Regional Council of Apulia

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Regional Council of Apulia
11th Legislature
Coat of Arms of Apulia.svg
Type
Type
Established20 July 1970
Leadership
President
Loredana Capone, PD
since 26 November 2020 [1]
Structure
Seats51
Apulia Regional Council current.svg
Political groups
 Government (30)
  •   PD (15)
  •   M5S (5)
  •  CE (4)
  •  PlP (3)
  •   Mixed (3)

Opposition (21)

  •   FdI (6)
  •   FI (5)
  •   Lega (4)
  •   A (3)
  •  LPD (2)
  •   Mixed (1)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Party-list semi-proportional representation with majority bonus
D'Hondt method
Last election
 20 September 2020
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Bari palazzo della Regione.jpg
Palazzo della Regione, Bari
Website
Official website

The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is the legislative assembly of Apulia.

Contents

It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.

Composition

The Regional Council of Apulia was originally composed of 50 regional councillors. The number of regional councillors increased to 60 in 2000 and subsequently to 70 in 2005, following a modification of the regional Statute in 2004. [2] [3] In the 2005 regional election the number of councillors further raised to 78, following a further allocation of 8 regional councillors to the center-left winning coalition. [4] [5]

Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011 the number of regional councillors returned to 50, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region.

Political groups

The Regional Council of Apulia is currently composed of the following political groups: [6]

PartySeatsStatus
Democratic Party
15 / 51
In government
Brothers of Italy
6 / 51
In opposition
With Emiliano
5 / 51
In government
Five Star Movement
5 / 51
In government
Forza Italia
4 / 51
In opposition
League
4 / 51
In opposition
For Apulia
3 / 51
In government
Action
3 / 51
In opposition
Populars with Emiliano
2 / 51
In government
Apulia Tomorrow
2 / 51
In opposition
Mixed group [7]
2 / 51
—

By coalition:

PartySeatsStatus
Centre-left coalition
31 / 51
Government
Centre-right coalition
17 / 51
Opposition
Action
3 / 51
Opposition

Historical composition

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI OthersTotal
7 June 1970 2214511-4350
15 June 1975 211551125-50
8 June 1980 221361124150
12 May 1985 201381125-50
6 May 1990 2210101123150
ElectionMajorityOppositionTotalPresident of the Region
23 April 1995 Center-right
(FI-AN-CCD)
38		 Center-left
(PDS-PRC-PPI-FdV)
27		65Salvatore Distaso
16 April 2000 Center-right
(FI-AN-CCD-CDU)
38		 Center-left
(DS-PPI-Dem-SDI-PRC)
22		60 Raffaele Fitto 2006.jpg

Raffaele Fitto
3 April 2005 Center-left
(DS-DL-PRC-SDI-PdCI-IdV)
42		 Center-right
(FI-AN-UDC)
28		70 Nicola Vendola daticamera.jpg

Nichi Vendola
28 March 2010 Center-left
(PD-SEL-IdV)
39		 Center-right
(PdL-PPT)
27
—
4 UDC 		70
31 May 2015 Center-left
(PD-SEL)
30		 Center-right
(FI-CoR-AP)
13
—
8 M5S 		51 Michele Emiliano crop.jpg

Michele Emiliano
20 September 2020 Center-left
(PD-M5S)
33		 Center-right
(FdI-Lega-FI)
18		51

Presidents

Loredana Capone, president of the Council since 2020 and first female to hold the office. Loredana-capone (cropped).jpg
Loredana Capone, president of the Council since 2020 and first female to hold the office.

This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):

NamePeriodRegional Legislature
Beniamino Finocchiaro (PSI)20 July 197030 July 1975I (1970)
Luigi Tarricone (PSI)30 July 19758 August 1980II (1975)
8 August 198021 June 1985III (1980)
Walter Distasio (DC)21 June 198528 October 1985IV (1985)
Nicola Di Cagno (PLI)28 October 198528 June 1990
Mario Annese (DC)28 June 199015 December 1992V (1990)
Cosimo Convertino (PSI)15 December 199220 July 1995
Giovanni Copertino (CCD)20 July 199512 June 2000VI (1995)
Mario De Cristofaro (AN)12 June 20005 May 2005VII (2000)
Pietro Pepe (PD)5 May 200527 May 2010VIII (2005)
Onofrio Introna (SEL)27 May 201022 July 2015IX (2010)
Mario Loizzo (PD)22 July 201526 November 2020X (2015)
Loredana Capone (PD)26 November 2020IncumbentXI (2020)

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References

  1. ↑ "Loredana Capone: «Io, prima donna presidente partendo da umili origini".
  2. ↑ Appunti sul nuovo Statuto della Regione Puglia
  3. ↑ Puglia, prima regione con nuovo statuto
  4. ↑ Vendola riconfermato, il nuovo Consiglio sono 78 gli eletti, resta fuori la Poli Bortone
  5. ↑ Regionali, Tarquinio: lo Statuto parla di 70 consiglieri. Soddisfazione Sel
  6. ↑ "Ministry of the Interior – Results". elezioni.interno.gov.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ↑ In support of the government: Antonio Tutolo (Independent). In the opposition: Stellato Massimiliano (Italia Viva).
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