The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna () is the regional council, hence the regional legislative authority, of

Emilia-Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an Regions of Italy, administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia (region), Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 m ...

. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary Regions were instituted, on the basis of the

Constitution of Italy The Constitution of the Italian Republic () was ratified on 22 December 1947 by the Constituent Assembly of Italy, Constituent Assembly, with 453 votes in favour and 62 against, before coming into force on 1 January 1948, one century after the p ...

of 1948.

Composition

The Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna is composed of 50 members, of which 48 are elected in provincial constituencies with

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

, one is for the candidate for President who comes second, who usually becomes the leader of the opposition in the Council, and one is for the elected President. 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 (introduced in 1999), also the Assembly will be dissolved and there will be a snap election.

Political groups

The Assembly is currently composed of the following political groups: By coalition:

Historical composition

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Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the Legislative Assembly (Italian: ''Presidenti dell'Assemblea Legislativa''):

References

{{Reflist Emilia-Romagna

Composition

Political groups

Historical composition

Presidents

See also

References