Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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The Politics of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy takes place in a framework of a parliamentary 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 and Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Regional Council. However, since a constitutional reform in 1972, almost all the executive and legislative powers are devolved to the two provinces of which the region is composed: Trentino and the South Tyrol.
The politics of Trentino takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democracy, whereby the governor is heads of government, while the politics of South Tyrol retains a parliamentary system, in which the governor is usually the most voted provincial deputy and heads the provincial government.
Executive
The Regional Government (Giunta Regionale, Landesregierung) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione, Landeshauptmann) and is composed by the President and the Ministers (Assessori), who are currently 5, including two Vice Presidents. Since 2001, the Presidents of the two Provinces alternate as President of the Region, with the one who's not in charge serving as First Vice President.
Current composition
- President: Ugo Rossi (PATT–Trentino)
- First Vice President: Arno Kompatscher (SVP–South Tyrol)
- Vice President: Roberto Bizzo (PD–South Tyrol)
- Minister: Luigi Chiocchetti (UAL–Trentino)
- Minister: Martha Stocker (SVP–South Tyrol)
List of Presidents
Presidents of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | |||
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President | Party | Term | Legislature |
Tullio Odorizzi | DC | 1949–1953 | I Legislature |
Tullio Odorizzi | DC | 1953–1957 | II Legislature |
Tullio Odorizzi | DC | 1957–1961 | III Legislature |
Luigi Dalvit | DC | 1961–1965 | IV Legislature |
Luigi Dalvit | DC | 1965–1967 | V Legislature |
Giorgio Grigolli | DC | 1967–1969 | |
Giorgio Grigolli | DC | 1969–1973 | VI Legislature |
Bruno Kessler | DC | 1974–1976 | VII Legislature |
Flavio Mengoni | DC | 1976–1977 | |
Spartaco Marziani | DC | 1977–1979 | |
Enrico Pancheri | DC | 1979–1984 | VIII Legislature |
Pierluigi Angeli | DC | 1984–1987 | IX Legislature |
Gianni Bazzanella | DC | 1987–1989 | |
Gianni Bazzanella | DC | 1989–1992 | X Legislature |
Tarcisio Andreolli | DC | 1992–1994 | |
Tarcisio Grandi | PPI | 1994–1999 | XI Legislature |
Margherita Cogo | DS | 1999–2002 | XII Legislature |
Carlo Andreotti | PATT | 2002–2004 | |
Luis Durnwalder | SVP | 2004–2006 | XIII Legislature |
Lorenzo Dellai | Civica | 2006–2008 | |
Luis Durnwalder | SVP | 2008–2011 | XIV Legislature |
Lorenzo Dellai | UpT | 2011–2013 | |
Alberto Pacher | PD | 2013–2014 | |
Ugo Rossi | PATT | 2014–2016 | XV Legislature |
Arno Kompatscher | SVP | 2016–present |
Provincial executives
Trentino
Presidents of Trentino | |||
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President | Party | Term | Legislature |
Giuseppe Balista | DC | 1948–1952 | I Legislature |
Remo Albertini | DC | 1952–1956 | II Legislature |
Riccardo Rosa | DC | 1956–1960 | III Legislature |
Bruno Kessler | DC | 1960–1965 | IV Legislature |
Bruno Kessler | DC | 1965–1969 | V Legislature |
Bruno Kessler | DC | 1969–1974 | VI Legislature |
Giorgio Grigolli | DC | 1974–1979 | VII Legislature |
Flavio Mengoni | DC | 1979–1984 | VIII Legislature |
Flavio Mengoni | DC | 1984–1985 | IX Legislature |
Pierluigi Angeli | DC | 1985–1989 | |
Mario Malossini | DC | 1989–1992 | X Legislature |
Gianni Bazzanella | DC | 1992–1994 | |
Carlo Andreotti | PATT | 1994–1999 | XI Legislature |
Lorenzo Dellai | Civica | 1999–2003 | XII Legislature |
Lorenzo Dellai | Civica | 2003–2008 | XIII Legislature |
Lorenzo Dellai | UpT | 2008–2012 | XIV Legislature |
Alberto Pacher (interim) | PD | 2012–2013 | |
Ugo Rossi | PATT | 2013–present | XV Legislature |
South Tyrol
Governors of South Tyrol | ||||
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Governor | Party | Term | Legislature | |
Karl Erckert | SVP | 1948–1952 | I Legislature | |
SVP | 1952–1955 | II Legislature | ||
Alois Pupp | SVP | 1955–1956 | ||
SVP | 1956–1960 | III Legislature | ||
Silvius Magnago | SVP | 1960–1964 | IV Legislature | |
SVP | 1964–1968 | V Legislature | ||
SVP | 1968–1973 | VI Legislature | ||
SVP | 1973–1978 | VII Legislature | ||
SVP | 1978–1983 | VIII Legislature | ||
SVP | 1983–1988 | IX Legislature | ||
SVP | 1988–1989 | X Legislature | ||
Luis Durnwalder | SVP | 1989–1993 | ||
SVP | 1993–1998 | XI Legislature | ||
SVP | 1998–2003 | XII Legislature | ||
SVP | 2003–2008 | XIII Legislature | ||
SVP | 2008–2014 | XIV Legislature | ||
SVP | 2013–2014 | XV Legislature | ||
Arno Kompatscher | SVP | 2014–present | XV Legislature |
Legislative branch
The Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Consiglio Regionale del Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) is composed of 70 members, 35 from Trentino and 35 from South Tyrol. The regional deputies are elected separately as provincial deputies. In practice the Regional Council is the meeting of the two Provincial Councils.
Local government
Municipalities in Trentino
Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
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Trento | 117,317 | Alessandro Andreatta | Democratic Party | 2015 | |
Rovereto | 39,289 | Francesco Valduga | Independent | 2015 | |
Pergine Valsugana | 21,280 | Roberto Oss Emer | Independent | 2015 | |
Arco | 17,526 | Alessandro Betta | Democratic Party | 2014 | |
Riva del Garda | 16,926 | Adalberto Mosaner | Democratic Party | 2015 |
Municipalities in South Tyrol
Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election | |
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Bolzano | 106,441 | Renzo Caramaschi | Democratic Party | 2016 | |
Merano | 39,462 | Paul Rösch | Greens | 2015 | |
Brixen | 21,535 | Peter Brunner | South Tyrolean People's Party | 2015 | |
Laives | 17,700 | Christian Bianchi | Lega Nord Alto Adige/Südtirol | 2015 | |
Bruneck | 16,109 | Roland Griessmair | South Tyrolean People's Party | 2014 |
Political parties and elections
The Region has actually two different system of parties: one for each Province. Since the constitutional reform of 2001, regional elections are nothing more than two separate provincial elections and the Region does not provide anymore vote totals region-wide.
Latest provincial elections
The latest provincial elections took place on 27 October 2013 in both Trentino and South Tyrol. In Trentino Ugo Rossi of the Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party was elected President by a landslide, while the South Tyrolean People's Party was by far the largest party in South Tyrol.
Trentino
Candidates and parties | votes | votes (%) | seats |
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Ugo Rossi | 144,609 | 58.1 | 22+1 |
Democratic Party | 52,406 | 22.1 | 9 |
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party | 41,684 | 17.6 | 7 |
Union for Trentino | 31,650 | 13.3 | 5 |
Greens, Ecologists and Civics | 4,548 | 1.9 | - |
Italy of Values | 3,913 | 1.6 | - |
Ladin Autonomist Union | 2,717 | 1.1 | 1 |
Reformists for Autonomy | 2,579 | 1.1 | - |
Diego Mosna | 47,966 | 19.3 | 6+1 |
Trentino Project | 21,447 | 9.0 | 4 |
Trentino Civic List | 8,798 | 3.7 | 1 |
Administer Trentino | 5,060 | 2.1 | 1 |
Together for Autonomy | 3,370 | 1.4 | - |
Autonomy 2020 | 3,160 | 1.3 | - |
Act Trentino | 1,947 | 0.8 | - |
Maurizio Fugatti | 16,395 | 6.6 | 1+1 |
Lega Nord Trentino | 14,759 | 6.2 | 1 |
others | 547 | 0.2 | - |
Filippo Degasperi | 14,240 | 5.7 | 1+1 |
Five Star Movement | 13,877 | 5.8 | 1 |
Giacomo Bezzi | 10,628 | 4.3 | 0+1 |
Forza Trentino | 10,493 | 4.4 | - |
Emilio Arisi | 4,425 | 1.8 | - |
Left Ecology Freedom | 4,287 | 1.8 | - |
Cristiano de Eccher | 3,839 | 1.5 | - |
Brothers of Italy | 3,699 | 1.6 | - |
Ezio Casagranda | 2,848 | 1.1 | - |
Communist Refoundation Party | 2,746 | 1.2 | - |
Alessandra Cloch | 1,988 | 0.8 | - |
Fassa Association | 1,959 | 0.8 | - |
Others | 1,890 | 0.8 | - |
Total | 248,828 | 100.0 | 35 |
Source: Province of Trento
South Tyrol
Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats | |
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South Tyrolean People's Party | 131,236 | 45.7 | 17 | |
Die Freiheitlichen | 51,504 | 17.9 | 6 | |
Greens (incl. Left Ecology Freedom) | 25,067 | 8.7 | 3 | |
South Tyrolean Freedom | 20,736 | 7.2 | 3 | |
Democratic Party | 19,207 | 6.7 | 2 | |
Forza Alto Adige–Lega Nord Alto Adige/Südtirol | 7,118 | 2.5 | 1 | |
Five Star Movement | 7,097 | 2.5 | 1 | |
Citizens' Union–We South Tyroleans–Ladins | 6,065 | 2.1 | 1 | |
Alto Adige in the Heart | 6,057 | 2.1 | 1 | |
Unitalia–Movement for Alto Adige | 4,831 | 1.7 | - | |
Civic Choice | 4,525 | 1.6 | - | |
The Right | 1,654 | 0.6 | - | |
Communist Refoundation Party | 1,134 | 0.4 | - | |
Party of Italian Communists | 730 | 0.3 | - | |
Total | 286,962 | 100.0 | 35 |
Source: Province of Bolzano
Latest general election in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Trentino
Coalition leaders | votes | votes (%) | Parties | votes | votes (%) |
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Pier Luigi Bersani | 94,960 | 30.9 | Democratic Party | 72,852 | 23.7 |
South Tyrolean People's Party (including PATT) | 14,650 | 4.8 | |||
Left Ecology Freedom | 7,458 | 2.4 | |||
Silvio Berlusconi | 71,983 | 23.4 | The People of Freedom | 46.187 | 15.0 |
Lega Nord | 22.523 | 7.3 | |||
Others | 3.273 | 1.0 | |||
Beppe Grillo | 63,758 | 20.8 | Five Star Movement | 63,758 | 20.8 |
Mario Monti | 63,603 | 20.7 | Civic Choice (including UpT) | 60,030 | 19.6 |
Union of the Centre | 3,573 | 1.2 | |||
Antonio Ingroia | 5,976 | 1.9 | Civil Revolution | 5,976 | 1.9 |
Oscar Giannino | 5,021 | 1.6 | Stop the Decline | 5,021 | 1.6 |
Others | 1,747 | 0.6 | Others | 1,747 | 0.6 |
Total coalitions | 307,048 | 100.0 | Total parties | 307,048 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
South Tyrol
Coalition leaders | votes | votes (%) | Parties | votes | votes (%) |
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Pier Luigi Bersani | 176,128 | 58.9 | South Tyrolean People's Party | 132,154 | 44.2 |
Democratic Party | 28,372 | 9.5 | |||
Left Ecology Freedom (including Greens) | 15,602 | 5.2 | |||
Ulli Mair | 47,634 | 15.9 | Die Freiheitlichen | 47,634 | 15.9 |
Beppe Grillo | 24,864 | 8.3 | Five Star Movement | 24,864 | 8.3 |
Silvio Berlusconi | 24,263 | 8.1 | The People of Freedom | 19,941 | 6.7 |
Others | 4,322 | 1.4 | |||
Mario Monti | 20,639 | 6.9 | Civic Choice | 19,409 | 6.5 |
Others | 1,230 | 0.4 | |||
Others | 5,657 | 1.9 | Others | 5,657 | 1.9 |
Total coalitions | 299,185 | 100.0 | Total parties | 299,185 | 100.0 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Sources
- Trentino Alto-Adige Region – Elections
- Provincial Council of Trento – Legislatures
- Provincial Council of Bolzano – Legislatures
- Provincial Government of Trento – Elections
- Provincial Government of Bolzano – Elections
- Cattaneo Institute – Archive of Election Data
- Parties and Elections in Europe – Province of Trento
- Parties and Elections in Europe – Province of Bolzano
- Ministry of the Interior – Historical Archive of Elections
- "Political parties in Alto Adige from 1945 to 2005", an essay by Gunther Pallaver
External links
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region
- Constitution of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Provincial Government of Trento
- Provincial Council of Trento
- Provincial Government of Bolzano
- Provincial Council of Bolzano