Politics of Campania
# Politics of Campania

The Politics of Campania (Campania, 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.

## 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 eight, including a vice president, all appointed by the President.

### List of presidents

**Elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)**

| # | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Legislature |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carlo Leone | 1970 | 1971 | DC | I (1970) |
| 2 | Nicola Mancino (b. 1931) | 1971 | 1972 | DC | I (1970) |
| 3 | Alberto Servidio (1930–2017) | 1972 | 1973 | DC | I (1970) |
| 4 | Vittorio Cascetta | 1973 | 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| (2) | Nicola Mancino (b. 1931) | 1975 | 1976 | DC | II (1975) |
| 5 | Gaspare Russo (b. 1927) | 1976 | 1979 | DC | II (1975) |
| 6 | Ciro Cirillo (1921–2017) | 1979 | 1980 | DC | II (1975) |
| 7 | Emilio De Feo (1920–1987) | 1980 | 1983 | DC | III (1980) |
| 8 | Antonio Fantini (1936–2013) | 1983 | 1985 | DC | III (1980) |
| 8 | Antonio Fantini (1936–2013) | 1985 | 1989 | DC | IV (1985) |
| 9 | Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca (1925–2004) | 1989 | 1990 | DC | IV (1985) |
| 9 | Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca (1925–2004) | 1990 | 1993 | DC | V (1990) |
| 10 | Giovanni Grasso (1940–1999) | 1993 | 1995 | DC | V (1990) |
| 11 | Antonio Rastrelli (1927–2019) | 8 June 1995 | 23 March 1999 | AN | VI (1995) |
| 12 | Andrea Losco (b. 1951) | 23 March 1999 | 18 May 2000 | PPI | VI (1995) |

* ↑ Rastrelli was forced out of office by a motion of non-confidence voted by the Regional Council. The opposition leader Andrea Losco (PPI) was elected President by the Regional Council to end Rastrelli's term.

**Directly-elected presidents (since 2000)**

| N. | President | Term of office | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Composition | Legislature |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Antonio Bassolino (1947– ) | 18 May 2000 | 4 May 2005 | 9 years, 334 days | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party | DS–PPI–UDEUR–Dem–SDI– PRC–RI–FdV–PdCI–PRI | VII (2000) |
| 13 | Antonio Bassolino (1947– ) | 4 May 2005 | 17 April 2010 | 9 years, 334 days | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Party | DL–DS–UDEUR–SDI– PRC–FdV–PdCI–IdV–PRI | VIII (2005) |
| 14 | Stefano Caldoro (1960– ) | 17 April 2010 | 18 June 2015 | 5 years, 62 days | The People of Freedom | PdL–UDC–NS–UDEUR–LD | IX (2010) |
| 15 | Vincenzo De Luca (1949– ) | 18 June 2015 | 9 October 2020 | 8 years, 39 days | Democratic Party | PD–CD–SC–UDC–PSI–IdV | X (2015) |
| 15 | Vincenzo De Luca (1949– ) | 9 October 2020 | Incumbent | 8 years, 39 days | Democratic Party | PD–IV–Pop–NC–LD–CD– PSI–Eu–EV | XI (2020) |

## Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Campania (Consiglio Regionale della Campania) is composed of 60 members. 48 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 12 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the council with PR, only 6 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 54. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes, special seats are added to the council to ensure a large majority for the President's coalition.

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, simul cadent clause introduced in 1999 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the council is dissolved and a snap election is called.

## Local government

### Municipalities

**Provincial capitals**

| Municipality | Inhabitants | Mayor | Party | Election |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Avellino | 54,080 | Gianluca Festa | Civic | 2019 |
| Benevento | 59,306 | Clemente Mastella | Forza Italia | 2016 |
| Caserta | 75,456 | Carlo Marino | Democratic Party | 2016 |
| Naples | 956,917 | Gaetano Manfredi | Independent | 2021 |
| Salerno | 133,557 | Vincenzo Napoli | Democratic Party | 2016 |

## Parties and elections

### Latest regional election

In the latest regional election, which took place on 20–21 September 2020, Vincenzo De Luca of the Democratic Party was re-elected President by a landslide 69.5% of the vote.

20–21 September 2020 Campanian regional election results :

| Candidates | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Parties | Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Democratic Party | 398,490 | 16.90 | 8 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | De Luca for President | 313,666 | 13.30 | 6 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Italia Viva | 173,870 | 7.37 | 4 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Free Campania | 122,367 | 5.19 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Democratic Making – Populars | 104,857 | 4.45 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Us Campanians | 102,652 | 4.35 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Liberal Democrats – Popular Campania – Moderates | 84,769 | 3.60 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Democratic Centre | 76,141 | 3.23 | 2 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Italian Socialist Party | 60,100 | 2.55 | 1 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | More Campania in Europe | 45,500 | 1.93 | 1 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Green Europe – Solidary Democracy | 42,996 | 1.82 | 1 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Really – Animalist Party | 33,681 | 1.43 | 1 |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | For the People and the Community | 26,452 | 1.12 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Democrats and Progressives | 25,254 | 1.07 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | | Italian Republican Party | 5,745 | 0.24 | – |
| | Vincenzo De Luca | 1,789,017 | 69.48 | 1 | Total | Total | 1,616,540 | 68.57 | 32 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | Brothers of Italy | 140,918 | 5.98 | 4 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | League | 133,152 | 5.65 | 3 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | Forza Italia | 121,695 | 5.16 | 2 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | Caldoro for President – Union of the Centre | 45,326 | 1.92 | 1 |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | Alliance of the Centre | 6,432 | 0.27 | – |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | | Southern Identity – South Macroregion | 3,333 | 0.14 | – |
| | Stefano Caldoro | 464,921 | 18.06 | 1 | Total | Total | 450,856 | 19.12 | 10 |
| | Valeria Ciarambino | 255,714 | 9.93 | – | | Five Star Movement | 233,974 | 9.92 | 7 |
| | Giuliano Granato | 30,955 | 1.20 | – | | Power to the People | 26,711 | 1.13 | – |
| | Luca Saltalamacchia | 27,475 | 1.07 | – | | Terra | 25,125 | 1.07 | – |
| | Sergio Angrisano | 4,028 | 0.16 | – | | Third Pole | 3,056 | 0.13 | – |
| | Giuseppe Cirillo | 2,608 | 0.10 | – | | Party of Good Manners | 1,348 | 0.06 | – |
| Blank and invalid votes | Blank and invalid votes | 199,386 | 7.19 | | | | | | |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 2,574,718 | 100.00 | 2 | Total parties | Total parties | 2,357,610 | 100.00 | 49 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,996,921 | 55.52 | | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior – Results ||||||||||
