President of Tuscany
President of Tuscany | |
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Style | No title, courtesy or style |
Seat | Strozzi-Sacrati Palace |
Term length | 5 years, no term limits |
Inaugural holder | Lelio Lagorio |
Formation | 28 July 1970 |
Website | President of Tuscany |
The president of Tuscany is the supreme authority of Tuscany.
Election
Originally appointed by the Regional Council of Tuscany, since 1995 de facto and 2000 de jure, he is elected by popular vote every five years under universal suffrage: the candidate who receives a plurality of votes, is elected.
His office is connected to the Regional Council, which is elected contextually: one fifth of the assembly seats are generally reserved to his supporters, which are wholesale elected concurrently with the president. The Council and the president are linked by an alleged
The popular election of the president and the relationship of confidence between him and the legislature, allow to identify the Tuscan model of government as a particular form of
Powers
The president of Tuscany promulgates regional laws and regulations. He can receive special administrative functions by the national government. The president is one of the forty-one members of the Regional Council and, in this capacity, he can propose new laws.
The president appoints and dismiss the Regional Cabinet (called Giunta Regionale in
The Regional Cabinet prepares the budget, appoints the boards of public regional agencies and companies, manages assets, develops projects of governance, and resorts to the Constitutional Court of Italy if it thinks that a national law may violate regional powers. The president and the Cabinet are two different authorities of the Region: in matters within its competence, the Cabinet has the power to vote to give its approval.
See also
References
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