The mayor of Naples is an elected politician who, along with the Naples’s City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Naples.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Naples is a member of the City Council of Naples. The mayor and the other 40 city councillors (consiglieri comunali) are elected for a five years term by the Italian and EU citizens residing in Naples.
After the election, the mayor can appoint one vice mayor and up to 16 assessors; together they form the municipal government (giunta comunale) and they implement the municipal policies, which are determined and controlled by the City Council. The City Council has also the power to dismiss the mayor or any of the assessors with a motion of no confidence.
Since 1993, Italian mayors of municipalities of more than 15,000 inhabitants have been directly elected by their respective electorates. Voters can express their choice for the mayor and for a list of municipal councillors not necessarily supporting the same mayor-candidate (voto disgiunto). If no mayor-candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election is held two weeks later among the top two candidates. In the list choice, each voter can express one or two preferences for councillor candidates; in the case of two preferences, their gender must be different. The party and civic lists supporting the elected mayor are granted a majority of the City Council seats, divided proportionally to each list result, by means of a majority bonus; the remaining seats are then assigned proportionally to the opposition lists.
The official seat of the mayor and of the City Council is Naples' City Hall, Palazzo San Giacomo.
List Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1813–1861) Mayor Term start Term end Appointer 1 Marino Carafa di Belvedere30 March 18137 February 1817 Joachim ILike a member of House of Murat, Joachim wasn't a Bourbon. Ferdinand I 2 Michele de' Medici di Ottajano7 February 18176 June 1818 3 Carlo Caracciolo7 June 18182 March 1821 4 Francesco Tocco23 July 182129 December 1823 5 Giuseppe Pignatelli30 December 182330 December 1829 Francis I 5 Andrea Coppola1 January 183026 May 1830 6 Troiano Spinelli27 May 183031 December 1835 Ferdinand II 7 Giuseppe Caracciolo1 January 183631 December 1838 8 Nazario Sanfelice1 January 183920 December 1847 9 Nazario Sanfelice16 July 184814 January 1857 10 Giuseppe Pignone del Carretto27 January 18577 September 1860 Francis II 11 Andrea Colonna di Stigliano8 September 186030 November 1860 Vacant 12 Giuseppe Colonna di Stigliano1 December 186017 March 1861 Notes
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Mayor Term start Term end Party1 Giuseppe Colonna di Stigliano17 March 18618 May 1864 Independent2 Rodrigo Nolli1 September 186526 November 1866 Historical Right3 Fedele De Siervo27 November 186630 October 1867 Historical Right4 Guglielmo Capitelli17 April 186824 September 1870 Historical Right5 Paolo Emilio Imbriani25 September 187013 June 1872 Historical Right6 Francesco Spinelli3 October 187213 November 1875 Historical Right7 Antonio Winspeare14 November 187511 July 1876 Historical Right8 Gennaro Sambiase Sanseverino12 July 187626 April 1878 Historical Right9 Girolamo Giusso12 August 187617 May 1884 Historical Right10 Nicola Amore17 May 188417 November 1889 Historical Right11 Giuseppe Caracciolo20 November 188925 June 1891 Historical Right12 Salvatore Fusco12 January 189217 July 1893 Historical Left13 Carlo del Pezzo26 January 189417 February 1895 Historical Right14 Emilio Capomazzi6 August 189623 July 1898 Historical Right15 Celestino Summonte24 July 189810 November 1900 Historical Left16 Luigi Miraglia30 November 190118 October 1903 Historical Left17 Ferdinando Del Carretto di Novello19 October 190331 July 1914 Historical Right18 Pasquale del Pezzo1 August 191430 April 1917 Liberal Union19 Enrico Presutti1 May 191730 November 1922 Liberal Union20 Alfredo Vittorio Russo1 December 192021 November 1922 PNF21 Raffaele Angiulli22 November 192219 March 1926 PNF Fascist Podestà (1926-1943)1 Francesco Montuoso20 March 192630 November 1927 PNF2 Dante Alamasi1 December 19275 January 1930 PNF3 Giovanni De Riseis6 January 19306 April 1932 PNF4 Lorenzo La Via di Sant'Agrippina7 April 193222 January 1934 PNF5 Giovanni Niutta23 January 193410 July 1936 PNF6 Giovanni Orgera11 July 19365 August 1943 PNF Allied occupation and Liberation (1943-1946)22 Giuseppe Solimene6 August 194314 April 1944 Independent23 Gustavo Ingrosso15 April 19447 January 1945 PDL24 Gennaro Fermariello8 January 19455 September 1946 PdA
Italian Republic (1946–present) From 1943 to 1993, the Mayor of Naples was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election1 Giuseppe Buonocore14 December 19461 March 1948 PNM PNM DC PLI19462 Domenico Moscati1 March 19489 July 1952 DC3Achille Lauro9 July 19526 January 1958PNMPMPPNM MSI 1952PMP 19564 Nicola Sansanelli6 January 195812 February 1958 PMP -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (12 February 1958–4 February 1961)(3) Achille Lauro4 February 196129 November 1961 PDIUMPDIUM DC PLI 1960 -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (29 November 1961–10 October 1962)5 Vincenzo Mario Palmieri10 October 196231 July 1963 DCPDIUM DC 19626 Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca31 July 196310 April 1964 DC -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (10 April 1964–27 January 1965)(6) Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca27 January 196520 January 1966 DC DC PSI PSDI 19647 Giovanni Principe20 January 196616 November 1970 DC8 Gerardo De Michele16 November 19702 August 1974 DC DC PSI PSDI PRI19709 Bruno Milanesi2 August 197427 September 1975 DC10Maurizio Valenzi27 September 197516 April 1983 PCIPCI PSI PSDI 1975 1980 -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (16 April 1983–31 January 1984)11 Francesco Picardi31 January 198430 April 1984 PSDI DC PSI PSDI198312 Vincenzo Scotti30 April 19846 August 1984 DC13 Mario Forte6 August 198429 November 1984 DC14 Carlo D'Amato29 November 198422 October 1986 PSIDC PSI PSDI PRI PLI -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (22 October 1986–29 July 1987)15 Pietro Lezzi29 July 19871 August 1990 PSI DC PSI PRI PLI198716 Nello Polese1 August 19902 April 1993 PSI17 Francesco Tagliamonte2 April 19936 August 1993 DC 1992 -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (6 August 1993–6 December 1993) Notes
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Naples is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
Mayor of Naples Took office Left office Party Coalition Election18 Antonio Bassolino(b. 1947) 6 December 1993 17 November 1997 PDS Alliance of Progressives(PDS-PRC-FdV) 1993 17 November 1997 24 May 2000 The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-PRC-FdV) 199719 Rosa Russo Iervolino(b. 1936) 28 May 2001 30 May 2006 DLPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-SDI-PdCI) 2001 30 May 2006 1 June 2011 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-SDI-PdCI) 200620 Luigi de Magistris(b. 1967) 1 June 2011 20 June 2016 IdVMADemA IdV FdS 2011 20 June 2016 18 October 2021 DemA SI PRC FdV 201621 Gaetano Manfredi(b. 1964) 18 October 2021 Incumbent Ind PD M5S EV SI 2021 Notes
Timeline
By time in office RankMayorTotal time in office1Luigi De Magistris2Rosa Russo Iervolino3Maurizio Valenzi4Antonio Bassolino5Achille Lauro 6 years, 114 days6Giovanni Principe 7Gaetano Manfredi8Domenico Moscati9Gerardo De Michele10Pietro Lezzi11Nello Polese 12Carlo D'Amato13Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca1 year, 247 days14Giuseppe Bonocore15Bruno Milanesi16Vincenzo Mario Palmieri17Francesco Tagliamonte18Mario Forte19Vincenzo Scotti20Francesco Picardi21Nicola Sansanelli
Elections
Mayoral and City Council election, 1993 The election took place on two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes% Antonio BassolinoPDSPDS-PRC-RS-FdV-LR 229,649 41.62 300,964 55.65 Alessandra MussoliniMSI 171,315 31.05 239,867 44.35 Massimo CapraraDCDC-PSI-PSDI-PLI 77,643 14.07 Angelo SabatinoInd 47,648 8.64Others 25,450 4.61Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted67.0363.66Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes
Mayoral and City Council election, 1997 The election took place on 16 November 1997.
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundVotes% Antonio BassolinoPDSThe Olive Tree 399,454 72.92 Emiddio NoviFIPole for Freedoms 138,406 25.26Others 9,906 1.81Eligible voters100.00Voted68.17Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes
Mayoral and City Council election, 2001 The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May, the second on 27 May 2001.
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes% Rosa Russo IervolinoDLThe Olive Tree 262,818 48.82 278,183 52.91 Antonio MartuscielloFIHouse of Freedoms 246,089 45.71 247,564 47.09Others 29,457 5.47Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted68.1662.91Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes
Mayoral and City Council election, 2006 The election took place on 28–29 May 2006.
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundVotes% Rosa Russo IervolinoDLThe Olive Tree 304,975 57.20 Franco MalvanoFIHouse of Freedoms 201,242 37.74Others 26,962 5.06Eligible voters100.00Voted66.64Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes
Mayoral and City Council election, 2011 The election took place in two rounds: the first on 15–16 May, the second on 29–30 May 2011.
CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes% Luigi De MagistrisIdVIdV-FdS 128,303 27.52 264,730 65.38 Gianni LettieriPdLPdL-FdS-NS-PID-PRI-LD-AdC 179,575 38.52 140,203 34.62 Mario MorconePDPD-SEL 89,280 19.15 Raimondo PasquinoUDCUDC-FLI-ApI 45,449 9.75 Clemente Mastella UDEUR 10,124 2.17 Roberto Fico M5S 6,441 1.38Others 7,002 1.51Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted60.3350.58Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | The People of Freedom (Il Popolo delle Libertà) | PdL | 97,752 || 23.85% || 8 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | Force of the South (Forza del Sud) | FdS | 21,428 || 5.23% || 1 |- | style="background-color:#1560BD" | | style="text-align:left;" | We the South (Noi Sud) | NS | 14,658 || 3.58% || 1 |- | style="background-color:#2E5894" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri List (Lista Lettieri) | LL | 12,571 || 3.07% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 30,490 || 7.43% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri coalition (Centre-right) | 176,901 || 43.16% || 11 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 68,018 || 16.59% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) | SEL | 16,283 || 3.97% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 8,682 || 2.12% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Morcone coalition (Centre-left) | 92,983 || 22.68% || 5 |- | style="background-color:orange" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) | IdV | 33,320 || 8.13% || 15 |- | style="background-color:#CD7F32" | | style="text-align:left;" | Naples is Yours (Napoli è Tua) | NT | 18,902 || 4.61% || 8 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Left (Federazione della Sinistra) | FdS | 15,008 || 3.66% || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 1,292 || 0.32% || 0 |- style="background-color:orange" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | De Magistris coalition (Left-wing)