |||||||
| Eustachio Follia | 3,269 | 1.21 | – | Volt Italy | 2,947 | 1.13 | – | |||
| Invalid votes | 18,197 | – | ||||||||
| Total candidates | 270,336 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 261,463 | 100.00 | 19 | |||
| Registered voters | 567,939 | 49.81 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results | ||||||||||
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