Regional Council of Apulia


The Regional Council of Apulia is the legislative assembly of Apulia.
It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.
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Composition

The Regional Council of Apulia was originally composed of 50 regional councillors. The number of regional councillors increased to 63 in 1995, then reduced to 60 in 2000 and subsequently increased again to 70 in 2005, following a modification of the regional Statute in 2004. In the 2005 regional election the number of councillors further raised to 78, following a further allocation of 8 regional councillors to the center-left winning coalition.
Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011 the number of regional councillors returned to 50, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region.

Political groups (2025–2030)


The Regional Council of Apulia is currently composed of the following political groups:
By coalition:

Historical composition

ElectionMajorityOppositionCouncilPresident of the Region
23 April 1995Centre-right
Centre-left
Salvatore Distaso
16 April 2000Centre-right
Centre-left

Raffaele Fitto
3 April 2005Centre-left
Centre-right

Nichi Vendola
28 March 2010Centre-left
Centre-right
UDC

Nichi Vendola
31 May 2015Centre-left
CoR
M5S
Centre-right

Michele Emiliano
20 September 2020Centre-left
Centre-right
M5S

Michele Emiliano
23 November 2025Centre-left
Centre-right

Antonio Decaro
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Antonio Decaro

Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council :