The mayor of Bari is an elected politician who, along with the Bari's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Bari in Apulia, Italy, the biggest city of the region.
The current mayor is Vito Leccese from the Democratic Party, who took office on 9 July 2024.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Bari is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Bari, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Bari'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) City Council election (1946-1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Bari was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Vito Antonio Di Cagno21 December 194623 June 1952DC Francesco Chieco23 June 195214 July 1956PNM 3Nicola Damiani14 July 195628 March 1957DC 4Renato Dell'Andro25 July 195914 December 1959DC Giuseppe Papalia21 December 195923 July 1960PSI (4)Renato Dell'Andro1 August 196025 July 1961DC 6Pasquale Prestipino31 July 19615 September 1962DC 7Vitantonio Lozupone5 September 19625 August 1964DC 8Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi29 September 196430 July 1970DC 9Antonio Laforgia14 October 197023 January 1971DC 10Nicola Vernola4 October 19718 May 1976DC 11Nicola Lamaddalena12 October 197627 July 1978DC 12Luigi Farace28 July 197827 September 1981DC Francesco De Lucia28 September 198121 March 1990PSI 14Enrico Dalfino11 August 199028 December 1991DC Daniela Mazzucca13 January 199230 November 1992PSI Pietro Laforgia28 January 19936 September 1993PDS 17Michele Buquicchio3 November 19936 June 1994DC Giovanni Memola15 November 199422 June 1995PSI
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Bari is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years.
Mayor of Bari Took office Left office Party Coalition Election19 Simeone Di CagnoAbbrescia (1944–2024) 22 June 1995 14 June 1999 FI Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD-PPI) 1995 14 June 1999 14 June 2004 Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD) 199920 Michele Emiliano (b. 1959) 14 June 2004 23 June 2009 DSPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-SDI) 2004 23 June 2009 23 June 2014 PD IdV SEL 2009 21 Antonio Decaro (b. 1970) 23 June 2014 21 June 2019 PD PD SEL CDand leftist lists 2014 21 June 2019 9 July 2024 PD SIand leftist lists 2019 22 Vito Leccese (b. 1962) 9 July 2024 In office PD PD and leftist lists 2024
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