Regional Council of Piedmont
The Regional Council of Piedmont (Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte) is the legislative assembly of Piedmont. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. CompositionThe Regional Council of Piedmont is composed of 51 members, of which 49 are elected in provincial constituencies with proportional representation, one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the Council, and one is for the elected President. 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 vel simul cadent clause (introduced in 1999), also the Council will be dissolved and there will be a snap election. Political groupsThe Regional Council of Piedmont is currently composed of the following political groups:[1]
By coalition:
Historical composition
PresidentsThis is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
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