Politics of Campania
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The politics of Campania, a region of 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.[1]
Executive branch
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 eight, including a vice president, all appointed by the President.[2]
List of presidents
- Elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)
| # | Name | Term of office | Political party | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Leone | 1970 | 1971 | DC | I (1970) |
| 2 | Nicola Mancino (b. 1931) |
1971 | 1972 | DC | |
| 3 | Alberto Servidio (1930–2017) |
1972 | 1973 | DC | |
| 4 | Vittorio Cascetta (1928–1989) |
1973 | 1975 | DC | |
| (2) | Nicola Mancino (b. 1931) |
1975 | 1976 | DC | II (1975) |
| 5 | Gaspare Russo (b. 1927) |
1976 | 1979 | DC | |
| 6 | Ciro Cirillo (1921–2017) |
1979 | 1980 | DC | |
| 7 | Emilio De Feo (1920–1987) |
1980 | 1983 | DC | III (1980) |
| 8 | Antonio Fantini (1936–2013) |
1983 | 1985 | DC | |
| 1985 | 1989 | IV (1985) | |||
| 9 | Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca (1925–2004) |
1989 | 1990 | DC | |
| 1990 | 1993 | V (1990) | |||
| 10 | Giovanni Grasso (1940–1999) |
1993 | 1995 | DC | |
| 11 | Antonio Rastrelli (1927–2019) |
8 June 1995 | 23 March 1999[a] | AN | VI (1995) |
| 12 | Andrea Losco (b. 1951) |
23 March 1999 | 18 May 2000 | PPI | |
- ^ Rastrelli was forced out of office by a motion of non-confidence voted by the Regional Council. The opposition leader Andrea Losco (PPI) was elected President by the Regional Council to end Rastrelli's term.
- Directly-elected presidents (since 2000)
| N. | Portrait | President | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) |
Party | Composition | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Antonio Bassolino (1947– ) |
18 May 2000 |
4 May 2005 |
9 years, 334 days | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party |
DS–PPI–UDEUR–Dem–SDI– PRC–RI–FdV–PdCI–PRI |
VII (2000) | ||
| 4 May 2005 |
17 April 2010 |
DL–DS–UDEUR–SDI– PRC–FdV–PdCI–IdV–PRI |
VIII (2005) | ||||||
| 14 | Stefano Caldoro (1960– ) |
17 April 2010 |
18 June 2015 |
5 years, 62 days | The People of Freedom / Forza Italia |
PdL–UDC–NS–UDEUR–LD | IX (2010) | ||
| 15 | Vincenzo De Luca (1949– ) |
18 June 2015 |
9 October 2020 |
10 years, 174 days | Democratic Party | PD–CD–SC–UDC–PSI–IdV | X (2015) | ||
| 9 October 2020 |
9 December 2025 |
PD–IV–Pop–NC–LD–CD– PSI–Eu–EV |
XI (2020) | ||||||
| 16 | Roberto Fico (1974– ) |
9 December 2025 |
Incumbent | 13 days | Five Star Movement | PD–M5S–ATA–PSI–IV–AVS–NdC | XII (2025) | ||
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Campania (Consiglio Regionale della Campania) is composed of 60 members. 48 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 12 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 6 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 54. 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.[3]
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.[4]
Current composition
The Regional Council of Campania is currently composed of the following political groups:[5]
| Party | Seats | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (PD) | 10 / 51
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In government | |
| Brothers of Italy (FdI) | 7 / 51
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In opposition | |
| Five Star Movement (M5S) | 6 / 51
|
In government | |
| Forza Italia (FI) | 6 / 51
|
In opposition | |
| Head Held High (ATA) | 4 / 51
|
In government | |
| Italian Socialist Party (PSI) | 3 / 51
|
In government | |
| Italia Viva (IV) | 3 / 51
|
In government | |
| Fico for President | 3 / 51
|
In government | |
| Lega | 3 / 51
|
In opposition | |
| Greens and Left Alliance (AVS) | 2 / 51
|
In government | |
| Us of the Centre – We the South (NdC–NS) | 2 / 51
|
In government | |
| Moderates and Reformists (MeR) | 2 / 51
|
In opposition | |
By coalition:
| Coalition | Seats | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-left coalition | 33 / 51
|
Government | ||
| Centre-right coalition | 18 / 51
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Opposition | ||
Local government
Provinces
Municipalities
- Provincial capitals
| Municipality | Inhabitants[6] | Mayor | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avellino | 54,080 | Gianluca Festa | Civic | 2019 | |
| Benevento | 59,306 | Clemente Mastella | Forza Italia | 2016 | |
| Caserta | 75,456 | Carlo Marino | Democratic Party | 2016 | |
| Naples | 956,917 | Gaetano Manfredi | Independent | 2021 | |
| Salerno | 133,557 | Vincenzo Napoli | Democratic Party | 2016 | |
Parties and elections
Latest regional election
In the latest regional election, which took place on 23–24 November 2025, Roberto Fico of the Five Star Movement was elected President by a landslide 60.6% of the vote.
| Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Fico | 1,286,188 | 60.63 | 1 | |||||||
| Democratic Party | 370,016 | 18.41 | 10 | |||||||
| Five Star Movement | 183,333 | 9.12 | 5 | |||||||
| Head Held High | 167,569 | 8.34 | 4 | |||||||
| Forward Campania | 118,435 | 5.89 | 3 | |||||||
| Reformist House | 116,963 | 5.82 | 3 | |||||||
| Fico for President | 108,750 | 5.41 | 3 | |||||||
| Greens and Left Alliance | 93,596 | 4.66 | 2 | |||||||
| Us of the Centre – We the South | 71,260 | 3.55 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 1,229,922 | 61.20 | 32 | |||||||
| Edmondo Cirielli | 757,836 | 35.72 | 1 | |||||||
| Brothers of Italy | 239,733 | 11.93 | 6 | |||||||
| Forza Italia | 215,419 | 10.72 | 6 | |||||||
| League | 110,735 | 5.51 | 3 | |||||||
| Cirielli for President – Moderates and Reformists | 94,374 | 4.70 | 2 | |||||||
| Us Moderates | 25,559 | 1.27 | 0 | |||||||
| Union of the Centre – Christian Democracy | 9,771 | 0.49 | 0 | |||||||
| Christian Democracy with Rotondi | 8,677 | 0.43 | 0 | |||||||
| Pensioners and Consumers | 3,922 | 0.20 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 708,190 | 35.20 | 17 | |||||||
| Giuliano Granato | 43,055 | 2.03 | 0 | Popular Campania | 40,743 | 2.03 | 0 | |||
| Nicola Campanile | 20,235 | 0.95 | 0 | For the People and the Community | 19,843 | 0.99 | 0 | |||
| Stefano Bandecchi | 10,497 | 0.49 | 0 | Bandecchi Dimension | 8,522 | 0.42 | 0 | |||
| Carlo Arnese | 3,663 | 0.17 | 0 | Force of the People | 2,493 | 0.12 | 0 | |||
| Blank and invalid votes | 72,366 | 3.30 | ||||||||
| Total candidates | 2,121,474 | 100.0 | 2 | Total parties | 2,009,713 | 100.0 | 49 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,193,840 | 44.10 | ||||||||
| Source: Campania Region – Results | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Baldini, Gianfranco; Baldi, Brunetta (11 September 2013). "Decentralization in Italy and the Troubles of Federalization". Regional & Federal Studies. 24 (1): 87–108. doi:10.1080/13597566.2013.827116. ISSN 1359-7566.
- ^ "Giunta - Nuovo portale della Regione Campania". www.regione.campania.it. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014.
- ^ La Repubblica – Regional electoral law
- ^ Regional Council of Lombardy – 1999 Constitutional law
- ^ "Il Consiglio". www.consiglio.regione.campania.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Bilancio demografico anno 2018 (October 2018)". Istat. Retrieved 26 March 2018.