Please answer the following question: Information: - In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds "de jure" (in name or by law) an important title or office (often supremely powerful), yet "de facto" (in reality) executes little actual power. The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship. Commonly cited figureheads include Queen Elizabeth II, who is Queen of sixteen Commonwealth realms and head of the Commonwealth, but has no power over the nations in which she is not head of state and does not exercise power in her own realms on her own initiative. Other figureheads are the Emperor of Japan, the King of Sweden, or presidents in majority of parliamentary republics, such as the President of India, President of Israel, President of Bangladesh, President of Greece, President of Germany, President of Pakistan (starting in 2010), and President of China (without CPC General Secretary and Chairman of CMC posts). - The President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, in that role, represents national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years. The 11th President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, was elected on 10 May 2006, and elected to a second term for the first time in Italian Republic history, on 20 April 2013. On 31 January 2015, the incumbent President, former Constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella, was elected at the fourth ballot with 665 votes out of 1,009. - Giorgio Napolitano, (born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who was the 11th President of Italy from 2006 to 2015, the only Italian President to be reelected to the Presidency. Due to his dominant position in Italian politics, critics often refer to him as "Re Giorgio" ("King George"). He is the longest serving President in the history of the modern Italian Republic, which has been in existence since 1946. - A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from the legislature (parliament) and is also held accountable to that legislature. In a parliamentary system, the head of state is normally a different person from the head of government. This is in contrast to a presidential system in a democracy, where the head of state often is also the head of government, and most importantly, the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature. - Head of government is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments. The term "head of government" is often differentiated from the term "head of state", (e.g. as in article 7 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, article 1 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents and the United Nations protocol list), as they may be separate positions, individuals, and/or roles depending on the country. - The indirect election of the President of the Italian Republic was held on May 2 -- 10 , 2006 . As a second - level , indirect election , only Members of Parliament and regional deputies were entitled to vote . Giorgio Napolitano was elected head of state of the Italian Republic , a role of representation of national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution , in the framework of a parliamentary system . On May 2 , 2006 , the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Fausto Bertinotti , in agreement with Senate Speaker Franco Marini , convened the two houses of the Italian Parliament , integrated with a number of representatives appointed by the twenty Italian regions , in a common session on May 8 in order to commence voting for the election of the new President of the Italian Republic . According to the Italian Constitution , the election must be held in the form of secret ballot , with the Senators , the Deputies and 58 regional representatives allowed to cast their votes . When the 2006 election was held , the Senate counted 322 members and the Chamber of Deputies counted 629 members ; the electors were in total 1009 . The election is held in the Palazzo Montecitorio , home of the Chamber of Deputies , with the capacity of the building being expanded for the purpose . The first three ballots require a two - thirds majority of the voters in order to elect a President , in this election equivalent to 673 votes . Starting from the fourth ballot , an absolute majority is required for candidates to be elected ( in this election , 505 votes ) . The election is conducted by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies , who has the authority to proceed to the public counting of the votes . The presidential mandate lasts seven years . Outgoing President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi , 85 , was asked to run for another mandate by the centre - right House of Freedoms , with the strong support of the centre - left Union . However , Ciampi declined to run again , noting that '' none of the past nine... - Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (194044) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (194446). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics. - A presidential system is a system of government where a head of government is also head of state and leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. The United States, for instance, has a presidential system. The executive is elected and often titled "president" and is not responsible to the legislature and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it. The legislature may have the right, in extreme cases, to dismiss the executive, often through impeachment. However, such dismissals are seen as so rare as not to contradict a central tenet of presidentialism, that in "normal circumstances using normal means" the legislature cannot dismiss the executive. - A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state. In developing the current Constitution of France (1958), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head of state should embody "the spirit of the nation" (""). In some countries, typically those with parliamentary governments, the head of state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day-to-day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind of political authority (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom). In other countries, the head of state is also the head of government, such as in the U.S., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who, in practice, oversees the executive branch. - A president is the leader of a country or a division or part of a country, typically a republic, a democracy, or a dictatorship. The title "president" is sometimes used by extension for leaders of other groups, including corporate entities and social groups. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'italian presidential election' exhibits the relationship of 'office contested'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - head of state - president - president of germany - president of italy
Answer:
president of italy