The mayor of Ferrara is an elected politician who, along with Ferrara City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current mayor is Alan Fabbri, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 11 June 2019.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Ferrara is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Ferrara, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Ferrara'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.
Kingdom of Italy (1859-1946)
Government-appointed mayors (1859-1889) From 1859 to 1889, the mayor of Ferrara was appointed by the King of Italy. MayorTerm StartTerm End1Rodolfo Varano185918672Antonio Francesco Trotti186718703Antonio Niccolini (acting)September 1870December 18704Rodolfo Varano187418755Antonio Francesco Trotti187818876Cosimo Masi18871888
City Council election (1889-1926) From 1889 to 1926, the Mayor of Ferrara was elected by the City Council. MayorTerm StartTerm EndParty7Carlo Giustiniani1889?Pietro Niccolini18971902Historic RightGiussepe Rivani19021903Attilio De-Johannis19031903Manfredi Grillenzoni19031904Girolamo Chiozzi19041904Stefano Gatti-Casazza19041905Ettore Magni19051907Pietro Niccolini (acting)19071908Historic RightEttore Magni19081910Vincenzo Bianchi (acting)19131914Ettore Magni19141919Costantino Cellario19191920Temistocle Bogianckino19201921PSIAlberto Cian (acting)19211922Raoul Caretti19231926PNF
Government-appointed mayors (1926-1945) From 1926 to 1945, the mayor of Ferrara was appointed by the Fascist government of Italy. MayorTerm StartTerm EndPartyRenzo Ravenna19261938PNFAlberto Verdi19381943PNFMarolla Act19431943PNFAlberto Verdi19431945PFREolo Fagioli19451945PFR
Transitional Constitutional Period mayor (1945-1946) MayorTerm StartTerm EndPartyMichael Tortora19451946PSI
Republic of Italy (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Ferrara was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Giovanni Buzzoni(1916–1989)19461948PCI Werther Curti(1916–1995)19481951PCI Luisa Gallotti Balboni(1913–1979)19511958PCI Spero Ghedini(1911–1997)19581964PCI Giuseppe Ferrari(1920–2001)19641970PCI Radames Costa(1930–2020)19701980PCI Claudio Vecchi(1929–2001)19801983PCI Roberto Soffritti(1941–2026)19831995PCI
Popular election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ferrara is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Roberto Soffritti(1941–2026)8 May 199515 June 1999PDSDS The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-SI-AD)1995 Gaetano Sateriale (b. 1951)15 June 199914 June 2004DSPD The Olive Tree(DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)199914 June 200424 June 2009 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-FdV)2004 Tiziano Tagliani (b. 1959)24 June 200928 May 2014PD PDSELIdVand leftist lists200928 May 201411 June 2019 PDSEL2014 Alan Fabbri (b. 1979)11 June 201911 June 2024Lega LegaFIFdI201911 June 2024Incumbent LegaFIFdI2024
Timeline
See also Timeline of Ferrara
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