# Politics of Liguria

The Politics of Liguria, 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 11, including a Vice President.

### List of presidents
#### Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)

| # | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Legislature |
| 1 | Gianni Dagnino | 15 September 1970 | 14 April 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| 2 | Giorgio Luciano Verda | 14 April 1975 | 29 July 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| 3 | Angelo Carossino | 29 July 1975 | 4 July 1979 | PCI | II (1975) |
| 4 | Armando Magliotto | 4 July 1979 | 28 October 1980 | PCI | II (1975) |
| 5 | Giovanni Persico | 28 October 1980 | 27 September 1981 | PRI | III (1980) |
| 6 | Alberto Teardo | 27 September 1981 | 25 May 1983 | PSI | III (1980) |
| 7 | Rinaldo Magnani | 25 May 1983 | 9 October 1985 | PSI | III (1980) |
| 7 | Rinaldo Magnani | 9 October 1985 | 14 March 1990 | PSI | IV (1985) |
| 8 | Renzo Muratore | 14 March 1990 | 28 September 1990 | PSI | IV (1985) |
| 9 | Giacomo Gualco | 28 September 1990 | 14 January 1992 | DC | V (1990) |
| 10 | Edmondo Ferrero | 14 January 1992 | 20 July 1994 | DC | V (1990) |
| 11 | Giancarlo Mori | 20 July 1994 | 6 June 1995 | PPI | V (1990) |

#### Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)

| N. | President | Term of office | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Composition | Legislature |
| 11 | Giancarlo Mori (1938–2019) | 6 June 1995 | 12 May 2000 | 4 years, 332 days | Italian People's Party | PDS–PPI–PdD–FdV | VI (1995) |
| 12 | Sandro Biasotti (1948– ) | 12 May 2000 | 14 April 2005 | 4 years, 337 days | Forza Italia | FI–AN–LN–CDC | VII (2000) |
| 13 | Claudio Burlando (1954– ) | 14 April 2005 | 7 April 2010 | 10 years, 58 days | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party | Ulivo/PD–PRC–PdCI–FdV–IdV | VIII (2005) |
| 13 | Claudio Burlando (1954– ) | 7 April 2010 | 11 June 2015 | 10 years, 58 days | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party | PD–IdV–UDC–FdS–SEL–FdV | IX (2010) |
| 14 | Giovanni Toti (1968– ) | 11 June 2015 | 12 October 2020 | 9 years, 45 days | Forza Italia | LN–FI–FdI | X (2015) |
| 14 | Giovanni Toti (1968– ) | 12 October 2020 | 26 July 2024 | 9 years, 45 days | Cambiamo! / Us Moderates | C!–Lega–FdI–FI | XI (2020) |
| – | Alessandro Piana (1972– ) | 26 July 2024 | Incumbent | 96 days | Lega | C!–LL–FdI–FI | XI (2020) |
| 15 | Marco Bucci (1959– ) | Elect | Elect | Elect | Independent | FdI–NM–LL–FI | XII (2024) |

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Liguria (Consiglio Regionale della Liguria) is composed of 40 members. 32 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 8 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 4 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 36. 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 | Party | Election |
| Metropolitan City of Genoa | 840,934 | Marco Bucci | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 |
| Province of Imperia | 213,743 | Fabio Natta | Independent (centre-left) | 2015 |
| Province of La Spezia | 219,693 | Giorgio Cozzani | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 |
| Province of Savona | 276,261 | Pierangelo Oliveri | Independent (centre-right) | 2018 |

### Municipalities
#### Provincial capitals

| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election |
| Genoa | 577,587 | Marco Bucci | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 |
| Imperia | 42,506 | Claudio Scajola | Independent (centre-right) | 2018 |
| La Spezia | 93,259 | Pierluigi Peracchini | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 |
| Savona | 60,469 | Ilaria Caprioglio | Independent (centre-right) | 2016 |

## Parties and elections
### Latest regional election

The latest regional election took place on 28–29 October 2024.
Marco Bucci, the independent centre-right mayor of Genoa, narrowly defeated former minister Andrea Orlando of the Democratic Party, retaining the region for the centre-right.
27–28 October 2024 Ligurian regional election results :
| Results by party Results by coalition ||||||||||
| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 84,816 | 15.08 | 5 |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Bucci for President Liguria Wins | 53,208 | 9.46 | 3 |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | League | 47,652 | 8.47 | 3 |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Forza Italia | 44,849 | 7.98 | 3 |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Ligurian Pride | 32,061 | 5.70 | 3 |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Union of the Centre | 7,294 | 1.30 | – |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | | Popular Alternative | 1,929 | 0.34 | – |
| | Marco Bucci | 291,093 | 48.77 | 1 | Total | Total | 271,809 | 48.34 | 17 |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Democratic Party | 160,063 | 28.47 | 8 |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Greens and Left Alliance | 34,716 | 6.17 | 2 |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Andrea Orlando List | 29,808 | 5.30 | 1 |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Five Star Movement | 25,659 | 4.56 | 1 |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Civic Reformist Pact | 9,813 | 1.75 | – |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | | Head-on Ligurians | 9,127 | 1.62 | – |
| | Andrea Orlando | 282,669 | 47.36 | 1 | Total | Total | 269,186 | 47.87 | 12 |
| | Nicola Morra | 5,223 | 0.88 | – | | United for the Constitution | 4,922 | 0.88 | – |
| | Nicola Rollando | 5,079 | 0.85 | – | | For the Alternative | 4,920 | 0.87 | – |
| | Francesco Toscano | 5,071 | 0.85 | – | | Sovereign Popular Democracy | 4,709 | 0.84 | – |
| | Marco Ferrando | 2,099 | 0.35 | – | | Workers' Communist Party | 1,813 | 0.32 | – |
| | Maria Antonietta Cella | 2,076 | 0.35 | – | | Northern People’s Party | 1,674 | 0.30 | – |
| | Davide Felice | 1,855 | 0.31 | – | | Force of the People | 1,696 | 0.30 | – |
| | Alessandro Rosson | 1,668 | 0.28 | – | | Independence! | 1,570 | 0.28 | – |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 596,833 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 562,299 | 100.00 | 29 |
| Blank and invalid votes | Blank and invalid votes | 15,915 | 2.58 | | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,341,693 | 45.97 | | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Election in Liguria ||||||||||