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{{Politics of Lazio}}

The '''Politics of [[Lazio]]''', [[Italy]] takes place in a framework of a [[Presidential system|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 of Lazio|Regional Council]].

Lazio is mainly a swing region. While [[Rome]] is more left-leaning, the rest of the region usually votes more for right-wing parties (FdI, LSP, FI).

==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 16, including a vice president.<ref>[http://www.regione.lazio.it/Organigramma/giunta.do?type=list Regione Lazio – Composizione della Giunta regionale]</ref>

===List of presidents===
{{Main|List of presidents of Lazio}}

{{:List of presidents of Lazio}}

==Local government==
===Provinces===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Province
! colspan=1 | Inhabitants
! colspan=2 | President
! colspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Election
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Metropolitan City of Rome Capital]]
|4,352,359
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}}
|[[Roberto Gualtieri]]<br />(metropolitan mayor)
|[[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]
|2021
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Province of Frosinone]]
|489,716
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}}
|Luca Di Stefano
|[[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]
|2022
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Province of Latina]]
|575,218
| {{party color cell|Italia Viva}}
|Gerardo Stefanelli
|[[Italia Viva]]
|2021
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Province of Rieti]]
|156,148
| {{party color cell|Lega (political party)}}
|Roberta Cuneo
|[[Lega (political party)|Lega]]
|2023
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[Province of Viterbo]]
|317,799
| {{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}}
|Alessandro Romoli
|[[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]]
|2021
|}

===Municipalities===
====Provincial capitals====
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Municipality
! colspan=1 | Inhabitants
! colspan=2 | Mayor
! colspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Election
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[List of mayors of Frosinone|Frosinone]]
|46,649
| {{party color cell|Forza Italia (2013)}}
|[[Riccardo Mastrangeli]]
|[[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]]
|2022
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[List of mayors of Latina|Latina]]
|126,478
| {{party color cell|Brothers of Italy}}
|[[Matilde Celentano]]
|[[Brothers of Italy]]
|2023
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[List of mayors of Rieti|Rieti]]
|47,405
| {{party color cell|Brothers of Italy}}
|Daniele Sinibaldi
|[[Brothers of Italy]]
|2022
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[List of mayors of Rome|Rome]]
|2,857,046
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (Italy)}}
|[[Roberto Gualtieri]]
|[[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]
|2021
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | [[List of mayors of Viterbo|Viterbo]]
|67,831
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
|[[Chiara Frontini]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]] ([[Centre-right politics|centre-right]])
|2022
|}

==Legislative branch==
{{Main|Regional Council of Lazio}}

The Regional Council of Lazio (''Consiglio Regionale del Lazio'') is composed of 51 members, of which 39 are elected in provincial constituencies with [[proportional representation]], 10 from the so-called "regional list" of the elected president and the last one is for the candidate for president who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the council.

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 fresh election.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306051303/http://www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PRI.1046.1&p_p_id=20&p_p_action=1&p_p_state=exclusive&p_p_col_id=null&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fget_file&_20_folderId=69&_20_name=l+cost+199_PDF.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Parties and elections==
{{Main|Elections in Lazio}}

===Latest regional election===
{{Main|2023 Lazio regional election}}
In the latest regional election, which took place on 12–13 February 2023, [[Francesco Rocca (politician)|Francesco Rocca]] was elected President with the support of the [[Centre-right coalition (Italy)|centre-right coalition]].

{{:2023 Lazio regional election}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070202131057/http://regione.lazio.it/ Lazio Region]
*[http://www.consiglio.regione.lazio.it/ Regional Council of Lazio]
*[http://www.regione.lazio.it/organigramma/Statuto_Regione_Lazio.pdf Constitution of Lazio]
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