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Presidents Of Italy
The president of Italy, officially titled President of the Italian Republic (), is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president is the commander-in-chief of the Italian Armed Forces and chairs the High Council of the Judiciary. The president serves a seven-year term, with no term limits. The incumbent president is former constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella, who was elected on 31 January 2015, and re-elected on 29 January 2022. Qualifications for office The framers of the Constitution of Italy intended for the president to be an elder statesman of some stature. Article 84 states that any Italian citizen who is fifty or older on election day and enjoys civil and political rights can be elected president. The article also states that the presidency is incompatible with any other office; therefore, the president-elect must resign any other position before be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Mattarella
Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician and jurist who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. He is the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic. Since Giorgio Napolitano's death in 2023, Mattarella has also been the only living Italian president. A Catholic leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy (CD) party from the early 1980s until its dissolution. He served as Italian Minister for Parliamentary Relations, Minister for Parliamentary Relations from 1987 to 1989, and Italian Minister of Education, Minister of Education from 1989 to 1990. In 1994, Mattarella was among the founders of the Italian People's Party (1994), Italian People's Party (PPI), serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy from 1998 to 1999, and Italian Minister of Defence, Minister of Defence from 1999 to 2001. He joined Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, The Daisy in 2002 and was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
