Politics of Sardinia

The Politics of 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.

Legislative branch

Regional Council of Sardinia

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.

Executive branch

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]

Local government

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

Political parties and elections

Latest regional election

The latest regional election took place on 24 February 2019. Christian Solinas of the Sardinian Action Party was elected president.

24 February 2019 Sardinia regional election results

Candidates		Votes	%	Seats	Parties		Votes	%	Seats
	Christian Solinas	364,059	47.78	1		League	81,421	11.40	8
						Sardinian Action Party	70,434	9.86	7
						Forza Italia	57,430	8.04	5
						Sardinian Reformers	36,299	5.08	4
						Brothers of Italy	33,716	4.72	3
						Sardinia20Twenty	29,473	4.12	3
						Union of the Centre	26,948	3.77	3
						Civic Movement of Sardinia	11,689	1.63	1
						Fortza Paris	11,611	1.62	1
						Sardinian Democratic Union	7,828	1.09	–
						Energies for Italy	3,505	0.49	–
					Total		370,354	51.87	35
	Massimo Zedda	250,797	32.92	1		Democratic Party	96,235	13.47	8
						Free and Equal Sardinia	27,077	3.79	2
						Progressive Camp	22,671	3.17	2
						We, Sardinia	20,011	2.80	2
						Common Future	18,750	2.62	2
						Sardinia in Common	17,566	2.46	1
						Christian Popular Union–Italian Socialist Party	9,275	1.30	–
						Communist Project for Sardinia	3,075	0.43	–
					Total		214,660	30.06	17
	Francesco Desogus	85,342	11.20	–		Five Star Movement	69,573	9.74	6
	Paolo Maninchedda	25,559	3.35	–		Party of Sardinians	26,216	3.67	–
	Mauro Pili	17,593	2.31	–		Free Sardinians	15,234	2.13	–
	Andrea Murgia	13,955	1.83	–		Self-determination	13,657	1.91	–
	Vindice Lecis	4,528	0.59	–		Communist Refoundation–Italian Communists–Sardinian Left	4,308	0.60	–
Invalid votes		30,440	–
Total candidates		790,709	100.00	2	Total parties		706,020	100.00	58
Registered voters		1,470,401	53.77
Source: Autonomous Region of Sardinia – Results (1,833 of 1,840 President; 1,825 of 1,840 Lists); Seats

References

1. Regione Autonoma della Sardegna - Regione - Giunta - Composizione

External links

• Sardinia Region
• Regional Council of Sardinia
• Constitution of Sardinia