Regional Council of Apulia

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

Regional Council of Apulia
11th Legislature
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Loredana Capone, PD
since 26 November 2020[1]
Structure
Seats51
Political groups
Government (30+1)
  •   PD (15)
  •   CE (5)
  •   M5S (5)
  •   PlP (3)
  •   PcE (2)
  •   Mixed (1)

Opposition (20)

  •   FdI (6)
  •   Lega (4)
  •   FI (4)
  •   A (3)
  •   LPD (2)
  •   Mixed (1)
Elections
Last election
20 September 2020
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Palazzo della Regione, Bari
Website
Official website
Politics of Apulia

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]

Party Seats Status
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:

Party Seats Status
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 Others Total
7 June 1970 22 14 5 1 1 - 4 3 50
15 June 1975 21 15 5 1 1 2 5 - 50
8 June 1980 22 13 6 1 1 2 4 1 50
12 May 1985 20 13 8 1 1 2 5 - 50
6 May 1990 22 10 10 1 1 2 3 1 50
Election Majority Opposition Total President of the Region
23 April 1995 23 FI
12 AN
3 CCD		 13 PDS
4 PRC
4 PPI
3 PdD
1 Greens
1 Other		 65 Salvatore Distaso
16 April 2000 27 FI
8 AN
2 CCD
1 CDU		 9 DS
3 PPI
3 Dem
2 SDI
1 PRC
5 Others		 60

Raffaele Fitto
3 April 2005 14 DS
8 DL
4 PRC
3 SDI
2 PdCI
1 IdV
9 Others		 11 FI
7 AN
4 UDC
6 Others		 70

Nichi Vendola
28 March 2010 19 PD
9 SEL
5 IdV
5 Others		 21 PdL
4 UDC
6 Others		 70
31 May 2015 13 PD
4 SEL
12 Others		 9 M5S
5 FI
4 CoR
4 AP		 51

Michele Emiliano
20 September 2020 15 PD
5 M5S
14 Others		 7 FdI
3 Lega
3 FI
3 Others		 51


Presidents
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):

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

See also

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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