Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

The Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy takes place in a framework of a parliamentary 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 and Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council. However, sinca a constitutional reform in 2001, almost all the executive and legislative powers are demanded to the two Provinces of which the Region is composed: the Province of Trento and the Province of Bolzano.

The politics of the Province of Trento takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the President of the Province is heads of government, while the Province of Bolzano retains a parliamentary system, in which the President of the Region is usually the most voted provincial deputy and heads the Provincial Government.

Executive

The Regional Government ("Giunta Regionale") is presided by the President of the Region ("Presidente della Regione") and is composed by the President and the Ministers ("Assessori"), who are currently 5, including two Vice Presidents. Since 2001 the Presidents of the two Provinces alternate at the post of President of the Region and the one who is not President serves as First Vice President.

Current composition

*President: Lorenzo Dellai (Civica–Trento)
*First Vice President: Luis Durnwalder (SVP–Bolzano)
*Vice President: Maria Luisa Gnecchi (DS–Bolzano)
*Minister: Martha Stocker (SVP–Bolzano)
*Minister: Luigi Chiocchetti (UAL–Trento)

List of Presidents

Presidents of the Provinces

Province of Trento

Province of Bolzano

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ("Consiglio Regionale del Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol") is composed of 70 members, 35 from Trento and 35 from Bolzano. The regional deputies are elected separately as provincial deputies. In practice the Regional Council is the meeting of the two Provincial Councils.

Current composition

Political parties and elections

The Region has actually two different system of parties: one for each Province. Since the constitutional reform of 2001, regional elections are nothing more than two separate provincial elections and the Region does not provide anymore vote totals region-wide.

Last regional election

The last regional election took place on 28 October 2003.

Province of Trento

Province of Bolzano

Other elections

Sources

* [http://www.regione.taa.it/Elettorale/risultati/reg_1998.pdf Trentino Alto-Adige Region – Elections]
* [http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/consiglio/consiglieri_organi_passato/legislature.it.asp Provincial Council of Trento – Legislatures]
* [http://www.consiglio-bz.org/it/archivio_storico.htm Provincial Council of Bolzano – Legislatures]
* [http://www.elezioni.provincia.tn.it/ Provincial Government of Trento – Elections]
* [http://www.provinz.bz.it/vote/index_i.htm Provincial Government of Bolzano – Elections]
* [http://www.cattaneo.org/index.asp?l1=archivi&l2=adele Cattaneo Institute – Archive of Election Data]
* [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/trento.html Parties and Elections in Europe – Province of Trento]
* [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/styrol.html Parties and Elections in Europe – Province of Bolzano]
* [http://elezionistorico.interno.it/ Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections]
* [http://www.uibk.ac.at/politikwissenschaft/mitarbeiterinnen/pallaver/pdf/pallaver_561-600.pdf "Political parties in Alto Adige from 1945 to 2005", an essay by Gunther Pallaver]

External links

* [http://www.regione.taa.it/ Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region]
* [http://www.regione.taa.it/biblioteca/statuti/Trentino-Alto%20Adige.pdf Constitution of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol ]
* [http://www.provincia.tn.it/ Provincial Government of Trento]
* [http://www.consiglio.provincia.tn.it/ Provincial Council of Trento]
* [http://www.provinz.bz.it/ Provincial Government of Bolzano]
* [http://www.consiglio-bz.org/ Provincial Council of Bolzano]