Regional Council of Abruzzo

Regional Council of Abruzzo
Regional Council of Abruzzo
11th Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Lorenzo Sospiri, FI
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Government (18) Lega (7); FdI (5); FI (2); AP (1); Mixed (3); Opposition (13) M5S (5); PD (4); LP (1); AiC (1); Mixed (2);
Elections
Last election	February 10, 2019
Next election	March 10, 2024
Meeting place
	Palazzo dell'Emiciclo, L'Aquila
Website
	Official website

The Regional Council of Abruzzo (Consiglio Regionale dell'Abruzzo) is the legislative assembly of Abruzzo.

It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.

Composition

The Regional Council of Abruzzo was originally composed of 40 regional councillors. The number of regional councillors increased to 43 in the

2008 regional election

.

Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011 the number of regional councillors was reduced to 30, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region.

Political groups in XI legislature

The Regional Council of Abruzzo in XI legislature was composed of the following political groups:^[1]

	Seats	Status
League	7 / 31	In government
Brothers of Italy	5 / 31	In government
Five Star Movement	5 / 31	In opposition
Democratic Party	4 / 31	In opposition
Forza Italia	2 / 31	In government
Legnini for President	1 / 31	In opposition
Political Action	1 / 31	External support
Abruzzo in Common	1 / 31	In opposition
Mixed group^[2]	5 / 31	—

References

^ "Gruppi consiliari | Consiglio regionale dell'Abruzzo". www.consiglio.regione.abruzzo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ Three councillors in the support of the government, two councillors in the opposition.

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