Italian political system Prepared by Marina Morozova У

Italian political system Prepared by Marina Morozova У 8 -03

Contents general information political system of Italy structure of government Italian Parliament electoral system

General information Official flag Emblem President Giorgio Napolitano

Political system of Italy parliamentary republic unitary state 20 regions 110 provinces and 8, 100 municipalities Administrative divisions

Structure of government legislative branch – Parliament executive branch – Council of Ministers head of the Council Prime Minister Prime minister Mario Monti

Judicial branch Constitutional Court 15 judges President 5 judges Parliament 5 judges – Ordinary and Administrative supreme courts President of the Court – elected from the Court

Italian Parliament Senate = Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies 630 seats deputies – over 25 years of age multi- party system Government People of Freedom Democratic Party Opposition Parties Lega Nord Italy of values Union of the Centre Future and Freedom Mixed group

People of Freedom liberal-conservative party of Italy controls majority of seats – 43. 8% founder and President – Silvio Berlusconi

Democratic Party controls 34. 4% of seats headed by Pier Luigi Bersani

Union of the Centre Christian democratic coalition of parties holds 5. 7% of seats Savino Pezzotta Pier Ferdinando Casini Lorenzo Cesa

Future and Freedom conservative political party controls 4% of seats Gianfranco Fini

Lega Nord federalist and regionalist political party holds 9. 5% of seats Roberto Marconi

Italy of values centrist, populist and anti-corruption party controls 4. 6% of seats Antonio Di Pietro

Coalitions Silvio Berlusconi coalition (55% of seats) People of Freedom Lega Nord Movement for autonomy Raffaele Lombardo W. Veltrony coalition (35% of seats) Democratic Party Italy of values W. Veltrony

Senate 315 members (including 4 senators for life) senators – over 40 years of age Giulio Andreotti Carlo Ciampi Mario Monti Emilio Colombo

Electoral system of Italy proportional representation system + “prize” for the coalition which got the largest number of votes

Conclusion unique structure of Parliament multi-party system very complex electoral system

List of References http: //www. quirinale. it – information about President and Italian Constitution http: //www. interno. gov. it – Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Italy http: //www. rogerdarlington. me. uk/Italianp oliticalsystem. html – a short guide into Italian political system http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Politics_of_Ita ly - political parties and coalitions

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