Metropolitan Pinang
Province of Metropolitan Pinang Provincia di Pinang Metropolitana (Italian) | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Anthem: Fischia il Vento | |
| Status | Province of Pinangese Republic |
| Capital | Estosadok |
| Religion (2023) |
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| Demonym(s) | Metropinangese |
| Government | Devolved province under a presidential system |
• Governor | Ezio Auditore |
• Deputy Governor | Lorenzo Marquez |
| Legislature | Provincial Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Establishment as Province | 10 April 2022 |
• Statute of Autonomy | 28 February 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 8 |
Metropolitan Pinang, officially known as the Province of Metropolitan Pinang (Italian: Provincia di Pinang Metropolitana) is a administrative subdivision of the Pinangese Republic. Metropolitan Pinang borders with the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont and has a ethnolinguistic Italian majority. The official languages of the province is Italian, while Russian and Piedmontese are recognized as minority languages. The province is composed of two municipalities, which are Estosadok and Hasta.
History
Metropolitan Pinang was for years the only Pinangese region, until April 2021, when the first non-Italian territory was annexed to Pinang. Metropolitan Pinang was officially established on 10 April 2022, although the term was already used to indicate the Pinangese territories in Italy from June 2021. The first gubernatorial election took place on 30 December 2022 and it was won by Esty Carpentieri. On 28 February 2023, the statute of autonomy was approved by the Pinangese senate, making it the second canton of the republic. On 19 and 20 March 2023, the March 2023 Metropinangese Cantonal election was held, Esty Carpentieri was elected unanimously Governor, and the FDUAS obtained the majority in the Cantonal Assembly. In June 2024 Carpentieri was elected unanimously Governor for a second term. Esty Carpentieri resigned in September after his appointment as justice to the Pinangese Supreme Court. [1] In September 2024 the Assembly voted for a reform of the statute, which abolished the Semi-presidential system in favour of a Presidential system. In October 2024 Ezio Auditore was elected with four fifths of the votes as Governor of Metropolitan Pinang.
Geography
Metropolitan Pinang is located in the North-Western part of Italy and it borders with the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont. The province is composed by twelve exclaves in the Italian territory.
Climate
| Climate data for Municipality of Estosadok, Metropolitan Pinang | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
23 (73) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
24 (75) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -1 (30) |
0 (32) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
11 (52) |
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Demographics
Languages
Italian and English are the official languages in the canton, although Italian is mostly spoken. Russian and Piedmontese are recognized as minority language. Russian is mainly spoken in Estosadok, while Piedmontese is spoken in Hasta.
Religion
According to the 2023 census, 71.4% of the citizenship is Non-Religious, while 14.3% professes Catholicism and the remaining 14.3% follows other religions.
Government and Politics
Provincial government
Metropolitan Pinang is a devolved province and has a presidential system. Metropolitan Pinang is known for its legislative partial direct democracy.
Executive Branch
The highest political figure in the province is the Governor of Metropolitan Pinang, who is elected by th citizens every six months, using instant-runoff voting. The Governor leads the Provincial Junta (Giunta Provinciale), which is the cabinet of the canton. The junta is composed by the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the assessors (assessori).
List of governors
| № | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | Duration of the term | |
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| 1 | Leo | Independent | 10 April 2022 | 30 December 2022 | 264 days | |
| 2 | Esty Carpentieri | PRL (previously PDS and FDUAS) | 30 December 2022 | 14 October 2024 | 1 year, 289 days | |
| 3 | Ezio Auditore | PRL | 14 October 2024 | in charge | 36 days |
Legislative branch
The legislative power is vested by the Provincial Assembly. The Assembly is composed by the all the Metropolitanese citizens, who requested to enter in it and have been holding the Metropinangese citizenship for at least seven days.
Local Parties
| Name | Color | Acronym | Position | Leader | Ideologies | Governor | Provincial Assembly | Mayors |
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| Party of the Radical Left | PRL | Left-wing to Far Left | Ezio Auditore | Eurocommunism, Liberarian Socialism, Federalism and Left-wing populism | 1 / 1
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6 / 9
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2 / 2
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| Moderate Party | PMP | Centre to Centre-left | Leo | Social Liberalism and Moderate Progressivism | 0 / 1
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2 / 9
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0 / 2
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Administrative subdivisions
| Flag | Coat of arms | Municipality | Population (Inhabitants) | Population (Citizens) | Area | Spoken languages | Mayor |
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Estosadok | 9 | 5 | 0.004 km² | Italian,Russian and Ukrainian | Esty Carpentieri (PRL) |
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Hasta | 0 | 4 | 0.09 km² | Italian and Piedmontese | Ezio Auditore (PRL) |