Municipio VIII

Municipio VIII di Roma
Municipio of Rome
Location of Municipio VIII of Rome
Location of Municipio VIII of Rome
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ComuneRome
Established19 January 2001
11 March 2013 (renamed)
Government
 • PresidentAmedeo Ciaccheri
(2018-incumbent)
(centre-left)
Area
 • Total
1,826 sq mi (4,729 km2)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
131,181
 • Density7,184.2/sq mi (2,773.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteMunicipio VIII of Rome

Municipio VIII is an administrative subdivision of the city of Rome.

It was first created by Rome's City Council on 11 March 2013 after the abolition of the former Municipio XI and it has a president who is elected during the mayoral elections.[1]

Subdivision

Municipio VIII is divided into 9 localities:

Locality
 Inhabitants
31 December 2010
11a Ostiense
 7,775
11b Valco San Paolo
 7,779
11c Garbatella
 44,576
11d Navigatori
 5,283
11e Tor Marancia
 33,312
11f Tre Fontane
 11,915
11g Grottaperfetta
 16,269
11x Appia Antica Nord
 2,622
11y Appia Antica Sud
 744
Not localised
 906

Municipal Government

The President of the municipio is directly elected by citizens. The Council of the municipio is elected every five years, with a system under which voters express a direct choice for the President or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support.

After the resignation of the incumbent President, a special election occurred on 10 June 2018:

Candidate Party Votes %
Amedeo Ciaccheri S8[2] 17,603 54.05
Simone Foglio FI 8,249 25.33
Enrico Lupardini M5S 4,271 13.11
Others 2,443 7.50
Total 32,566 100.00

Table below shows the current composition of the Council:

Term Majority Opposition Total President
2018 – 2021 8 PD
5 S8
1 LeU
1 Other 		3 M5S
2 FdI
2 FI
2 L 		24 Amedeo Ciaccheri (S8)

Here is a list of the Presidents of the municipio since the office was created in 2001 (until 2013 named Municipio XI):

President Party Coalition In office
Massimiliano Smeriglio PRC The Olive Tree 2001–2006
Andrea Catarci PRC/SEL Centre-left 2006–2016
Paolo Pace M5S 2016–2017
Virginia Raggi[a] M5S 2017–2018
Amedeo Ciaccheri S8 Centre-left since 2018
Notes
  1. ^ As Mayor of Rome she held the office as Special Commissioner after the resignation of the President.

References

  1. ^ "Roma, sì all'accorpamento dei municipi: il Consiglio li riduce da 19 a 15". Il Messaggero. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ Member of the leftist Super 8 List in alliance with the Democratic Party and Free and Equal.

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