Italia Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Rome
coordenadas geográficas: 41 54 N, 12 29 E
diferencia de tiempo: 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

Independencia

17 Marzo 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1870)

Feriado nacional

Día de la República, 2 Junio (1946)

Constitución

passed 11 Diciembre 1947, efectiva 1 Enero 1948; modificada many times

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Giorgio NAPOLITANO (desde 15 May 2006)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) Silvio BERLUSCONI (desde 8 May 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and approved by the president
elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of parliament and 58 regional representatives for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held 10 May 2006 (next to be held in May 2013); prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by parliament
election results: Giorgio NAPOLITANO elected president on the fourth round of voting; electoral college vote - 543