The Regional Council of Piedmont () is the legislative assembly of Piedmont.
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 Piedmont is composed of 51 members, of which 49 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the Council, and one is for the elected president.
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 vel simul cadent clause (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a snap election.
Political groups (2024–2029) The Regional Council of Piedmont is currently composed of the following political groups:
Party Seats Status Brothers of Italy (FdI) Democratic Party (PD) Forza Italia (FI) League (Lega) Cirio for President (CP) Greens and Left Alliance (AVS) Five Star Movement (M5S) United States of Europe (SUE)
By coalition: Party Seats Status Centre-right coalition Centre-left coalition Five Star Movement
Historical composition Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI Others Total 7 June 1970 20 13 5 4 1 4 2 150 15 June 1975 20 22 8 2 2 4 2 -60 8 June 1980 20 20 9 3 2 3 2 160 12 May 1985 19 18 8 3 3 3 3 360 6 May 1990 18 14 9 2 2 2 2 1160 Election Majority Opposition Council President of the Region 23 April 1995 Centre-right(Pole for Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree)LNPRC Enzo Ghigo(1995–2005) 16 April 2000 Centre-right(House of Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree)Bonino List 3 April 2005 Centre-left(The Union) Centre-right(House of Freedoms) Mercedes Bresso(2005–2010) 28 March 2010 Centre-right Centre-leftM5S Roberto Cota(2010–2014) 25 May 2014(snap election) Centre-left Centre-rightM5SFdI Sergio Chiamparino(2014–2019) 26 May 2019 Centre-right Centre-leftM5S Alberto Cirio(since 2019) 9 June 2024 Centre-right Centre-leftM5S
Presidents This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
Name Period Regional Legislature Paolo Battino Vittorelli (PSI) 23 July 1970 9 March 1972I (1970) Gianni Oberto Tarena (DC) 9 March 1972 21 December 1973 Aldo Viglione (PSI) 21 December 1973 21 July 1975 Dino Sanlorenzo (PCI) 21 July 1975 14 July 1980II (1975) Germano Benzi (PSI) 14 July 1980 17 June 1985III (1980) Aldo Viglione (PSI) 17 June 1985 1 December 1988IV (1985) Angelo Rossa (PSI) 1 December 1988 11 June 1990 Carlo Spagnuolo (PSI) 11 June 1990 19 June 1995V (1990) Rolando Picchioni (CDU) 19 June 1995 21 January 1998VI (1995) Sergio Deorsola (CDU) 21 January 1998 29 May 2000 Roberto Cota (LN) 29 May 2000 17 January 2005 VII (2000) Oreste Rossi (LN) 17 January 2005 16 May 2005 Davide Gariglio (PD) 16 May 2005 9 April 2010 VIII (2005) Valerio Cattaneo (PdL) 9 April 2010 30 June 2014 IX (2010) Mario Laus (PD) 30 June 2014 10 April 2018X (2014) Nino Boeti (PD) 10 April 2018 2 July 2019 Stefano Allasia (Lega) 2 July 2019 22 July 2024 XI (2019) Davide Nicco (FdI) 22 July 2024 Incumbent XII (2024)
See also Regional council Politics of Piedmont President of Piedmont
References
External links Regional Council of Piedmont