Head of state
The President of the Republic
The head of state, elected by the citizens. The President sits in the Senate without a vote.
The executive
The state
Executive
The Government
The Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri leads the Consiglio dei Ministri. The ministries are Defence, Justice, the Interior and Foreign Affairs; the Interior and Foreign Affairs have their own groups. The Dipartimento per le Libertà civili e l'Immigrazione handles civil liberties and immigration.
The legislature
Parliament
Two chambers that sit, debate and vote in the Camere del Parlamento; their votes are on the public record.
Senato
The Senate
The Senato della Repubblica: senators, senators for life, the commissions and their presidents, the quaestors and the ushers (Commessi), under the President of the Senate. It has permanent commissions.
Camera
The Chamber of Deputies
The Camera dei Deputati: the deputies, the vice-presidents and the President of the Chamber. Observers may sit without a vote.
Procedure
How the chambers work
- Motions are tabled, debated and voted in the chamber itself, in the Camere del Parlamento. Nothing is tabled or voted through the bot.
- The presidency of each chamber schedules the sittings and sets the order of the day.
- A sitting needs a quorum of half the roll. Attendance is recorded automatically.
- Each vote is recorded with its result and, when the roll is called, how each member voted.
- Any citizen may petition a chamber; the chamber's presidency may place the petition on the order of the day.
Law and order
Justice and security
Justice
The judiciary
The Sistema Giudiziario Italiano: lawyers (Avvocati), prosecutors (Procuratori), judges (Giudici) and the Corte Costituzionale. Judges hear cases, decide warrants and may sentence to the Servizio Penitenziario.
Services
Security and the services
- Arma dei Carabinieri, the police, with the Stazione Porto Ercole
- Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS)
- Forze Armate Italiane: Granatieri di Sardegna, Folgore, Friuli and the Brigata Marina "San Marco"
- DIS, the intelligence department
- Comando Vigili del Fuoco di Grosseto, the fire service
Democracy
Elections
Election Service
How elections work
Citizens elect the President of the Republic and the members of the chambers in the Election Service. Results are declared there, confirmed by the elections commissioner, printed in the Gazette and published on the public record.
Confirmed elections on the recordTerms
Terms of office
| Office | Term |
|---|---|
| President of the Republic | 90 days |
| Parliament (Parlamento) | 60 days |
| Senate (Senato) | 60 days |