The Mayor of Catania is an elected politician who, along with the Catania's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Catania in Sicily, Italy.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Catania is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Catania, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Catania'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.
Italian Republic City Council election (1947–1993) From 1947 to 1993, the Mayor of Catania was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Gregorio Guarnaccia8 January 194731 March 1947UQ 2Nicolò Pittari10 April 19478 July 1948PDL Giovanni Perni9 July 194827 September 1950PNM 4Salvatore Gallo Poggi27 September 195011 January 1952MIS 5Domenico Magrì7 July 195214 November 1953DC 6Luigi La Ferlita21 November 19537 November 1960DC 7Salvatore Papale22 November 196014 December 1964DC 8Antonino Drago14 December 19643 November 1967DC 9Giuseppe Gulli3 November 196727 October 1969DC 10Salvatore Micale27 October 196921 January 1972DC 11Ignazio Marcoccio21 January 19723 August 1975DC (5)Domenico Magrì3 August 197511 April 1978DC 12Salvatore Coco11 April 19781 January 1982DC 13Angelo Munzone1 January 198210 February 1984DC 14Giuseppe Patanè10 February 19843 August 1984DC 15Francesco Attaguile3 August 198428 July 1985DC 16Antonino Mirone28 July 198527 May 1986DC 17Giuseppe Sangiorgio21 July 198629 September 1987DC 18Giuseppe Azzaro16 December 198726 December 1987DC Enzo Bianco29 July 19881 December 1989PRI 20Guido Ziccone1 December 19892 January 1991DC (18)Giuseppe Azzaro7 February 199114 October 1991DC 21Luigi Giusso18 November 199114 January 1992DC 22Angelo Lo Presti14 January 199227 June 1992PSDI –Alessandro Migliaccio(Special Commissioner)27 June 199220 June 1993
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Catania is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Enzo Bianco (b. 1951)20 June 19931 December 1997ADUD ADand independents 19931 December 199722 January 2000 The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-PRC-UD)1997 Umberto Scapagnini (1941–2013)18 April 200016 May 2005FIPdL House of Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)200016 May 200512 February 2008 House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC-MpA)2005 Raffaele Stancanelli (b. 1950)20 June 200815 June 2013PdL PdLUDCMpA2008 Enzo Bianco (b. 1951)15 June 201318 June 2018PD PDSEL2013 Salvo Pogliese (b. 1972)18 June 201828 July 2022FIFdI FIFdIMpADBUDC2018Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (28 July 2022 – 5 June 2023) Enrico Trantino (b. 1963)5 June 2023IncumbentFdI FdIFILSPNMMpA2023 Notes
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