Italien Regierung Profil 2008

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

Unabhängigkeit

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

Nationalfeiertag

Tag der Republik, 2 Juni (1946)

Konstitution

passed 11 Dezember 1947, effective 1 Januar 1948; amended many times

Wahlrecht

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

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Giorgio NAPOLITANO (seit dem 15 May 2006)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) Silvio BERLUSCONI (seit dem 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