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href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Apulia">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">Michele Emiliano</a></li> <li>Vice President: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raffaele_Piemontese&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raffaele Piemontese (page does not exist)">Raffaele Piemontese</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Council_of_Apulia" title="Regional Council of Apulia">Regional Council</a> <ul><li>President: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Loredana_Capone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loredana Capone (page does not exist)">Loredana Capone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Apulia" title="Elections in Apulia">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of political parties in Apulia">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apulia#Administrative_divisions" 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Apulia" title="Template:Politics of Apulia"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Apulia" title="Template talk:Politics of Apulia"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Apulia" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Apulia"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The politics of <a href="/wiki/Apulia" title="Apulia">Apulia</a>, Italy take place in the framework of a <a href="/wiki/Semi-presidential_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-presidential system">semi-presidential</a> <a href="/wiki/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy">representative democracy</a>, whereby the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Apulia">President of the Region</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a>, and of a pluriform <a href="/wiki/Multi-party_system" title="Multi-party system">multi-party system</a>. <a href="/wiki/Legislative_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative power">Legislative power</a> is vested in the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Council_of_Apulia" title="Regional Council of Apulia">Regional Council of Apulia</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Executive_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive power">executive power</a> is exercised by the Regional Government led by the President, who is directly elected by the people. The current <a href="/w/index.php?title=Statute_of_Apulia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Statute of Apulia (page does not exist)">Statute</a>, which regulates the functioning of the regional institutions, has been in force since 2004. </p><p>Prior to the rise of <a href="/wiki/Italian_Fascism" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Fascism">Fascism</a>, most of the deputies elected in Apulia were part of the liberal establishment (see <a href="/wiki/Historical_Right" title="Historical Right">Historical Right</a>, <a href="/wiki/Historical_Left" title="Historical Left">Historical Left</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liberals_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberals (Italy)">Liberals</a>), which governed Italy for decades. At the <a href="/wiki/1924_Italian_general_election" title="1924 Italian general election">1924 general election</a>, which opened the way to the Fascist authoritarian rule, Apulia was one of the regions where the <a href="/wiki/National_Fascist_Party" title="National Fascist Party">National Fascist Party</a> (PNF) obtained more than 50% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Corbetta_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Corbetta-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Apulia became a stronghold of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian Democracy">Christian Democracy</a> (DC), which was especially strong in rural areas. The region is now considered a stronghold of the "<a href="/wiki/Centre-left_coalition_(Italy)" title="Centre-left coalition (Italy)">centre-left coalition</a>" led by the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> (PD), having been governed by such alliance since 2005. </p><p>Between 2005 and 2015 the region was headed by <a href="/wiki/Nichi_Vendola" title="Nichi Vendola">Nichi Vendola</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">openly</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_openly_LGBT_heads_of_government#Sub-national" class="mw-redirect" title="List of openly LGBT heads of government">LGBT heads of a regional government in Italy</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_branch">Legislative branch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Legislative branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Regional_Council_of_Apulia" title="Regional Council of Apulia">Regional Council of Apulia</a></div> <p>The Regional Council of Apulia (<i>Consiglio Regionale della Puglia</i>) is composed of 51 members, 50 councillors and the President. 23 councillors are elected in <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Italy" title="Provinces of Italy">provincial</a> constituencies by <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> using the <a href="/wiki/Largest_remainder_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Largest remainder method">largest remainder method</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Droop_quota" title="Droop quota">Droop quota</a> and <a href="/wiki/Open_list" title="Open list">open lists</a>, while 27 councillors (elected in a <a href="/wiki/General_ticket" title="General ticket">general ticket</a>) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. </p><p>The Council is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the <i>simul stabunt, simul cadent</i> clause introduced in 1999 (literally <i>they will stand together or they will fall together</i>), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–2025_composition"><span id="2020.E2.80.932025_composition"></span>2020–2025 composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2020–2025 composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg/250px-Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg/375px-Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg/500px-Bari_palazzo_della_Regione.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1183" data-file-height="828" /></a><figcaption><i>Palazzo della Regione</i> in <a href="/wiki/Bari" title="Bari">Bari</a> is the seat of the Regional Council.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EF1C27"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">15 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #EF1C27; width: 29%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">In government </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#03386A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brothers_of_Italy" title="Brothers of Italy">Brothers of Italy</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">6 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #03386A; width: 12%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">In opposition </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F4CE13"> </td> <td>With Emiliano </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #F4CE13; width: 10%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">In government </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFEB3B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Five_Star_Movement" title="Five Star Movement">Five Star Movement</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFEB3B; width: 10%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">In government </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia_(2013)" title="Forza Italia (2013)">Forza Italia</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">In opposition </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#008000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lega_per_Salvini_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lega per Salvini Premier">League</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #008000; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">In opposition </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#1034A6"> </td> <td>For Apulia </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #1034A6; width: 6%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">In government </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0039AA"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Action_(Italian_political_party)" title="Action (Italian political party)">Action</a> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #0039AA; width: 6%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">In opposition </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#87CEFA"> </td> <td>Populars with Emiliano </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #87CEFA; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">In government </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#6AB55A"> </td> <td>Apulia Tomorrow </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #6AB55A; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">In opposition </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#DDDDBB"> </td> <td>Mixed group<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 51</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #DDDDBB; width: 4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive_branch">Executive branch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Executive branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/President_of_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Apulia">President of Apulia</a></div> <p>The Regional Government (<i>Giunta Regionale</i>) is presided by the President of the Region (<i>Presidente della Regione</i>), who is elected for a five-year term, and is currently composed by 10 members: the President and 9 regional ministers or <a href="/wiki/Assessor_(Italy)" title="Assessor (Italy)">assessors</a> (<i>Assessori</i>), including a Vice President (<i>Vice Presidente</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_composition">Current composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current Regional Government was sworn in on 24 November 2020. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th> </th> <th>Members </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#EF1C27;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>PD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_Tuscany" title="President of Tuscany">President</a> <br />and 3 ministers </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#F4CE13;"> </td> <td>With Emiliano </td> <td>CE </td> <td>2 ministers </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#87CEFA;"> </td> <td>Populars with Emiliano </td> <td>PcE </td> <td>1 minister </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#EF3E3E;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_Left" title="Italian Left">Italian Left</a> </td> <td>SI </td> <td>1 minister </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFEB3B;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Five_Star_Movement" title="Five Star Movement">Five Star Movement</a> </td> <td>M5S </td> <td>1 minister </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td>Ind </td> <td>1 minister </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Delegate for </th></tr> <tr> <td>Raffaele Piemontese<br /><small><i>(vice president)</i></small> </td> <td style="background:#EF1C27;"> </td> <td>PD </td> <td>Finance and budget, infrastructures </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anna Maurodinoia </td> <td style="background:#EF1C27;"> </td> <td>PD </td> <td>Transports and sustainable mobility </td></tr> <tr> <td>Donato Pentassuglia </td> <td style="background:#EF1C27;"> </td> <td>PD </td> <td>Agriculture, food processing, hunt and fishing, woods </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alessandro Delli Noci </td> <td style="background:#F4CE13;"> </td> <td>CE </td> <td>Economic development </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gianfranco Lopane </td> <td style="background:#F4CE13;"> </td> <td>CE </td> <td>Tourism </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rocco Palese </td> <td style="background:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td>Ind </td> <td>Healthcare </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anna Grazia Maraschino </td> <td style="background:#EF3E3E;"> </td> <td>SI </td> <td>Environment, circular economy, housing </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sebastiano Leo </td> <td style="background:#87CEFA;"> </td> <td>PcE </td> <td>Education and labour, universities </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rosa Barone </td> <td style="background:#FFEB3B;"> </td> <td>M5S </td> <td>Welfare and social policies </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_presidents">List of presidents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Apulia" title="List of presidents of Apulia">List of presidents of Apulia</a></div> <p>The current <a href="/wiki/President_of_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Apulia">President of Apulia</a> is <a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">Michele Emiliano</a>, who is serving his second term after winning the <a href="/wiki/2020_Apulian_regional_election" title="2020 Apulian regional election">2020 regional election</a>. </p> <dl><dt>Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"> <tbody><tr> <th>N. </th> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Legislature </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">1 </th> <td>Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi </td> <td>8 June 1970 </td> <td>16 June 1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE">I <small>(<a href="/wiki/1970_Apulian_regional_election" title="1970 Apulian regional election">1970</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">2 </th> <td>Nicola Rotolo </td> <td>16 June 1975 </td> <td>23 December 1978 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">II <small>(<a href="/wiki/1975_Apulian_regional_election" title="1975 Apulian regional election">1975</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#87CEFA;">3 </th> <td rowspan="2">Nicola Quarta </td> <td>23 December 1978 </td> <td>9 June 1980 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 June 1980 </td> <td>4 July 1983 </td> <td rowspan="3" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">III <small>(<a href="/wiki/1980_Apulian_regional_election" title="1980 Apulian regional election">1980</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">4 </th> <td>Angelo Monfredi </td> <td>4 July 1983 </td> <td>23 September 1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">(1) </th> <td>Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi </td> <td>23 September 1983 </td> <td>13 May 1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">5 </th> <td>Salvatore Fitto </td> <td>13 May 1985 </td> <td>29 August 1988<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">IV <small>(<a href="/wiki/1985_Apulian_regional_election" title="1985 Apulian regional election">1985</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#ED2855;"><b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">6</span></b> </th> <td>Franco Borgia </td> <td>29 August 1988 </td> <td>23 November 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_Socialist_Party" title="Italian Socialist Party">PSI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">7 </th> <td>Giuseppe Colasanto </td> <td>23 November 1988 </td> <td>6 May 1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">8 </th> <td>Michele Bellomo </td> <td>6 May 1990 </td> <td>23 October 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">V <small>(<a href="/wiki/1990_Apulian_regional_election" title="1990 Apulian regional election">1990</a>)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#ED2855;"><b><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">9</span></b> </th> <td>Cosimo Convertino </td> <td>23 October 1992 </td> <td>4 December 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_Socialist_Party" title="Italian Socialist Party">PSI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">10 </th> <td>Giovanni Copertino </td> <td>4 December 1992 </td> <td>3 September 1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">11 </th> <td>Vito Savino </td> <td>3 September 1993 </td> <td>1 March 1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy)">DC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#87CEFA;">12 </th> <td>Giuseppe Martellotta </td> <td>1 March 1994 </td> <td>27 June 1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_People%27s_Party_(1994)" title="Italian People's Party (1994)">PPI</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <dl><dt>Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>N. </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>President </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Tenure<br /><span class="nowrap"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Years and days)</span></span> </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Composition </th> <th>Legislature </th></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg/70px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg/105px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Apulia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="857" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><b>Salvatore Distaso</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1937–2008)</span></span> </td> <td>27 June<br />1995 </td> <td>19 May<br />2000 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">4 years, 327 days</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia" title="Forza Italia">FI</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#BEE1F5"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia" title="Forza Italia">FI</a>–<a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_(Italy)" title="National Alliance (Italy)">AN</a>–<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Centre" title="Christian Democratic Centre">CDC</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/1995_Apulian_regional_election" title="1995 Apulian regional election">VI<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1995)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg/90px-Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg/135px-Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Raffaele_Fitto_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="153" data-file-height="211" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Raffaele_Fitto" title="Raffaele Fitto">Raffaele Fitto</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. 1969)</span></span> </td> <td>19 May<br />2000 </td> <td>27 April<br />2005 </td> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">4 years, 343 days</span> </td> <td bgcolor="#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia" title="Forza Italia">FI</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#BEE1F5"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia" title="Forza Italia">FI</a>–<a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_(Italy)" title="National Alliance (Italy)">AN</a>–<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Centre" title="Christian Democratic Centre">CDC</a>–<a href="/wiki/United_Christian_Democrats" title="United Christian Democrats">CDU</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/2000_Apulian_regional_election" title="2000 Apulian regional election">VII<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2000)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:5em;"> <th rowspan="2">15 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg/90px-Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg/135px-Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Nicola_Vendola_daticamera.jpg 2x" data-file-width="165" data-file-height="228" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Nichi_Vendola" title="Nichi Vendola">Nichi Vendola</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. 1958)</span></span> </td> <td>27 April<br />2005 </td> <td>26 April<br />2010 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">10 years, 60 days</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#A1292F"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Refoundation_Party" title="Communist Refoundation Party">PRC</a> / <br /><a href="/wiki/Left_Ecology_Freedom" title="Left Ecology Freedom">SEL</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFDAE1"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Democrats_of_the_Left" title="Democrats of the Left">DS</a>–<a href="/wiki/Democracy_is_Freedom_%E2%80%93_The_Daisy" title="Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy">DL</a>–<a href="/wiki/Communist_Refoundation_Party" title="Communist Refoundation Party">PRC</a>–<a href="/wiki/Italian_Democratic_Socialists" title="Italian Democratic Socialists">SDI</a>–<br /><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Democrats_for_Europe" title="Union of Democrats for Europe">UDEUR</a>–<a href="/wiki/Party_of_Italian_Communists" title="Party of Italian Communists">PdCI</a>−<a href="/wiki/Italy_of_Values" title="Italy of Values">IdV</a>–<a href="/wiki/Federation_of_the_Greens" title="Federation of the Greens">FdV</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/2005_Apulian_regional_election" title="2005 Apulian regional election">VIII<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:5em;"> <td>26 April<br />2010 </td> <td>26 June<br />2015 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFDAE1"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">PD</a>–<a href="/wiki/Left_Ecology_Freedom" title="Left Ecology Freedom">SEL</a>–<a href="/wiki/Italy_of_Values" title="Italy of Values">IdV</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/2010_Apulian_regional_election" title="2010 Apulian regional election">IX <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:5em;"> <th rowspan="2">16 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg/90px-Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg/135px-Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg/180px-Michele_Emiliano_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="490" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">Michele Emiliano</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. 1959)</span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">26 June<br />2015</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">24 November<br />2020</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span style="font-size:85%;">9 years, 150 days</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#EF1C27"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">PD</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFDAE1"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">PD</a>–<a href="/wiki/Left_Ecology_Freedom" title="Left Ecology Freedom">SEL</a>–<a href="/wiki/Italy_of_Values" title="Italy of Values">IdV</a>–<a href="/wiki/Civic_Choice" title="Civic Choice">SC</a>–<a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Centre_(2002)" title="Union of the Centre (2002)">UdC</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/2015_Apulian_regional_election" title="2015 Apulian regional election">X<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2015)</span></a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:5em;"> <td><span class="nowrap">24 November<br />2020</span> </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFDAE1"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">PD</a>–<a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">CE</a>–PcE–<a href="/wiki/Five_Star_Movement" title="Five Star Movement">M5S</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/2020_Apulian_regional_election" title="2020 Apulian regional election">XI<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2020)</span></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_government">Local government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Provinces_and_Metropolitan_City">Provinces and Metropolitan City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Provinces and Metropolitan City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_region_of_Apulia,_Italy,_with_provinces-it.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg/300px-Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg/450px-Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg/600px-Map_of_region_of_Apulia%2C_Italy%2C_with_provinces-it.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4170" data-file-height="3287" /></a><figcaption>Provinces of Apulia</figcaption></figure> <p>Apulia is divided into five provinces and one metropolitan city. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_cities_of_Italy" title="Metropolitan cities of Italy">2014 reform of local authorities</a> the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Bari" title="Province of Bari">Province of Bari</a> was replaced by the new <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Bari" title="Metropolitan City of Bari">Metropolitan City of Bari</a>. Since 2014 the president of the province is no more elected directly by citizens, but is chosen by mayors and councilors of the municipalities of the province. </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Province / Metropolitan City </th> <th colspan="1">Inhabitants </th> <th colspan="2">President </th> <th colspan="1">Party </th> <th colspan="1">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_City_of_Bari" title="Metropolitan City of Bari">Metropolitan City of Bari</a> </th> <td>1,261,954 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Decaro" title="Antonio Decaro">Antonio Decaro</a><br />(metropolitan mayor) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Barletta-Andria-Trani" title="Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani">Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani</a> </th> <td>384,293 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernardo_Lodispoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bernardo Lodispoto (page does not exist)">Bernardo Lodispoto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a>) </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Brindisi" title="Province of Brindisi">Province of Brindisi</a> </th> <td>401,652 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Toni_Matarelli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toni Matarelli (page does not exist)">Toni Matarelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a>) </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Foggia" title="Province of Foggia">Province of Foggia</a> </th> <td>627,102 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Giuseppe_Nobiletti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Giuseppe Nobiletti (page does not exist)">Giuseppe Nobiletti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a>) </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Lecce" title="Province of Lecce">Province of Lecce</a> </th> <td>802,807 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefano_Minerva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefano Minerva (page does not exist)">Stefano Minerva</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Taranto" title="Province of Taranto">Province of Taranto</a> </th> <td>581,092 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rinaldo_Melucci" title="Rinaldo Melucci">Rinaldo Melucci</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Apulia is also divided into 258 <i><a href="/wiki/Comune" title="Comune">comuni</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipalities</a>), which have even more history, having been established in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> when they were the main places of government. There are eight provincial capital cities in Apulia, as the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani is the only province in Italy with three capital cities. </p><p>There are 258 communes in Apulia (as of January 2019): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Bari" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Bari">41 in the Metropolitan City of Bari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Barletta-Andria-Trani" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani">10 in the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Brindisi" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Brindisi">20 in the Province of Brindisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Foggia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Foggia">61 in the Province of Foggia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Lecce" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Lecce">97 in the Province of Lecce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_communes_of_the_Province_of_Taranto" class="mw-redirect" title="List of communes of the Province of Taranto">29 in the Province of Taranto</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Provincial_capitals">Provincial capitals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Provincial capitals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Municipality </th> <th colspan="1">Inhabitants </th> <th colspan="2">Mayor </th> <th colspan="1">Party </th> <th colspan="1">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Andria" title="List of mayors of Andria">Andria</a> </th> <td>100,357 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giovanna_Bruno" title="Giovanna Bruno">Giovanna Bruno</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2020 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Bari" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Bari">Bari</a> </th> <td>311,997 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Decaro" title="Antonio Decaro">Antonio Decaro</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Barletta" title="List of mayors of Barletta">Barletta</a> </th> <td>94,664 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cosimo_Cannito" title="Cosimo Cannito">Cosimo Cannito</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Brindisi" title="List of mayors of Brindisi">Brindisi</a> </th> <td>88,482 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giuseppe_Marchionna" title="Giuseppe Marchionna">Giuseppe Marchionna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Foggia" title="List of mayors of Foggia">Foggia</a> </th> <td>152,700 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Aida_Episcopo" title="Maria Aida Episcopo">Maria Aida Episcopo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Lecce" title="List of mayors of Lecce">Lecce</a> </th> <td>89,902 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Salvemini" title="Carlo Salvemini">Carlo Salvemini</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Taranto" title="List of mayors of Taranto">Taranto</a> </th> <td>198,083 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:Democratic Party;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rinaldo_Melucci" title="Rinaldo Melucci">Rinaldo Melucci</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Trani" title="List of mayors of Trani">Trani</a> </th> <td>55,808 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amedeo_Bottaro" title="Amedeo Bottaro">Amedeo Bottaro</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2020 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_municipalities_with_more_than_50,000_inhabitants"><span id="Other_municipalities_with_more_than_50.2C000_inhabitants"></span>Other municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Municipality </th> <th colspan="1">Inhabitants </th> <th colspan="2">Mayor </th> <th colspan="1">Party </th> <th colspan="1">Election </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Altamura" title="Altamura">Altamura</a> </th> <td>70,789 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Vitantonio Petronella </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Molfetta" title="Molfetta">Molfetta</a> </th> <td>60,272 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Tommaso Minervini </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cerignola" title="Cerignola">Cerignola</a> </th> <td>57,007 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Francesco Bonito </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Manfredonia" title="Manfredonia">Manfredonia</a> </th> <td>56,318 </td> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Giovanni Rotice </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia_(2013)" title="Forza Italia (2013)">Forza Italia</a> </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bitonto" title="Bitonto">Bitonto</a> </th> <td>56,304 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Francesco Paolo Ricci </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Severo" title="San Severo">San Severo</a> </th> <td>55,297 </td> <td style="background-color:#EF1C27; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Francesco Miglio </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bisceglie" title="Bisceglie">Bisceglie</a> </th> <td>54,847 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td>Angelantonio Angarano </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> </td> <td>2023 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parties_and_elections">Parties and elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Parties and elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Apulia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of political parties in Apulia">List of political parties in Apulia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Apulia" title="Elections in Apulia">Elections in Apulia</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Latest_regional_election">Latest regional election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Latest regional election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2020_Apulian_regional_election" title="2020 Apulian regional election">2020 Apulian regional election</a></div> <p>In the latest regional election, which took place on 20–21 September 2020, <a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">Michele Emiliano</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> was re-elected President with 46.8% of the vote. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span class="nowrap">20–21 September 2020 Apulian regional election results</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="10" style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg/300px-Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg/450px-Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg/600px-Apulia_Regional_Council_2020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Candidates </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th> <th colspan="2">Parties </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="16" bgcolor="#EF3E3E"> </td> <td rowspan="16"><b><a href="/wiki/Michele_Emiliano" title="Michele Emiliano">Michele Emiliano</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="16" align="right">871,028 </td> <td rowspan="16" align="right">46.78 </td> <td rowspan="16" align="right">1 </td> <td bgcolor="#EF1C27"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Italy)" title="Democratic Party (Italy)">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td align="right">289,188 </td> <td align="right">17.25 </td> <td align="right">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F4CE13"> </td> <td>With Emiliano </td> <td align="right">110,559 </td> <td align="right">6.59 </td> <td align="right">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#87CEFA"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Populars with Emiliano </td> <td align="right">99,621 </td> <td align="right">5.94 </td> <td align="right">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#057f42;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Civic Sense – A New Olive Tree for Apulia </td> <td align="right">69,780 </td> <td align="right">4.16 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#349655"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italia_in_Comune" title="Italia in Comune">Italia in Comune</a> </td> <td align="right">64,886 </td> <td align="right">3.87 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EF3E3E"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Solidary and Green Apulia </td> <td align="right">63,725 </td> <td align="right">3.80 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#00A64F"> </td> <td>Emiliano Mayor of Apulia </td> <td align="right">43,404 </td> <td align="right">2.59 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E60C0C"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_Animalist_Party" title="Italian Animalist Party">Animalist Party</a> </td> <td align="right">5,573 </td> <td align="right">0.33 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#982839"> </td> <td>Alternative Left </td> <td align="right">4,192 </td> <td align="right">0.25 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#1560BD"> </td> <td>Pensioners and Disabled </td> <td align="right">3,119 </td> <td align="right">0.19 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C6151D"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Party_of_the_South_(Italy)" title="Party of the South (Italy)">Party of the South</a> </td> <td align="right">1,410 </td> <td align="right">0.08 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#254194"> </td> <td>Thought and Action Party </td> <td align="right">1,243 </td> <td align="right">0.07 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EECC13"> </td> <td>Independent South </td> <td align="right">1,179 </td> <td align="right">0.07 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="lightblue"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democracy_(Italy,_2004)" title="Christian Democracy (Italy, 2004)">Christian Democracy</a> </td> <td align="right">1,047 </td> <td align="right">0.06 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB"> </td> <td>Open Society Association – The Liberals </td> <td align="right">806 </td> <td align="right">0.05 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Total</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>759,732</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>45.32</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>27</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" bgcolor="#0A6BE1"> </td> <td rowspan="6"><b><a href="/wiki/Raffaele_Fitto" title="Raffaele Fitto">Raffaele Fitto</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="right">724,928 </td> <td rowspan="6" align="right">38.93 </td> <td rowspan="6" align="right">1 </td> <td bgcolor="#03386A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brothers_of_Italy" title="Brothers of Italy">Brothers of Italy</a> </td> <td align="right">211,693 </td> <td align="right">12.63 </td> <td align="right">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#008000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lega_per_Salvini_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lega per Salvini Premier">League</a> </td> <td align="right">160,507 </td> <td align="right">9.57 </td> <td align="right">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Italia_(2013)" title="Forza Italia (2013)">Forza Italia</a> </td> <td align="right">149,399 </td> <td align="right">8.91 </td> <td align="right">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#6AB55A"> </td> <td>Apulia Tomorrow </td> <td align="right">141,201 </td> <td align="right">8.42 </td> <td align="right">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#87CEFA"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_of_the_Centre_(2002)" title="Union of the Centre (2002)">Union of the Centre</a> – <a href="/wiki/New_Italian_Socialist_Party" title="New Italian Socialist Party">New PSI</a> </td> <td align="right">31,736 </td> <td align="right">1.89 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Total</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>694,536</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>41.43</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>17</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" bgcolor="#FFEB3B"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><b>Antonella Laricchia</b> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="right">207,038 </td> <td rowspan="3" align="right">11.12 </td> <td rowspan="3" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#FFEB3B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Five_Star_Movement" title="Five Star Movement">Five Star Movement</a> </td> <td align="right">165,243 </td> <td align="right">9.86 </td> <td align="right">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFA500"> </td> <td>Future Apulia </td> <td align="right">9,897 </td> <td align="right">0.59 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Total</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>175,140</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>10.45</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>5</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" bgcolor="#D6418C"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b>Ivan Scalfarotto</b> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="right">29,808 </td> <td rowspan="4" align="right">1.60 </td> <td rowspan="4" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#D6418C"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italia_Viva" title="Italia Viva">Italia Viva</a> </td> <td align="right">18,025 </td> <td align="right">1.08 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="gold"> </td> <td>Scalfarotto for President </td> <td align="right">5,062 </td> <td align="right">0.30 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F2883C"> </td> <td>Green Future </td> <td align="right">1,888 </td> <td align="right">0.11 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><i>Total</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>24,975</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>1.49</i> </td> <td align="right"><i>–</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#009541"> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>Mario Conca</b> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">16,531 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">0.89 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#009541"> </td> <td>Apulian Citizens </td> <td align="right">12,162 </td> <td align="right">0.73 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#A1292F"> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>Nicola Cesaria</b> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">7,222 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">0.39 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#A1292F"> </td> <td>Work Environment Constitution </td> <td align="right">5,880 </td> <td align="right">0.35 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#000000"> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>Pierfranco Bruni</b> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">3,115 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">0.17 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#000000"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tricolour_Flame" title="Tricolour Flame">Tricolour Flame</a> </td> <td align="right">2,362 </td> <td align="right">0.14 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#00A650"> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>Andrea D'Agosto</b> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">2,353 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">0.13 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="right">– </td> <td bgcolor="#00A650"> </td> <td>Reconquer Italy </td> <td align="right">1,712 </td> <td align="right">0.10 </td> <td align="right">– </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10"> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Blank and invalid votes </td> <td align="right">149,658 </td> <td align="right">7.44 </td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Total candidates</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,862,023</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>100.00</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>2</b> </td> <td colspan="2"><b>Total parties</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>1,676,499</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>100.00</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>49</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Registered voters/turnout </td> <td align="right">3,565,013 </td> <td align="right">56.43 </td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://elezioni.interno.gov.it/regionali/scrutini/20200920/scrutiniRI160000000000">Ministry of the Interior – Results</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200923074038/https://elezioni.interno.gov.it/regionali/scrutini/20200920/scrutiniRI160000000000">Archived</a> 2020-09-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Apulia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 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