# Politics of Molise

The politics of Molise, 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.

## 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 8.

### List of presidents
#### Elected by the Regional Council (1970–2000)

| | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Legislature |
| 1 | Carlo Vitale | 1970 | 1973 | DC | I (1970) |
| 2 | Giustino D'Uva | 1973 | 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| 3 | Florindo D'Aimmo | 1975 | 1980 | DC | II (1975) |
| 3 | Florindo D'Aimmo | 1980 | 1982 | DC | III (1980) |
| (2) | Giustino D'Uva | 1982 | 1984 | DC | III (1980) |
| 4 | Ulderico Adolfo Calogiovanni | 1984 | 1985 | DC | III (1980) |
| 5 | Paolo Nuvoli | 1985 | 1988 | DC | IV (1985) |
| 6 | Fernando Di Laura Frattura | 1988 | 1990 | DC | IV (1985) |
| 7 | Enrico Santoro | 1990 | 1992 | DC | V (1990) |
| 8 | Luigi Di Bartolomeo | 1992 | 1994 | DC | V (1990) |
| 9 | Giovanni Di Giandomenico | 1994 | 1995 | DC | V (1990) |
| 10 | Marcello Veneziale (b. 1941) | 7 June 1995 | 20 November 1998 | PDS | VI (1995) |
| 11 | Angelo Michele Iorio (b. 1948) | 20 November 1998 | 11 May 1999 | FI | VI (1995) |
| (10) | Marcello Veneziale (b. 1941) | 11 May 1999 | 20 May 2000 | DS | VI (1995) |

#### Directly-elected presidents (since 2000)

| President | President | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Legislature |
| 12 | Giovanni Di Stasi (b. 1950) | 20 May 2000 | 21 November 2001 | DS | VII (2000) |
| (11) | Angelo Michele Iorio (b. 1948) | 21 November 2001 | 30 November 2006 | FI PdL | VIII (2001) |
| (11) | Angelo Michele Iorio (b. 1948) | 30 November 2006 | 15 November 2011 | FI PdL | IX (2006) |
| (11) | Angelo Michele Iorio (b. 1948) | 15 November 2011 | 18 March 2013 | FI PdL | X (2011) |
| 13 | Paolo Di Laura Frattura (b. 1962) | 18 March 2013 | 8 May 2018 | PD | XI (2013) |
| 14 | Donato Toma (b. 1957) | 8 May 2018 | 6 July 2023 | FI | XII (2018) |
| 15 | Francesco Roberti (b. 1967) | 6 July 2023 | In office | FI | XIII (2023) |
* ↑ Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then elected the leader of the opposition Angelo Michele Iorio (FI) as the new President.
* ↑ Resigned after losing the majority in the Regional Council, which then re-elected the former President Marcello Veneziale to the office.
* ↑ In 2001 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the previous year regional election and ordered a recall election.
* ↑ In 2012 the Administrative Regional Court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale or TAR) found some irregularities in the 2011 regional election and ordered a recall election.

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Molise (Consiglio Regionale del Molise) is composed of 30 members. 24 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 6 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 3 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 26. 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.
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.

## Local government
### Provinces

| Province | Inhabitants | President | President | Party | Election |
| Campobasso | 223,871 | | Francesco Roberti | Forza Italia | 2019 |
| Isernia | 84,548 | | Alfredo Ricci | Forza Italia | 2019 |

### Municipalities

| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Mayor | Party | Election |
| Campobasso | 49,148 | | Roberto Gravina | Five Star Movement | 2019 |
| Isernia | 21,654 | | Piero Castrataro | Democratic Party | 2016 |

## Parties and elections
### Latest regional election

25–26 June 2023 Molise regional election results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 26,649 | 18.85 | 4 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Forza Italia | 16,924 | 11.97 | 3 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Molise we want | 13,971 | 9.88 | 2 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Molise in Good Hands – Us Moderates | 10,582 | 7.48 | 2 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Populars for Molise | 9,666 | 6.84 | 1 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | League | 8,481 | 6.00 | 1 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | | Union of the Centre–DC–NDC | 5,005 | 3.54 | 0 |
| | Francesco Roberti | 94,770 | 62.24 | 1 | Total | Total | 91,278 | 64.55 | 13 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Democratic Party | 17,031 | 12.04 | 3 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Five Star Movement | 10,044 | 7.10 | 2 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Building Democracy | 8,105 | 5.73 | 1 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Greens and Left Alliance–Territorial Equity | 6,742 | 4.77 | 0 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Gravina for President–Progress Molise | 5,928 | 4.19 | 0 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | | Democratic and Socialist Molise | 1,086 | 0.77 | 0 |
| | Roberto Gravina | 55,308 | 36.32 | 1 | Total | Total | 48,936 | 34.61 | 6 |
| | Emilio Izzo | 2,191 | 1.44 | 0 | | I don't vote for the usual | 1,197 | 0.85 | 0 |
| Blank and invalid votes | Blank and invalid votes | 4,912 | 3.13 | | | | | | |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 152,269 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 141,411 | 100.00 | 19 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 327,805 | 47.95 | | | | | | |
| Source: Elezioni Molise 2023 ||||||||||