Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Elections in Basilicata, Political Parties in Basilicata, Basilicata Regional Election, 1995, Basilicata Regional Election, 2000, Basilicata Regional Election, 1990, Basilicata Regional Election, 1980, Basilicata Regional Election, 1985, Basilicata Regional Election, 1970, Basilicata Regional Election, 1975, United Populars, Basilicata Regional Election, 2005, List of Presidents of Basilicata. Excerpt: This article is part of the series:Politics and government ofBasilicata The Politics of Basilicata, Italy takes place in a framework of a 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 (Giunta Regionale) is presided by the President of the Region (Presidente della Regione), who is elected for a five-year term, and is composed by the President and the Ministers (Assessori), who are currently 6, including a Vice President. The Regional Council of Basilicata (Consiglio Regionale della Basilicata) is composed of 30 members. 24 councillors are elected in provincial constituencies by proportional representation using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota and open lists, while 6 councillors (elected in bloc) come from a "regional list", including the President-elect. One seat is reserved for the candidate who comes second. If a coalition wins more than 50% of the total seats in the Council with PR, only 3 candidates from the regional list will be chosen and the number of those elected in provincial constituencies will be 26. If the winning coalition receives less than 40% of votes s... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16841219