Politics of Marche

Politics in an Italian region

Politics of Marche

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* President: Francesco Acquaroli
* Vice President: Mirco Carloni
* Regional Legislative Assembly
* President: Dino Latini
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The Politics of Marche, Italy takes place in a 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, 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 2004.

Prior to the rise of Fascism, most of the deputies elected in Marche were part of the liberal establishment (see Historical Right, Historical Left and Liberals), which governed Italy for decades. The region, especially its northern part (largely inhabited by Romagnoli), was also a stronghold of the Italian Republican Party. In the 1919 general election Marche was one of the regions in which the Italian People's Party, while in the 1924 general election the National Fascist Party took more than 60%.[1]

After World War II Marche was an early stronghold of Christian Democracy and later one of the few regions where the Christian Democrats and the Italian Communist Party were close in terms of the popular vote. However, from 1970 to 1995 the Italian Socialist Party teamed up with the Christian Democrats and long held the presidency, leaving the Communists out of the regional government. Since 1995 the region has been a stronghold of the post-Communist parties, from the Democratic Party of the Left to the present-day Democratic Party, and became part of the so-called "Red belt", along with Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Umbria.[2][3][4]

## Executive branch

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Main article: President of Marche

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 cannot be more than ten, including a vice president.[5]

### List of presidents

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Main article: List of presidents of Marche

President  | Term of office  | Party  | Coalition  | Administration  | Legislature

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Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Marche (1970–1995)
1 |  | Giuseppe Serrini
(1917–1994) | 1 August
1970  | 19 December
1972  | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Serrini  | I
(1970)
2 |  | Dino Tiberi
(1923–2013) | 19 December
1972  | 10 September
1975  | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Tiberi
3 |  | Adriano Ciaffi
(b. 1936) | 10 September
1975  | 7 September
1978  | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Ciaffi  | II
(1975)
4 |  | Emidio Massi
(1922–2016) | 7 September
1978  | 18 November
1980  | PSI | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Massi I
18 November
1980  | 21 October
1985  | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Massi II  | III
(1980)
21 October
1985  | 22 July
1990  | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Massi III  | IV
(1985)
5 |  | Rodolfo Giampaoli
(b. 1939) | 22 July
1990  | 29 July
1993  | DC | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI | Gianpaoli  | V
(1990)
6 |  | Gaetano Recchi
(b. 1934) | 29 July
1993  | 19 June
1995  | PSI | DC • PSI • FdV | Recchi
Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
7 |  | Vito D'Ambrosio
(b. 1943) | 19 June
1995  | 17 April
2000  | PDS
DS | PDS • PRC • FdV | D'Ambrosio I  | VI
(1995)
17 April
2000  | 5 April
2005  | DS • PRC • PPI • FdV | D'Ambrosio II  | VII
(2000)
8 |  | Gian Mario Spacca
(b. 1953) | 5 April
2005  | 30 March
2010  | DL
PD | DS • DL • PRC • FdV • PdCI | Spacca I  | VIII
(2005)
30 March
2010  | 12 June
2015  | PD • IdV • UDC • FdV | Spacca II  | IX
(2010)
9 |  | Luca Ceriscioli
(b. 1966) | 12 June
2015  | 30 September
2020  | PD | PD • IdV • UDC • FdV • PSI | Ceriscioli  | X
(2015)
10 |  | Francesco Acquaroli
(b. 1974) | 30 September
2020  | In office | FdI | League • FdI • FI | Acquaroli  | XI
(2020)

## Legislative branch

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Main article: Legislative Assembly of Marche

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The Regional Legislative Assembly of Marche (Assemblea Legislativa Regionale delle Marche) is composed of 40 members. 32 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 8 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 4 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 36. 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.[6]

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.[7]

## Local government

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### Provinces

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Province  | Inhabitants  | President  | Party  | Election

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Ancona | 482,886  |  | Daniele Carnevali | Italian Socialist Party | 2021
Pesaro and Urbino | 364,896  |  | Giuseppe Paolini | Democratic Party | 2018
Macerata | 324,188  |  | Sandro Parcaroli | Lega Nord | 2021
Ascoli Piceno | 214,014  |  | Sergio Loggi | Italia Viva | 2021
Fermo | 177,993  |  | Michele Ortenzi | Independent (centre-right)  | 2021

### Municipalities

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#### Provincial capitals

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Municipality  | Inhabitants  | Mayor  | Party  | Election

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Ancona | 102,500  |  | Daniele Silvetti | Forza Italia | 2023
Ascoli Piceno | 51,168  |  | Marco Fioravanti | Brothers of Italy | 2019
Fermo | 37,869  |  | Paolo Calcinaro | Civic list | 2020
Macerata | 43,000  |  | Sandro Parcaroli | Lega Nord | 2020
Pesaro | 98,438  |  | Andrea Biancani  | Democratic Party | 2024

#### Other notable municipalities

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Municipality  | Inhabitants  | Mayor  | Party  | Election

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Fano | 63,922  |  | Luca Serfilippi  | Lega | 2024
San Benedetto del Tronto | 48,036  |  | Antonio Spazzafumo  | Civic list | 2021
Senigallia | 44,673  |  | Massimo Olivetti  | Independent (centre-right)  | 2020
Jesi | 40,502  |  | Lorenzo Fiordelmondo  | Democratic Party | 2022
Civitanova Marche | 40,400  |  | Fabrizio Ciarapica  | Forza Italia | 2017
Urbino | 15,501  |  | Maurizio Gambini  | Independent (centre-right)  | 2014

## Parties and elections

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Main articles: List of political parties in Marche and Elections in Marche

### Latest regional election

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Main article: 2020 Marche regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 20–21 September 2020, Francesco Acquaroli of the Brothers of Italy (FdI) was elected president, giving to the centre-right coalition its first victory in the region.

20–21 September 2020 Marche regional election results

Candidates  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Parties  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Francesco Acquaroli | 361,186  | 49.13  | 1  |  | League | 139,438  | 22.38  | 8
| Brothers of Italy | 116,231  | 18.66  | 7
| Forza Italia – Civics for Marche  | 36,716  | 5.89  | 2
| Populars Marche – Union of the Centre | 14,067  | 2.26  | 1
| Civitas – Civics  | 12,958  | 2.08  | 1
| Movement for Marche  | 5,730  | 0.92  | –
Total | 325,140 | 52.19 | 19
| Maurizio Mangialardi | 274,152  | 37.29  | 1  |  | Democratic Party | 156,394  | 25.11  | 7
| Italia Viva | 19,742  | 3.17  | –
| Rebirth Marche  | 17,268  | 2.77  | 1
| Mangialardi for President List  | 12,884  | 2.07  | –
| Our Marche and the Centre  | 11,625  | 1.87  | –
| Brave Marche  | 9,270  | 1.49  | –
Total | 227,183 | 36.48 | 8
| Gian Mario Mercorelli | 63,355  | 8.62  | –  |  | Five Star Movement | 44,330  | 7.12  | 2
| Roberto Mancini | 16,879  | 2.30  | –  |  | Depends on Us  | 11,834  | 1.90  | –
| Fabio Pasquinelli | 10,381  | 1.41  | –  |  | Communist!  | 8,184  | 1.31  | –
| Sabrina Paola Banzato | 4,121  | 0.56  | –  |  | Vox Italia  | 2,954  | 0.47  | –
| Anna Rita Ianetti | 3,984  | 0.54  | –  |  | 3V Movement | 2,689  | 0.43  | –
| Alessandra Contigiani | 1,142  | 0.16  | –  |  | Reconquer Italy  | 640  | 0.10  | –
Blank and invalid votes  | –  | –  |
Total candidates | 735,200 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 622,954 | 100.00 | 29
Registered voters/turnout  | –  | 59.75  |
Source: Marche Region – Results

## References

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1. ^ Piergiorgio Corbetta; Maria Serena Piretti, Atlante storico-elettorale d'Italia, Zanichelli, Bologna 2009
2. ^ Ceccarini, Luigi; Newell, James L. (2019). The Italian General Election of 2018: Italy in Uncharted Territory. Springer. p. 252\. ISBN 9783030136178. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
3. ^ Newell, James L. (2010). The Politics of Italy: Governance in a Normal Country. Cambridge University Press. p. 229\. ISBN 9781139788892. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
4. ^ Barbieri, Giovanni (2012). "The Northern League in the 'Red Belt' of Italy" (PDF). Bulletin of Italian Politics. 4 (2). University of Glasgow: 277–294\. ISSN 1759-3077. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
5. ^ "Regione Marche > Entra in Regione > Istituzione > Assessorati".
6. ^ La Repubblica – Regional electoral law
7. ^ "Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

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