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2011 Italian Local Elections
The 2011 Italian local elections were held on 15–16 May, with a second round on 29–30 May. In Italy, direct elections were held in all 1,177 municipalities and 11 provinces: in each comune, municipality (''comune'') were chosen mayor and members of the City Council, in each Provinces of Italy, province were chosen president and members of the Provincial Council. Of the 1,177 municipalities, 30 were provincial capital municipalities and only 105 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants. In Sicily the elections were held on 29–30 May, with a second round on 12–13 June. Citizens living in Italy who were 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote in the local council elections. The deadline for voters to register to vote in the 15–16 May elections was midday on Saturday 15 April 2011. Voting System The voting system is used for all mayoral elections in Italy, in the city with a population higher than 15,000. Under this system voters express a direct choice f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Berruti
Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Arts and language * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, renowned Filipino painter * Federico Andahazi, Argentine writer and psychologist * Federico Aubele, Argentine singer-songwriter * Federico Ayos, Argentine actor * Federico Canessi (1905–1977), Mexican sculptor, muralist * Federico Casagrande, Italian jazz guitarist * Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos * Federico Cesari, Italian actor * Federico Cortese, Italian conductor, Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra * Federico D'Elía, Argentine actor * Federico Elizalde, Filipino marksman and musician * Federico Falco, Argentine writer * Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savona
Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western section of the Italian Riviera). One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys. 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus. History Inhabited in ancient times by Ligures tribes, it came under Ancient Rome, Roman influence in 180 BC, after the Punic wars in which the city had been allied to Carthage. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it passed under Lombards, Lombard rule in 641 AD (being destroyed in the attack), after a short period as an Ostrogothic Kingdom, Ostrogoth and then Byzantine Empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Cosolini
Roberto Cosolini (born 14 May 1956) is an Italian politician who served as Mayor of Trieste from 2011 to 2016. Biography Cosolini began his career in the 1980s as provincial secretary, and then regional secretary, of the National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. In 2003, with the election of Riccardo Illy as President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Cosolini is appointed Regional Councilor for Labor, Education, Universities and Research. After winning the centre-left primaries for the candidacy for the office of mayor of Trieste, Cosolini is elected mayor in May 2011. In 2016, Cosolini tried to achieve reelection, but he was defeated by his predecessor and centre-right candidate Roberto Dipiazza Roberto Dipiazza (born 1 February 1953) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician. A member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, he has been mayor of Muggia between 1996 and 2001 and mayor of Trieste between 2001 and 2011 and again since 2016. .... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Dipiazza
Roberto Dipiazza (born 1 February 1953) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician. A member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, he has been mayor of Muggia between 1996 and 2001 and mayor of Trieste between 2001 and 2011 and again since 2016. Career His working career started as a large-scale retail manager before setting up his own business enterprise in Trieste's province. His political debut happened in December 1996 when he was elected Mayor of Muggia as the leader of a centre-right coalition. His administration claimed to have renovated the old town and to have revived tourism thanks mainly to the new ''Porto S. Rocco'', considered one of the most highly rated yacht clubs in the northern Adriatic Sea, built with international entrepreneurs' support. He claimed also to have succeeded in improving cross border relations between Italy and Slovenia thanks to the setting up of new business relations between Italian and Slovene multi-utility (gas, water, electricity) companie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, regional decentralization entity of Trieste. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies close, at approximately east and southeast of the city, while Croatia is about to the south of the city. The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. As of 2025, it has a population of 198,668. Trieste belonged, as Triest, to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, the monarchy was one of the Great Powers of Europe and Trieste was its most important seaport. As a prosperous trading hub in the Mediterranean region, Trieste grew to become the fourth largest city of the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Pedrotti
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese, it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan, it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu. Origin and history Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important members of which were: * Claudius, Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus * Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis (), founder of the family, originally a Sabine known as Attius Clausus. * Appius Claudius Crassus (), public official, decemvir in 451 BC, appointed to codify the laws * Appius Claudius Caecus (), official orator, consul in 307 BC and 296 BC, known for the Appian Way * Claudius Gothicus (210–270), officer in the Roman army and a provincial governor First name: Claudio Claudio became a popular first name due to the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages. Claudio is also used in Spanish and in Portuguese, accented as Cláudio. Notable people with the name include: * Claudio Abarca (born 1994), Chilean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Bolzonello
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Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * Sergio, the mascot for the Old Orchard Beach Surge baseball team * ''Sergio'', a 2009 documentary film about United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello * ''Sergio'', a 2020 biographical drama film about United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello See also *Hurricane Sergio (other) The name Sergio has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Storm Sergio (1978) – weak tropical storm that dissipated near Baja California * Hurricane Sergio (1982) – Category 3 hurricane that moved parall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pordenone
Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone. The name comes from Latin , meaning "port on the Noncello River". History Pordenone was created at the beginning of the High Middle Ages as a river port on the Noncello, with the name ''Portus Naonis''. In the area, however, there were already villas and agricultural settlements from the Ancient Rome, Roman age, especially in the area of the town of :it:Torre, Torre. Between 1257 and 1270 Pordenone was conquered by Ottokar II of Bohemia, who was eventually defeated in 1277, when the city was brought back to the Empire, under Rudolf I of Germany, Rodolph I of Habsburg. In 1278, after having been administered by several feudatories, the city was handed over to the House of Habsburg, Habsburg family, forming an Austrian Enclave and exclave, enclave within the ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Piva
Bruno Piva (born 16 May 1946 in Rovigo) is an Italian politician. He has been chief physician of pain management at Rovigo Hospital. As a member of the centre-right party The People of Freedom, he ran for Mayor of Rovigo at the 2011 Italian local elections. He was elected on 30 May and took office on 21 June 2011. He resigned on 15 July 2014 after an internal government crisis. See also *2011 Italian local elections The 2011 Italian local elections were held on 15–16 May, with a second round on 29–30 May. In Italy, direct elections were held in all 1,177 municipalities and 11 provinces: in each comune, municipality (''comune'') were chosen mayor and mem ... * List of mayors of Rovigo References External links * 1946 births Living people Mayors of Rovigo Politicians of Veneto The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians People from Rovigo {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Merchiori
Fausto is a given name and surname. It is used as a title for: __NOTOC__ Music * ''Fausto'' (opera), an opera by Louise Bertin Films * ''Fausto'' (1993 film), a French film directed by Rémy Duchemin * ''Fausto'' (2018 film), a Canadian film directed by Andrea Bussmann People with the given name * Fausto (footballer, born 1985), or Fausto José Tomás Lúcio, Portuguese footballer * Fausto Bordalo Dias (born 1948), Portuguese musician * Fausto Amodei (born 1935), Italian singer-songwriter * Fausto Bertinotti (born 1940), Italian politician * Fausto Budicin (born 1981), Croatian footballer * Fausto Cercignani (born 1941), Italian scholar, essayist and poet * Fausto Cigliano (1937–2022), Italian singer, guitarist and occasional actor * Fausto Cleva (1902–1971), Italian-born American operatic conductor * Fausto Carmona (born 1980), Dominican baseball player * Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), Italian racing cyclist * Fausto Correia (1951–2007), Portuguese politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
