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List of mayors of Alessandria

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Mayor of Alessandria
Sindaco di Alessandria
Incumbent
Giorgio Abonante (PD)
since 28 June 2022
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1848
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo del Municipio is the seat of the Mayor of Alessandria.

The mayor of Alessandria is an elected politician who, along with the Alessandria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Alessandria in Piedmont, Italy.

The current mayor is Giorgio Abonante (PD), who took office on 28 June 2022.[1]

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Alessandria is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Alessandria, who also elects 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Alessandria'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946–1993)

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From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Alessandria was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giuseppe Moccagatta 1946 1946 PSI
2 Giovanni Porta 1946 1947 PSI
3 Nicola Basile 1947 1964 PSI
4 Amaele Abbiati 1964 1967 PSI
5 Piero Magrassi 1967 1972 PSI
6 Felice Borgoglio 1972 1979 PSI
7 Francesco Barrera 1979 1985 PSI
8 Giuseppe Mirabelli 1985 1991 PSI
9 Giovanni Battista Priano 1991 1992 PSI
10 Gian Luca Veronesi 1992 1993 PSI

Direct election (since 1993)

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Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Alessandria is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1997 every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
11 Francesca Calvo 6 December 1993 1 December 1997 LN LN 1993
1 December 1997 10 June 2002 LN 1997
12 Mara Scagni 10 June 2002 28 May 2007 DS DS • DL • PdCI 2002
13 Piercarlo Fabbio 28 May 2007 21 May 2012 FI FI • AN • LN • UDC 2007
14 Maria Rita Rossa 21 May 2012 27 June 2017 PD PD • IdV • SEL • FdS 2012
15 Gianfranco Cuttica di Revigliasco 27 June 2017 28 June 2022 LN FI • LN • FdI 2017
16 Giorgio Abonante 28 June 2022 Incumbent PD PD • M5S 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Il neo sindaco di Alessandria: lo scatto di Abonante al ballottaggio". la Stampa (in Italian). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.