Editing RAI (section)

==Structure==
RAI is 99% owned by the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Italian Government Ministry of Economy and Finance]] and is the sole licensee ({{lang|it|concessionaria in esclusiva}}) of the radio, television, and multimedia broadcasting public service. For this reason, the agreement with the Government prescribes a series of rules and guarantees that RAI must follow to ensure fair public service to the citizens.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/comunicazioni/televisione/rai#:~:text=La%20RAI%20%2D%20Radiotelevisione%20Italiana%2C%20%C3%A8,un'informazione%20completa%20e%20imparziale | title=RAI |website=Mise.gov.it|language=it|date=|access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref>

Management and Board of Directors are elected by the ruling Parliament through the Parliamentary Commission for the General Direction and Supervision of Broadcasting Services ({{lang|it|Commissione parlamentare per l'indirizzo generale e la vigilanza dei servizi radiotelevisivi}}), every three years, in agreement with almost all parliamentary exponents, usually following the political side of the majority and leaving some space for minor roles to minority parties exponents.<ref>''RAI under the Center-Right: Wither 50 Years of Public Service Television?'' by Matthew Hibberd, in ''Italian Politics: Vol. 19, Italy between Europeanization and Domestic Politics'',</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iltempo.it/politica/2013/09/06/rai-faziosa-brunetta-lancia-l-osservatorio-online-1.1169522|title=''RAI under the Center-Right: Wither 50 Years of Public Service Television?'' by Matthew Hibberd, in ''Italian Politics: Vol. 19, Italy between Europeanization and Domestic Politics'', 2003, Berghahn Books}}</ref>

RAI is formally a private [[joint-stock company]] ({{lang|it|[[società per azioni]]}}), although all stocks are state-owned; its company statute describes how the strict relationship with the Republic is also ruled by different national laws. The most recent one is the 2015 {{lang|it|Riforma della Rai}}, "Rai Reform", i.e. the 2015 law no. 220, including the {{lang|it|Testo unico della Radiotelevisione}} ('Consolidated Law on Radio and Television'). RAI and broadcasting are supervised by the commission, which also rules economic budgets and main regulations, including public service's electoral segments during electoral campaigns.