Hauptstadt | Name: Rome geographische Koordinaten: 41 54 N, 12 29 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: by tradition, named after Romulus, one of the legendary founders of the city and its first king |
Unabhängigkeit | 17 März 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1871) |
Nationalfeiertag | Tag der Republik, 2 Juni (1946) |
Konstitution | history: previous 1848 (originally for the Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by the Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 Dezember 1947, adopted 27 Dezember 1947, entered into force 1 Januar 1948 amendments: proposed by both houses of Parliament; passage requires two successive debates and approval by absolute majority of each house on the second vote; a referendum is only required when requested by one fifth of the members of either house, by voter petition, or by five Regional Councils (elected legislative assemblies of the 15 first-level administrative regions and 5 autonomous regions of Italy); referendum not required if an amendment has been approved by a two-thirds majority in each house in the second vote; amended many times, last in 2012; note - a referendum held on 4 Dezember 2016 on constitutional amendments was defeated (2017) |
Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25 |
Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Sergio MATTARELLA (seit dem 3 February 2015) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Giuseppe CONTE (seit dem 1 June 2018); the prime minister's official title is Staatspräsident of the Council of Ministers; note - CONTE resigned on 20 August 2019 but returned as prime minister after PD and M5S agreed to form a new coalition government on 28 August 2019 cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, known officially as the Staatspräsident of the Council of Ministers and locally as the Premier; nominated by the president; the current deputy prime ministers, known officially as vice-presidents of the Council of Ministers, are Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio (M5S) (seit dem 1 June 2018) elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 January 2015 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by parliament election results: Sergio MATTARELLA (independent) elected president; electoral college vote count in fourth round - 665 out of 1,009 (505-vote threshold) |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019