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On 8 December 2013, the then mayor of Firenze Matteo Renzi was elected Party Secretary of the Democratic Party. On 13 February 2014, the Democratic Party voted in favour of replacing then Prime Minister Letta with Party Secretary Renzi. On 17 February 2014, President Napolitano asked Mr Renzi to form a new government, which was sworn in on 22 February 2014. The coalition government of Prime Minister Renzi includes the New Centre-Right party, the Union of Centre party, Civic Choice (the party founded by former Prime Minister Mario Monti) and a number of independent ministers. The largest party in opposition remains the Five Star Movement (M5S), a new force in Italian politics that won 25 per cent of the vote at the elections in February 2013.
Since 2006, Italians living abroad (a total of about 4.3 million people) have been eligible to vote in the Italian elections. They may elect 12 members in the Chamber of Deputies and six Senators representing four overseas divisions: Europe; South America; North and Central America; and Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Antarctic. During the 2013 elections, 3.4 million Italians living abroad were eligible to vote in the lower house elections, against 3.1 million in the Senate elections. Two Australians members of the PD were elected to represent the Oceania and the Antarctic division: Marco Fedi in the Chamber of Deputies and Francesco Giacobbe in the Senate.
Italy is divided into regions, provinces and municipalities. The constitution lists 20 regions, which are further divided into 110 provinces. Of the 20 regions, five enjoy special constitutional status: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta. The regions are responsible for electing their own regional parliaments that exercise substantial autonomy.On 8 December 2013, the then mayor of Firenze Matteo Renzi was elected Party Secretary of the Democratic Party. On 13 February 2014, the Democratic Party voted in favour of replacing then Prime Minister Letta with Party Secretary Renzi. On 17 February 2014, President Napolitano asked Mr Renzi to form a new government, which was sworn in on 22 February 2014. The coalition government of Prime Minister Renzi includes the New Centre-Right party, the Union of Centre party, Civic Choice (the party founded by former Prime Minister Mario Monti) and a number of independent ministers. The largest party in opposition remains the Five Star Movement (M5S), a new force in Italian politics that won 25 per cent of the vote at the elections in February 2013.
Since 2006, Italians living abroad (a total of about 4.3 million people) have been eligible to vote in the Italian elections. They may elect 12 members in the Chamber of Deputies and six Senators representing four overseas divisions: Europe; South America; North and Central America; and Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Antarctic. During the 2013 elections, 3.4 million Italians living abroad were eligible to vote in the lower house elections, against 3.1 million in the Senate elections. Two Australians members of the PD were elected to represent the Oceania and the Antarctic division: Marco Fedi in the Chamber of Deputies and Francesco Giacobbe in the Senate.
Italy is divided into regions, provinces and municipalities. The constitution lists 20 regions, which are further divided into 110 provinces. Of the 20 regions, five enjoy special constitutional status: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta. The regions are responsible for electing their own regional parliaments that exercise substantial autonomy. |
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