Editing Liguria (section)

==Government and politics==
{{Main|Politics of Liguria}}
[[File:Genova-palazzo regione liguria.jpg|thumb|right|Palazzo della Navigazione generale italiana, the seat of the regional government]]
The politics of Liguria takes place in a framework of a [[Presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy]], whereby the President of Regional Government is the [[head of government]], and of a pluriform [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the Regional Government. [[Legislative power]] is vested in both the government and the Regional Council.

The Regional Government is presided by the Governor, who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed of the President and the Ministers, who are currently 11, including a vice president.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regione.liguria.it/MenuSezione.asp?Parametri=1_2_2_$1_2_2_$Giunta$0$ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021209233825/http://www.regione.liguria.it/MenuSezione.asp?Parametri=1_2_2_$1_2_2_$Giunta$0$ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2002 |title=Regione Liguria – - sito ufficiale |publisher=Regione.liguria.it |access-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref>

The Regional Council has 40 members and is elected for a five-year term, but, if the President suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the ''simul stabunt vel simul cadent'' clause (introduced in 1999), also the council will be dissolved and there will be a fresh election.

In the last regional election, which took place on 31 May 2015, [[Giovanni Toti]] ([[Forza Italia]]) defeated Raffaella Paita ([[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]), after 10 years of regional left-wing government by [[Claudio Burlando]] ([[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]]).

At both national and local level, Liguria is considered a swing region, where no one of the two political blocs is dominant, with the two eastern provinces leaning left, and the two western provinces right.

Liguria is one of 20 regions (administrative divisions) of Italy.