Municipio VIII
# Municipio VIII

Municipio VIII is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome.

It was first created by Rome's City Council on 11 March 2013 after the abolition of the former Municipio XI and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.

## Subdivision

Municipio VIII is divided into 9 localities:

| Locality | Inhabitants 31 December 2010 |
| - | - |
| 11a Ostiense | 7,775 |
| 11b Valco San Paolo | 7,779 |
| 11c Garbatella | 44,576 |
| 11d Navigatori | 5,283 |
| 11e Tor Marancia | 33,312 |
| 11f Tre Fontane | 11,915 |
| 11g Grottaperfetta | 16,269 |
| 11x Appia Antica Nord | 2,622 |
| 11y Appia Antica Sud | 744 |
| Not localised | 906 |

## Municipal Government

The President of the municipio is directly elected by citizens. The Council of the municipio is elected every five years, with a system under which voters express a direct choice for the President or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support.

After the resignation of the incumbent President, a special election occurred on 10 June 2018:

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Amedeo Ciaccheri | S8 | 17,603 | 54.05 |
| | Simone Foglio | FI | 8,249 | 25.33 |
| | Enrico Lupardini | M5S | 4,271 | 13.11 |
| | Others | | 2,443 | 7.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | 32,566 | 100.00 |

Table below shows the current composition of the Council:

| Term | Majority | Opposition | Total | President |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 – 2021 | 8 PD 5 S8 1 LeU 1 Other | 3 M5S 2 FdI 2 FI 2 L | 24 | Amedeo Ciaccheri (S8) |

Here is a list of the Presidents of the municipio since the office was created in 2001 (until 2013 named Municipio XI):

| President | Party | Coalition | In office |
| - | - | - | - |
| Massimiliano Smeriglio | PRC | The Olive Tree | 2001–2006 |
| Andrea Catarci | PRC/SEL | Centre-left | 2006–2016 |
| Paolo Pace | M5S | | 2016–2017 |
| Virginia Raggi | M5S | | 2017–2018 |
| Amedeo Ciaccheri | S8 | Centre-left | since 2018 |

### Notes

* ↑ As Mayor of Rome she held the office as Special Commissioner after the resignation of the President.
