Regions of Italy
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Template:Politics of Italy The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitution's role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws establishing autonomy and decentralization.
However, five regions (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-South Tyrol, and Aosta Valley) have been granted a special status of autonomy to establish their own regional legislation on some specific local matters; based on cultural grounds, geographical location and on the presence of important ethnic minorities. The other 15 ordinary regions have been effectively established only in the early 1970s.
Each region has an elected council and a Giunta Regionale (executive committee) headed by a directly elected president. The Giunta is responsible to the council and is required to resign if it fails to retain the council's confidence.
The regions primarily served to decentralize the state government machinery. A constitutional reform in 2001 remarkably widened the competences of the Regions, in particular concerning legislative powers and most of state controls were abolished.
In 2005 a new reform of the Constitution (so called devolution) was approved. It will grant more powers to the Regions in the subjects health and education and federalize the Italian State, creating a Federal Senate. But in order to enter into force, the reform has to pass a referendum in June 2006.
Provincial and communal governments follow similar principles: councils and giunte headed by provincial presidents or communal mayors.
Regional autonomy (Federalism) has been made an issue in Italian politics in recent years, no doubt aided by the emergence of parties such as the Lega Nord.
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| Region | Capital |
|---|---|
| 1. Abruzzo (formerly Abruzzi) | L'Aquila |
| 2. Aosta Valley (Val d'Aoste, Valle d'Aosta) | Aosta (Aoste) |
| 3. Apulia (Puglia, sometimes Puglie) | Bari |
| 4. Basilicata | Potenza |
| 5. Calabria | Catanzaro |
| 6. Campania | Naples (Napoli) |
| 7. Emilia-Romagna | Bologna |
| 8. Friuli Venezia Giulia | Trieste |
| 9. Latium (Lazio) | Rome (Roma) |
| 10. Liguria | Genoa (Genova) |
| 11. Lombardy (Lombardia) | Milan (Milano) |
| 12. Marches (Marche) | Ancona |
| 13. Molise | Campobasso |
| 14. Piedmont (Piemonte) | Turin (Torino) |
| 15. Sardinia (Sardegna) | Cagliari |
| 16. Sicily (Sicilia) | Palermo |
| 17. Trentino-South Tyrol (Trentino-Alto Adige/Trentino-Südtirol) | Trento |
| 18. Tuscany (Toscana) | Florence (Firenze) |
| 19. Umbria | Perugia |
| 20. Veneto | Venice (Venezia) |
See also
External links
- CityMayors article
- Regional Governments of Italy on Italia.gov.it
- Regional Governments of Italy on Governo.it
- Regional Governments of Italy on Governo.it (mirror site)
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