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The politics of Piedmont, a region of Italy, takes place in a framework of a presidential system of representative democracy, whereby the president of Piedmont 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 Piedmont.
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, who are currently 14, including a Vice President (Vice Presidente). [1]
| President | Term of office | Party | Coalition | Administration | Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Piedmont (1970–1995) | ||||||||
| 1 |  | Edoardo Calleri di Sala (1927–2002) | 23 July 1970 | 21 December 1973 | Christian Democracy | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Calleri di Sala | I (1970) |
| 2 | | Gianni Oberto Tarena (1902–1980) | 21 December 1973 | 21 July 1975 | Christian Democracy | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Tarena | |
| 3 | | Aldo Vigilone (1923–1988) | 21 July 1975 | 28 July 1980 | Italian Socialist Party | PSI • PCI | Vigilone I | II (1975) |
| 4 | | Ezio Enrietti (1936–2020) | 28 July 1980 | 15 July 1983 | Italian Socialist Party | PSI • PCI | Enrietti | III (1980) |
| 3 | | Aldo Vigilone (1923–1988) | 15 July 1983 | 1 August 1985 | Italian Socialist Party | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI | Vigilone II | |
| 5 | | Vittorio Beltrami (1926–2012) | 1 August 1985 | 25 July 1990 | Christian Democracy | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI | Beltrami | IV (1985) |
| 6 | | Gian Paolo Brizio (1929–2008) | 25 July 1990 | 16 March 1993 | Christian Democracy | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI | Brizio I | V (1990) |
| 16 March 1993 | 12 June 1995 | DC • PSI • FdV • PDS • RI | Brizio II | |||||
| Directly-elected presidents (since 1995) | ||||||||
| 7 |  | Enzo Ghigo (b. 1953) | 12 June 1995 | 17 April 2000 | Forza Italia | FI • AN • CCD | Ghigo I | VI (1995) |
| 17 April 2000 | 27 April 2005 | FI • AN • LN • CCD | Ghigo II | VII (2000) | ||||
| 8 |  | Mercedes Bresso (b. 1944) | 27 April 2005 | 30 March 2010 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | DS • DL • PRC • FdV | Bresso | VIII (2005) |
| 9 |  | Roberto Cota (b. 1968) | 30 March 2010 | 9 June 2014 [lower-alpha 1] | Lega Nord | PdL • LN | Cota | IX (2010) |
| 10 |  | Sergio Chiamparino (b. 1948) | 9 June 2014 | 6 June 2019 | Democratic Party | PD • SEL | Chiamparino | X (2014) |
| 11 |  | Alberto Cirio (b. 1972) | 6 June 2019 | In office | Forza Italia | LN • FI • FdI | Cirio | XI (2019) |
| Province | Inhabitants | President | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan City of Turin | 2,282,197 | Stefano Lo Russo (metropolitan mayor) | Democratic Party | 2021 | |
| Province of Cuneo | 590,421 | Luca Robaldo | Independent (Forza Italia) | 2022 | |
| Province of Alessandria | 428,826 | Enrico Bussalino | Independent (Forza Italia) | 2021 | |
| Province of Novara | 370,525 | Federico Binatti | Brothers of Italy | 2018 | |
| Province of Asti | 217,574 | Maurizio Rasero | Forza Italia | 2022 | |
| Province of Biella | 179,685 | Emanuele Ramella Pralungo | Democratic Party | 2021 | |
| Province of Vercelli | 174,904 | Davide Gilardino | Brothers of Italy | 2022 | |
| Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | 160,114 | Alessandro Lana | Independent (Forza Italia) | 2021 | |
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turin (list) | 890,529 | Stefano Lo Russo (metropolitan mayor) | Democratic Party | 2021 | |
| Novara (list) | 104,380 | Alessandro Canelli | Lega Nord Piemont | 2021 | |
| Alessandria (list) | 93,943 | Giorgio Abonante | Democratic Party | 2022 | |
| Asti (list) | 76,202 | Maurizio Rasero | Forza Italia | 2022 | |
| Cuneo (list) | 56,081 | Patrizia Manassero | Democratic Party | 2022 | |
| Vercelli (list) | 46,754 | Andrea Corsaro | Forza Italia | 2019 | |
| Biella (list) | 44,733 | Claudio Corradino | Lega Nord Piemont | 2019 | |
| Verbania (list) | 30,827 | Silvia Marchionini | Democratic Party | 2019 | |
| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncalieri | 57,294 | Paolo Montagna | Democratic Party | 2020 | |
| Collegno | 49,905 | Francesco Casciano | Democratic Party | 2019 | |
| Rivoli | 48,791 | Andrea Tagaroli | Lega Nord Piemont | 2019 | |
| Nichelino | 48,123 | Giampietro Tolardo | Italian Left | 2021 | |
| Settimo Torinese | 47,669 | Elena Piastra | Democratic Party | 2019 | |
The Regional Council of Piedmont (Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte) is composed of 60 members. 48 councilors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 12 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 6 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 54. 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]
The latest regional election took place on 26 May 2019. Alberto Cirio of Forza Italia, who was supported also by Lega Nord Piemont (LNP) and other parties, defeated incumbent President Sergio Chiamparino of the Democratic Party. The LNP was by far the largest party.
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| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Cirio | 1,091,814 | 49.86 | 11 | League | 712,703 | 37.11 | 17 | |||
| Forza Italia | 161,137 | 8.39 | 3 | |||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 105,410 | 5.49 | 2 | |||||||
| Yes TAV Yes Work for Piedmont in the Heart | 27,072 | 1.41 | – | |||||||
| Union of the Centre | 22,179 | 1.15 | – | |||||||
| Total | 1,028,501 | 53.55 | 22 | |||||||
| Sergio Chiamparino | 783,805 | 35.80 | 1 | Democratic Party | 430,902 | 22.44 | 9 | |||
| Chiamparino for Piedmont of Yes | 63,933 | 3.33 | 1 | |||||||
| Free, Equal, Greens | 46,570 | 2.42 | 1 | |||||||
| Moderates for Chiamparino | 36,125 | 1.88 | 1 | |||||||
| More Europe | 34,993 | 1.82 | – | |||||||
| Yes Chiamparino – Demo.S | 15,096 | 0.79 | – | |||||||
| Piedmont in Common | 11,183 | 0.58 | – | |||||||
| Total | 638,802 | 33.26 | 12 | |||||||
| Giorgio Bertola | 298,086 | 13.61 | – | Five Star Movement | 241,014 | 12.55 | 5 | |||
| Valter Boero | 15,935 | 0.73 | – | The People of the Family | 12,259 | 0.64 | – | |||
| Blank or invalid votes | 100,721 | - | - | |||||||
| Total candidates | 2,290,361 | 100.00 | 12 | Total parties | 1,920,576 | 100.00 | 39 | |||
| Registered voters / Turnout | 3,616,191 | 63.34 | - | |||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||||||
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