The mayor of Trento is an elected politician who, along with the Trento's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Trento in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy, the capital city of the region.
The current mayor is the centre-left independent Franco Ianeselli, elected in September 2020.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Trento is a member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Trento, 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 Trento'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 Trento was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Tullio Odorizzi21 September 194619 October 1948DC 2Dino Ziglio19 October 194813 June 1951DC 3Nilo Piccoli13 June 195115 July 1964DC 4Edo Benedetti15 July 196414 January 1975DC 5Giorgio Tononi14 January 197516 June 1983DC 6Adriano Goio16 June 198315 June 1990DC 7Lorenzo Dellai15 June 19904 June 1995DC
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Trento is chosen by direct election. Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election (7) Lorenzo Dellai(b. 1959) 4 June 1995 2 October 1998 PPI PPIPDSPdDFdV1995 Alberto Pacher(b. 1956) 2 October 1998 16 May 1999DSPD 16 May 1999 8 May 2005 DSDLSDIFdV 1999(special) 8 May 2005 25 September 2008 DSDLSDIFdVPATT2005 Alessandro Andreatta(b. 1957) 25 September 2008 3 May 2009PD 3 May 2009 10 May 2015 PDPATTUpT 2009(special) 10 May 2015 23 September 2020 PDPATTFdVand leftist lists 2015 10Franco Ianeselli(b. 1978) 23 September 2020 12 May 2025Ind PDPATTEVA+Eand leftist lists 2020 12 May 2025 Incumbent PDCBAVSand leftist lists 2025 Notes
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