List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
Mayor of Reggio Emilia | |
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Sindaco di Reggio Emilia | |
since 5 June 2014 | |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Formation | 1859 |
Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Reggio Emilia is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Emilia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current Mayor is Luca Vecchi, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 5 June 2014.[1][2]
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, who also elect the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Reggio Emilia's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 the voters express a direct choice for the mayor 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. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.
1859–1946
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Italian Republic (since 1946)
City Council election (1946–1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia was elected by the City's Council.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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1 | Cesare Campioli | 1 May 1946 | 17 May 1962 | Italian Communist Party |
2 | Renzo Bonazzi | 17 May 1962 | 12 May 1976 | Italian Communist Party |
3 | Ugo Benassi | 12 May 1976 | 19 February 1987 | Italian Communist Party |
4 | Giulio Fantuzzi | 19 February 1987 | 14 June 1991 | Italian Communist Party |
5 | Antonella Spaggiari | 14 June 1991 | 24 April 1995 | Italian Communist Party Democratic Party of the Left |
Direct election (since 1995)
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is chosen by direct election.
Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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5 | Antonella Spaggiari | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left |
24 April 1995 | 14 June 1999 |
14 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | |||
6 | Graziano Delrio | The Daisy Democratic Party |
14 June 2004 | 8 June 2009 |
8 June 2009 | 3 June 2013[a] | |||
7 | Luca Vecchi | Democratic Party | 5 June 2014 | 19 June 2019 |
19 June 2019 | Incumbent |
- Notes
- ^ Resigned after being appointed Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Letta Cabinet. The Deputy Mayor Ugo Ferrari (Democratic Party) held the office till a new municipal election was called.
Timeline
See also
References
- ^ "Elezioni, Luca Vecchi proclamato sindaco". Gazzetta di Reggio. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Reggio, insediato il nuovo consiglio comunale". reggionline.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.