The mayor of Catanzaro is an elected politician who, along with the Catanzaro's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Catanzaro, the regional capital of Calabria, Italy.
The current mayor is Nicola Fiorita, a left-wing independent, who took office on 30 June 2022.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Catanzaro is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Catanzaro, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Catanzaro'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.
Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946-1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Catanzaro was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Vincenzo Turco7 April 194626 April 1948DC 2Francesco Bova26 April 194828 May 1956DC 3Gregorio Morisciano28 May 195620 March 1965DC 4Francesco Pucci20 March 196516 July 1975DC 5Fausto Bisantis16 July 197524 February 1977DC 6Cesare Mulé24 February 197710 July 1980DC 7Aldo Ferrara10 July 198010 December 1982DC 8Marcello Furriolo10 December 198212 June 1985DC 9Angelo Donato12 June 198512 October 1987DC (8)Marcello Furriolo12 October 198719 June 1992DC 10Francesco Granato19 June 199210 April 1993DC 11Franco Fiorita10 April 199327 August 1993DC Antonio Bevilacqua27 August 19939 November 1993PRI –Natale D'Agostino, Special Commissioner (9 November 1993 – 27 June 1994)
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Catanzaro is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election 14Benito Gualtieri27 June 199423 March 1996PPIPPI1994 Sergio Abramo11 May 199714 May 2001FIFIANCCD199714 May 200118 April 2005FIANCCDCDU2001 Rosario Olivo12 June 200616 May 2011PDPDPDMPRC2006 Michele Traversa16 May 201110 January 2012PdLPdLUDCMpA2011Giuseppe Di Rosa, Special Prefectural Commissioner (10 January 2012 – 7 May 2012) Sergio Abramo7 May 201226 June 2017FIFI201226 June 201730 June 2022FIAP2017 18Nicola Fiorita30 June 2022IncumbentIndPDM5SSIPSI2022 Notes
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