"The Italian State is highly centralized, with a central state authority (the Government), 20 regions and about a hundred provinces. The prefect of each of the provinces is appointed by and answerable to the central government, which he locally represents. The national constitution provides for 20 regions with limited governing powers."
I hope you are not worried about Italy! :-)
Seriously don't let the fearmongering liberal media run your life.
In U.S., liberal media = Democrat controlled press
In Russia, liberal media = free press