Italia Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Rome
coordinate geografiche: 41 54 N, 12 29 E
differenza di tempo: 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

Indipendenza

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

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Repubblica, 2 Giugno (1946)

Costituzione

passed 11 Dicembre 1947, effective 1 Gennaio 1948; amended many times

Suffragio

18 anni; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Giorgio NAPOLITANO (da allora 15 May 2006)
capo di governo: Prime Minister (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) Silvio BERLUSCONI (da allora 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