Politics of Sardinia


The politics of Sardinia, a region of 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 of Sardinia.

Executive branch

The Regional Government is presided by the President of the Region, who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed by the President and the Ministers, who are currently 12.

Legislative branch

The Regional Council of Sardinia is composed of 60 members. The Assembly is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt vel simul cadent clause, the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.

Local government

Provinces

Sardinia is divided into 4 provinces and 1 Metropolitan city
ProvinceExtraordinary AdministratorAppointed
SassariGavino Salvatore Eugenio ArruSeptember 19th, 2024
NuoroGiuseppe CiccoliniSeptember 19th, 2024
OristanoBattistino GhisuSeptember 19th, 2024
Sud SardegnaVincenzo BasciuSeptember 19th, 2024

Municipalities

Sardinia is also divided in 377 comuni, which have even more history, having been established in the Middle Ages when they were the main places of government.
;Provincial capitals
;Others municipalities
Cities with 25,000+ inhabitants.

Political parties and elections

Latest regional election

The latest regional election took place on 25 February 2024. Alessandra Todde of the Five Star Movement, at the head of a centre-left coalition centred on the Democratic Party, narrowly defeated Paolo Truzzu of Brothers of Italy, who replaced incumbent president Christian Solinas of the Sardinian Action Party as standard-bearer of the centre-right coalition. In a fragmented party system, with the presence of several regional and/or Sardinian nationalist parties, the Democratic Party was narrowly ahead of Brothers of Italy as largest party.