Politics of Molise

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The politics of Molise, 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.

## Executive branch

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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 8.[1]

### List of presidents

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Main article: List of presidents of Molise

Elected by the Regional Council (1970–2000)
| Name  | Term of office  | Political party  | Legislature

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1  | Carlo Vitale  | 1970  | 1973  | DC | I (1970)
2  | Giustino D'Uva  | 1973  | 1975  | DC
3  | Florindo D'Aimmo  | 1975  | 1980  | DC | II (1975)
1980  | 1982  | III (1980)
(2)  | Giustino D'Uva  | 1982  | 1984  | DC
4  | Ulderico Adolfo Calogiovanni  | 1984  | 1985  | DC
5  | Paolo Nuvoli  | 1985  | 1988  | DC | IV (1985)
6  | Fernando Di Laura Frattura | 1988  | 1990  | DC
7  | Enrico Santoro | 1990  | 1992  | DC | V (1990)
8  | Luigi Di Bartolomeo | 1992  | 1994  | DC
9  | Giovanni Di Giandomenico  | 1994  | 1995  | DC
10 | Marcello Veneziale
(b. 1941) | 7 June
1995  | 20 November
1998[a] | PDS | VI
(1995)
11 | Angelo Michele Iorio
(b. 1948) | 20 November
1998  | 11 May
1999[b] | FI
(10) | Marcello Veneziale
(b. 1941) | 11 May
1999  | 20 May
2000  | DS

Directly-elected presidents (since 2000)
President  | Term of office  | Party  | Legislature

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12 |  | Giovanni Di Stasi
(b. 1950) | 20 May
2000  | 21 November
2001[c] | DS | VII
(2000)
(11) |  | Angelo Michele Iorio
(b. 1948) | 21 November
2001  | 30 November
2006  | FI
PdL | VIII
(2001)
30 November
2006  | 15 November
2011  | IX
(2006)
15 November
2011  | 18 March
2013[d] | X
(2011)
13 |  | Paolo Di Laura Frattura
(b. 1962) | 18 March
2013  | 8 May
2018  | PD | XI
(2013)
14 |  | Donato Toma
(b. 1957) | 8 May
2018  | 6 July
2023  | FI | XII
(2018)
15 |  | Francesco Roberti
(b. 1967) | 6 July
2023  | In office | FI | XIII
(2023)

1. ^ Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then elected the leader of the opposition Angelo Michele Iorio (FI) as the new President.
2. ^ Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then re-elected the former President Marcello Veneziale to the office.
3. ^ In 2001 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the previous year regional election and ordered a recall election.
4. ^ In 2012 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the 2011 regional election and ordered a recall election.

## Legislative branch

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Main article: Regional Council of Molise

The Regional Council of Molise (Consiglio Regionale del Molise) 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]

## Local government

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### Provinces

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Province  | Inhabitants  | President  | Party  | Election

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Campobasso | 223,871  |  | Francesco Roberti | Forza Italia | 2019
Isernia | 84,548  |  | Alfredo Ricci | Forza Italia | 2019

### Municipalities

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Municipality  | Inhabitants  | Mayor  | Party  | Election

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Campobasso | 49,148  |  | Roberto Gravina | Five Star Movement | 2019
Isernia | 21,654  |  | Piero Castrataro | Democratic Party | 2016

## Parties and elections

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Main article: Elections in Molise

### Latest regional election

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Main article: 2023 Molise regional election

25–26 June 2023 Molise regional election results

Candidates  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | Parties  | Votes  | %  | Seats
| Francesco Roberti | 94,770  | 62.24  | 1
| Brothers of Italy | 26,649  | 18.85  | 4
| Forza Italia | 16,924  | 11.97  | 3
| Molise we want  | 13,971  | 9.88  | 2
| Molise in Good Hands – Us Moderates | 10,582  | 7.48  | 2
| Populars for Molise | 9,666  | 6.84  | 1
| League | 8,481  | 6.00  | 1
| Union of the Centre–DC–NDC | 5,005  | 3.54  | 0
Total | 91,278 | 64.55 | 13
| Roberto Gravina | 55,308  | 36.32  | 1
| Democratic Party | 17,031  | 12.04  | 3
| Five Star Movement | 10,044  | 7.10  | 2
| Building Democracy | 8,105  | 5.73  | 1
| Greens and Left Alliance–Territorial Equity | 6,742  | 4.77  | 0
| Gravina for President–Progress Molise  | 5,928  | 4.19  | 0
| Democratic and Socialist Molise  | 1,086  | 0.77  | 0
Total | 48,936 | 34.61 | 6
| Emilio Izzo | 2,191  | 1.44  | 0  |  | I don't vote for the usual  | 1,197  | 0.85  | 0
Blank and invalid votes  | 4,912  | 3.13  |
Total candidates | 152,269 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | 141,411 | 100.00 | 19
Registered voters/turnout  | 327,805  | 47.95  |
Source: Elezioni Molise 2023

## References

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1. ^ "Componenti della Giunta, Attribuzioni".
2. ^ La Repubblica – Regional electoral law
3. ^ "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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