Local Government Structure in Italy: A Comprehensive Overview

The system of multilevel government in Italy is composed of regions, provinces, and communes, forming a regional state with 107 provinces and 7,904 municipalities. The governance structure includes direct elections for regional councils, executive committees, presidents, and mayors at different levels. Additionally, the election system has evolved since the 1990s to include strong mayor forms for municipalities based on population size, with variations in voting systems and party connections. The local party system in Italy is dominated by strong political parties, excluding the 5 Stars Movement.

• Local Government
• Italy
• Multilevel Governance
• Political Parties
• Regional Elections

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1. Local government in Italy

2. System of multilevel government in Italy 1/2 regions (regioni), provinces (province), and communes (comuni) 15 ordinary regions x 5 regions with special status => Italy as a regional state 107 provinces incl. 14 metropolitan cities 7904 municipalities

3. System of multilevel government in Italy 2/2 regions council, executive committee and president (mostly direct elections) provinces - president (elected by the mayors and councillors of the municipalities) or metropolitan mayor municipalities council, municipal board and mayor (direct elections)

4. Executive model + election system since the 90 s direct elections + executive boards appointed by the mayor/president (governor) => strong mayor (governor) form municipalities up to 15 000 inhabitans simple majority system, connected lists, 2/3 of the seats for the list of the mayor municipalities with more then 15 000 inhabitans two round syst m, possibility to vote for mayor+his party, mayor+different party, just mayor, 60% of the seats for the party of the mayor (if different party did not receive more then 50% of the seats), changes in the connections between first and second round

5. Party system at the local level strong political parties except of the 5 Stars Movement