Editing Rimini (section)

==Government==
{{See also|Province of Rimini|List of mayors of Rimini}}

In its post-war history, Rimini has largely voted for left-wing parties. In the [[1975 Emilia-Romagna regional election|1975 regional elections]], the [[Italian Communist Party]] won 49.9% of votes in Rimini, its best-ever electoral result.<ref name="Zaghini-2019">{{Cite web |last=Zaghini |first=Paolo |date=4 August 2019 |title=Niki Pagliarani, il sindaco che diede a Rimini i parchi e i Peep |trans-title=Niki Pagliarani, the mayor who gave Rimini parks and the Peep |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/niki-pagliarani-sindaco-diede-rimini-parchi-peep/ |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref>

For much of Rimini's modern history, the city's municipal government has been politically subordinate to other cities in [[Romagna]]. From 1540 until 1797, with a brief restoration in 1815, Rimini was part of the [[Papal States]]' [[Administrative subdivisions of the Papal States from 1816 to 1870|Legation of Romagna]], headquartered in [[Ravenna]]. In 1797, the [[Cisalpine Republic]] incorporated Rimini into the Rubicon Department, headquartered in [[Forlì]]. With the return of the Papal States in 1816, Rimini came under the Legation of Forlì. In 1850, Rimini came under the reformed Legation of Romagna, now with [[Bologna]] as its capital. Finally, on 27 December 1859, with Romagna's annexation into the [[Kingdom of Italy]], Rimini became part of the [[Province of Forlì-Cesena|Province of Forlì]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farini |first=Luigi Carlo |author-link=Luigi Carlo Farini |date=27 December 1859 |title=Decreto del 27 dicembre 1859, n. 79 |trans-title=Decree of 27 December 1859, no. 79 |url=https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Decreto_del_27_dicembre_1859,_n._79 |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=it.wikisource.org |language=it}}</ref>

On 16 April 1992, for the first time in its modern history, Rimini became a provincial capital with the formation of the [[Province of Rimini]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 1992 |title=Decreto Legislativo 6 marzo 1992, n. 252 |trans-title=Legislative Decree 6 March 1992, no. 252 |url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaDettaglioAtto/originario?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1992-04-01&atto.codiceRedazionale=092G0291 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=[[Gazzetta Ufficiale]] |language=it-IT}}</ref>