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The Council of Ministers within a Parliamentary form of Government (e.g., Italy) is the principal holder of executive power – that is, the power to put a decision of the Italian political process into effect (i.e., execute it). In relation to the Parliament, the "relationship of trust" (rapporto di fiducia) is crucial. For the Council of ...
The appointee is usually the leader of the majority coalition that won the election (e.g. Berlusconi IV Cabinet), but they can also be a new leader emerging from a post-election leadership challenge within the majority coalition (e.g. Renzi Cabinet), or a person instructed by the President to form a national unity government in times of ...
Since the 2013 local government reform, there are two metropolitan areas: Lisbon and Porto. [1] The metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto were created in 1991. [ 2 ] A law passed in 2003 supported the creation of more metropolitan areas, under the conditions that they consisted of at least nine municipalities ( concelho s) and had at least ...
The Port of Lisbon (Portuguese: Porto de Lisboa) is the third-largest port in Portugal, mainly on the north sides of the Tagus's large natural harbour that opens west, through a short strait, onto the Atlantic Ocean. Each part lies against central parts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011. [1] [2] [3] [4] This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents ...
The Draghi Government was formed with both politicians and independent technocrats, and was supported by a large majority of the Italian Parliament, including the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), the right-wing League (Lega), the centre-right Forza Italia (FI), the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), the centrist Italia Viva (IV ...
On 17 September 2019 the centrist party Italia Viva (IV), which splintered from the PD on that day, announced its support for the coalition, as well. The government has been referred to as the "yellow-red government" ( governo giallorosso ), based on the customary colours of the main supporting parties.
On 13 October, Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) refused to support La Russa's candidacy for President of the Senate of the Republic. [17] La Russa nonetheless succeeded in being elected by obtaining 116 votes out of 206 in the first round, [18] thanks to support from opposition parties. [19] [20] [21]