The mayor of Udine is an elected politician who, along with the Udine's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Alberto Felice De Toni, a centre-left independent, elected on 17 April 2023.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Udine is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Udine, 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 Udine'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 (1945-1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Udine was elected by the city's Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Giovanni Cosattini1 May 194519 April 1948PSI 2Giacomo Centazzo19 April 194816 October 1960DC 3Bruno Cadetto7 November 196016 June 1975DC 4Angelo Candolini16 June 19752 October 1985DC 5Piergiorgio Bressani29 October 198510 July 1990DC Pietro Zanfagnini10 July 199023 August 1993PSI 7Claudio Mussato23 August 199310 May 1995DC Notes
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Udine is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2003 every five years. Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election Enzo Barazza(1953–2024) 10 May 1995 26 September 1997 PRI PDSPRIFdVPPI 1995 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 July 1998 – 2 December 1998) Sergio Cecotti(b. 1956) 2 December 1998 9 June 2003 LNInd LNMF 1998 9 June 2003 27 April 2008 DSDLFdV 2003 Furio Honsell(b. 1958) 27 April 2008 7 May 2013 PD PDSAIdVand leftist lists 2008 7 May 2013 19 January 2018 PDSELand leftist lists 2013 Pietro Fontanini(b. 1952) 14 May 2018 18 April 2023 LN LNFIFdI 2018 12 Alberto Felice De Toni(b. 1955) 18 April 2023 Incumbent Ind PDAVSAIV 2023 Notes
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