The mayor of Pescara is an elected politician who, along with the Pescara's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pescara in Abruzzo, Italy.
The current mayor is Carlo Masci (FI) who took office on 10 June 2019.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Pescara is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Pescara, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Pescara'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 (1946-1993) From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Pescara was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Italo Giovannucci19461948PSI 2Mario Muzii19481951Ind Vincenzo Chiola19511956PCI 4Antonio Mancini19561963DC 5Gaetano Novello19631971DC 6Giuseppe D'Incecco19711973DC 7Alberto Casalini19731985DC 8Gabriella Bosco19851986DC 9Nevio Piscione19861988DC 10Michele De Martiis19881990DC 11Giuseppe Ciccantelli19901993DC
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pescara is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Mario Collevecchio (b. 1939)6 December 199321 May 1994PDS PDS PRC AD LR1993Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (21 May 1994 – 5 December 1994) Carlo Pace (1936–2017)5 December 19941 December 1998Ind Pole of Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)19941 December 199810 June 2003 Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)1998 Luciano D'Alfonso (b. 1965)10 June 200315 April 2008DLPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-SDI)200315 April 20085 January 2009 PD IdV PSI2008Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (5 January 2009 – 8 June 2009) Luigi Albore Mascia (b. 1965)8 June 200915 June 2014PdLFI PdL UDC2009 Marco Alessandrini (b. 1970)15 June 201410 June 2019PD PD SEL2014 Carlo Masci (b. 1958)10 June 201910 June 2024FI Lega FI FdI201910 June 2024Incumbent Lega FI FdI2024 Notes
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