The mayor of Vercelli is an elected politician who, along with the Vercelli City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Vercelli in Piedmont, Italy.
The current mayor is Roberto Scheda, a centre-right independent, who took office on 26 June 2024.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Vercelli is a member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Vercelli, 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 has been elected directly by Vercelli'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 seats for each party is determined proportionally.
Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946-1993) From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Vercelli was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Vittore Domiglio7 April 194631 December 1947PCI Francesco Ansaldi31 December 194715 March 1949PCISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 March 1949 – 9 July 1949) 3Mino Pretti9 July 19496 December 1952DC 4Giorgio Berzero6 December 195215 October 1958DC 5Giuseppe Franchino15 October 195827 February 1962DC (4)Giorgio Berzero27 February 196211 February 1963DC 6Baldassarre Buffa11 February 196312 February 1966DC (3)Mino Pretti12 February 196616 September 1970DC 7Carlo Boggio16 September 197020 August 1975DC Ennio Baiardi20 August 197524 May 1983PCI Ezio Robotti24 May 198323 September 1985PCI Fulvio Bodo23 September 19853 November 1992PSISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (3 November 1992 – 30 June 1993)
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Vercelli is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Mietta Baracchi Bavagnoli30 June 199322 November 1994LNLN1993Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (22 November 1994 – 8 May 1995) Gabriele Bagnasco8 May 199528 June 1999FdVPDSFdV199528 June 199928 June 2004PRCFdV1999 Andrea Corsaro28 June 20048 June 2009FIPdLFIANUDC20048 June 200911 June 2014PdLLNUDC2009 Maura Forte11 June 201412 June 2019PDPD2014 Andrea Corsaro12 June 201926 June 2024FIFILegaFdI2019 15Roberto Scheda26 June 2024IncumbentIndFILegaFdI2024 Notes
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