Duchy of Massa and Carrara 1851, thanks to the English engineer and tycoon William Walton. In 1846 the Count Francesco del Medico proposed to the Duke Francis V the construction of the Marble Railway of Carrara, to link the marble quarries to the sea and thereby facilitating the transport of blocks to the areas for sorting, loading, and shipping. This project was also suspended for lack of funds. The Marble Railway was finally built after the Italian unification (1871–1890). In the last years of the duchy, an increasing number of clashes was seen between the liberals and the ducal government, especially in Carrara. The territory
Politics of Tuscany introduced in 1999 (literally "they will stand together or they will fall together"), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called. 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 currently composed by ten members: the President and 9 regional ministers or assessors ("Assessori"), including a Vice President ("Vice Presidente"). The current President of Tuscany is Enrico Rossi, who is serving his first term after winning the 2010 regional election. Tuscany is divided in ten provinces, which are a traditional form