The mayor of Ravenna is an elected politician who, along with the Ravenna's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ravenna in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Ravenna is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Ravenna, 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 Ravenna'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 (1860–1946) Mayor Term start Term end Party Mayors appointed by the King (1860-1889)1Vincenzo Cavalli18601863Right2Gioacchino Rasponi18631865Left3Ignazio Guiccioli18651869Right4Cosimo Fabbri18691871Left(2)Gioacchino Rasponi18711873Left5Silvio Guerrini18731876Left6Ugo Lovatelli Dal Corno18761883Right7Pietro Gamba18831886Right8Ugo Burnazzi18861889Left Mayors elected by the City Council (1889-1926)9Tullio Corradini Ginanni18891892Right10Pio Poletti18921902Left11Luigi Cilla 19021906PSI12Ferdinando Gallina19061910PRI13Chiarissimo Calderoni19101914PRI13Fortunato Buzzi19141923PRI14Celso Calvetti19231926PNF Fascist Podestà (1926-1944)1Celso Calvetti19261931PNF2Andrea Cagnoni19311937PNF3Giovanni Cottignola19371944PNF Liberation (1944-1946)15Riccardo Campagnoni19441946PRI
Republic of Italy (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1993) From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Ravenna was elected by the city council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Gino Gatta19461951PCIPCIPSIUP1946 2Celso Cicognani19511956PRIPRIDC1951195619611956Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963)19601961 3Bruno Benelli19631967PRIPRIDCPSDI1962Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969)1966 4Secondo Bini19691969PRIPRIDC1968 Aristide Canosani19691973PSIPCIPSI197319761973 Vincenzo Randi19761977PSI Aristide Canosani19771980PSI Giordano Angelini19801983PCI197919831987PCIPSIPRI1983 Mauro Dragoni19871988PCI198819921988 Giovanni Miserocchi19921993PDS
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ravenna is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years. Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election Pier Paolo D'Attorre(1951–1997) 21 June 1993 27 April 1997 PDS PDS 1993 Vidmer Mercatali(b. 1949) 28 April 1997 14 May 2001 PDSDS The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-PRI-PRC) 1997 14 May 2001 30 May 2006 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRI-PRC) 2001 Fabrizio Matteucci(1957–2020) 30 May 2006 16 May 2011 DSPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRI-PRC) 2006 16 May 2011 21 June 2016 PDPRIIdVSELFdS 2011 Michele De Pascale(b. 1985) 21 June 2016 9 October 2021PD PDPRIand leftist lists 2016 9 October 2021 13 December 2024 PDPRIM5Sand leftist lists 2021 Alessandro Barattoni(b. 1982) 31 May 2025 Incumbent PD PDPRI AVS M5S 2025 Notes
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See also Timeline of Ravenna
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