Politics of Sardinia
# Politics of Sardinia

The Politics of Sardinia (Sardinia, 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 of Sardinia.

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Sardinia (Consiglio Regionale della Sardegna) is composed of 60 members. The Assembly 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, also the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.

## 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 12.

### List of presidents

**Elected by the Regional Council (1949–1994)**

| № | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Legislature |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luigi Crespellani | 31 May 1949 | 3 July 1953 | DC | I (1949) |
| 1 | Luigi Crespellani | 3 July 1953 | 21 January 1954 | DC | II (1953) |
| 2 | Alfredo Corrias | 21 January 1954 | 21 June 1955 | DC | II (1953) |
| 3 | Giuseppe Brotzu | 21 June 1955 | 2 July 1957 | DC | II (1953) |
| 3 | Giuseppe Brotzu | 2 July 1957 | 13 November 1958 | DC | III (1957) |
| 4 | Efisio Corrias | 13 November 1958 | 3 July 1961 | DC | III (1957) |
| 4 | Efisio Corrias | 3 July 1961 | 3 July 1965 | DC | IV (1961) |
| 4 | Efisio Corrias | 3 July 1965 | 16 March 1966 | DC | V (1965) |
| 5 | Paolo Dettori | 16 March 1966 | 14 February 1967 | DC | V (1965) |
| 6 | Giovanni Del Rio | 14 February 1967 | 3 July 1969 | DC | V (1965) |
| 6 | Giovanni Del Rio | 3 July 1969 | 2 February 1970 | DC | VI (1969) |
| 7 | Lucio Abis | 2 February 1970 | 5 January 1971 | DC | VI (1969) |
| 8 | Antonio Giagu De Martini | 5 January 1971 | 11 February 1972 | DC | VI (1969) |
| 9 | Pietro Soddu | 11 February 1972 | 18 March 1972 | DC | VI (1969) |
| 10 | Salvator Angelo Spanu | 18 March 1972 | 7 December 1972 | DC | VI (1969) |
| (8) | Antonio Gagiu De Martini | 7 December 1972 | 10 December 1973 | DC | VI (1969) |
| (6) | Giovanni Del Rio | 10 December 1973 | 3 July 1974 | DC | VI (1969) |
| (6) | Giovanni Del Rio | 3 July 1974 | 8 May 1976 | DC | VII (1974) |
| (9) | Pietro Soddu | 8 May 1976 | 31 July 1979 | DC | VII (1974) |
| 11 | Mario Puddu | 31 July 1979 | 25 September 1979 | DC | VIII (1979) |
| 12 | Alessandro Ghinami | 15 September 1979 | 7 October 1980 | PSDI | VIII (1979) |
| (9) | Pietro Soddu | 7 October 1980 | 12 November 1980 | DC | VIII (1979) |
| (11) | Mario Puddu | 12 November 1980 | 4 December 1980 | DC | VIII (1979) |
| 13 | Francesco Rais | 4 December 1980 | 18 May 1982 | PSI | VIII (1979) |
| 14 | Mario Melis | 18 May 1982 | 16 June 1982 | PSd'Az | VIII (1979) |
| 15 | Angelo Rojch | 16 June 1982 | 24 August 1984 | DC | VIII (1979) |
| (14) | Mario Melis | 24 August 1984 | 8 August 1989 | PSd'Az | IX (1984) |
| 16 | Mario Floris | 8 August 1989 | 13 November 1991 | DC | X (1989) |
| 17 | Antonello Cabras | 13 November 1991 | 5 August 1994 | PSI | X (1989) |

**Directly-elected presidents (since 1994)**

| President | President | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Legislature |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Federico Palomba (b. 1937) | 5 August 1994 | 9 August 1999 | PDS | XI (1994) |
| 19 | Mauro Pili (b. 1966) | 9 August 1999 | 18 October 1999 | FI | XII (1999) |
| 20 | Gian Mario Selis (b. 1944) | 18 October 1999 | 16 November 1999 | PPI | XII (1999) |
| – | Mario Floris (b. 1937) | 16 November 1999 | 25 October 2001 | UDR | XII (1999) |
| – | Mauro Pili (b. 1966) | 25 October 2001 | 28 August 2003 | FI | XII (1999) |
| 21 | Italo Masala (b. 1937) | 28 August 2003 | 26 June 2004 | AN | XII (1999) |
| Directly-elected in one turn presidents (since 2004) |||||||
| 22 | Renato Soru (b. 1957) | 26 June 2004 | 27 February 2009 | PD | XIII (2004) |
| 23 | Ugo Cappellacci (b. 1960) | 27 February 2009 | 12 March 2014 | PdL | XIV (2009) |
| 24 | Francesco Pigliaru (b. 1954) | 12 March 2014 | 20 March 2019 | PD | XV (2014) |
| 25 | Christian Solinas (b. 1976) | 20 March 2019 | in office | PSd'Az | XVI (2019) |

## Local government

### Municipalities

Sardinia is also divided in 377 comuni (municipalities), which have even more history, having been established in the Middle Ages when they were the main places of government.

**Provincial capitals**

| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Cagliari | 154,106 | Paolo Truzzu | Brothers of Italy | 2019 |
| Nuoro | 36,316 | Andrea Soddu | Independent | 2015 |
| Oristano | 31,750 | Andrea Lutzu | Forza Italia | 2017 |
| Sassari | 127,018 | Nanni Campus | Independent (centre-right) | 2019 |

**Others with 25,000+ inhabitants**

| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Quartu Sant'Elena | 70,453 | Graziano Ernesto Milia | Independent (centre-left) | 2020 |
| Olbia | 60,432 | Settimo Nizzi | Forza Italia | 2016 |
| Alghero | 43,964 | Mario Conoci | Sardinian Action Party | 2019 |
| Selargius | 28,666 | Pier Luigi Concu | Forza Italia | 2017 |
| Carbonia | 28,103 | Paola Massidda | Five Star Movement | 2016 |
| Assemini | 26,774 | Sabrina Licheri | Five Star Movement | 2018 |
| Iglesias | 26,678 | Mauro Usai | Independent (centre-left) | 2018 |

## Political parties and elections

### Latest regional election

The latest regional election took place on 24 February 2019. Christian Solinas of the Sardinian Action Party was elected president.

24 February 2019 Sardinia regional election results :

| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | League | 81,421 | 11.40 | 8 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Sardinian Action Party | 70,434 | 9.86 | 7 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Forza Italia | 57,430 | 8.04 | 5 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Sardinian Reformers | 36,299 | 5.08 | 4 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 33,716 | 4.72 | 3 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Sardinia 20Twenty | 29,473 | 4.12 | 3 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Union of the Centre | 26,948 | 3.77 | 3 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Civic Sardinia | 11,689 | 1.63 | 1 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Fortza Paris | 11,611 | 1.62 | 1 |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Union of Sardinians | 7,828 | 1.09 | – |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | | Energies for Italy | 3,505 | 0.49 | – |
| | Christian Solinas | 364,059 | 47.78 | 1 | Total | Total | 370,354 | 51.87 | 35 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Democratic Party | 96,235 | 13.47 | 8 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Free and Equal Sardinia | 27,077 | 3.79 | 2 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Progressive Camp Sardinia | 22,671 | 3.17 | 2 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | We, Sardinia | 20,011 | 2.80 | 2 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Common Future | 18,750 | 2.62 | 2 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Sardinia in Common | 17,566 | 2.46 | 1 |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Christian Popular Union–Italian Socialist Party | 9,275 | 1.30 | – |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | | Communist Project for Sardinia | 3,075 | 0.43 | – |
| | Massimo Zedda | 250,797 | 32.92 | 1 | Total | Total | 214,660 | 30.06 | 17 |
| | Francesco Desogus | 85,342 | 11.20 | – | | Five Star Movement | 69,573 | 9.74 | 6 |
| | Paolo Maninchedda | 25,559 | 3.35 | – | | Party of Sardinians | 26,216 | 3.67 | – |
| | Mauro Pili | 17,593 | 2.31 | – | | Free Sardinians | 15,234 | 2.13 | – |
| | Andrea Murgia | 13,955 | 1.83 | – | | Autodeterminatzione | 13,657 | 1.91 | – |
| | Vindice Lecis | 4,528 | 0.59 | – | | Communist Refoundation–Italian Communists–Sardinian Left | 4,308 | 0.60 | – |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 30,440 | – | | | | | | |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 790,709 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 706,020 | 100.00 | 58 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,470,401 | 53.77 | | | | | | |
| Source: Autonomous Region of Sardinia – Results (1,833 of 1,840 President; 1,825 of 1,840 Lists); Seats ||||||||||
