Government System of Italy

Background: Italy was originally a monarchy until 1946 with the people's voice wanted
to have a larger and louder voice. Italy then turned to have a constitutional charter being
a president. The Seat of Government or known in the United States as the Capital is
found in Rome. The President resides in the building called Palazzo del Quirinale, we
also have the Chambers of Deputies and the senate which sits in the Palazzo
Montecitorio and the Palazzo Madama.

President: The head of the state which is known as the president share many similar

responsibilities as the president we have in the United states. The current president is
Giorgio Napolitano he took office in 2006. Each president is elected every seven
years, they are also elected by college comprising both chambers of parliament and
three representatives from each region. The minimum age for presidential candidates is
50.
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from
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president they have many responsabilies such as appointing the Prime Minister, as well
as handeling treaties, declaring war, and approving laws. The president is also in
control of the armed forces. The
picture on the left is the president
Giorgio Napolitano and the prime
minister on the right being Matteo
Renzi.
Parliament: Italy's parliament
consists of two chambers. The
two being the Senate of the
Republic consisting of 315
members each called senators.
The second would be the
Chambers of Deputies that has
630 members
each called
deputies.
Senators
represent Italys 20 regions
whereas deputies come from 26 constituencies, but the most important difference
between the chambers is the minimum age required for the electorate and the
candidates: 18 and 25 respectively for deputies and 25 and 40 for senators. Parliament
is elected every five years, although few Italian governments run their course, the

average
length
of
office
being
less
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year.