The mayor of Cuneo is an elected politician who, along with the Cuneo City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Cuneo in Piedmont, Italy.
The current mayor is Patrizia Manassero (PD), who took office on 4 July 2022.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Cuneo is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Cuneo, 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 Cuneo'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 (1946-1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Cuneo was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Antonio Toselli19461948DC 219481951DC 319511965DC 4 19651976DC 5Guido Bonino19761985DC 619851990DC 7Giuseppe Menardi19901995DC
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Cuneo is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years. Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 8 Elio Rostagno(b. 1947) 8 May 1995 3 December 1997 Ind PDSLN 1995Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (3 December 1997 – 8 June 1998) (8) Elio Rostagno(b. 1947) 8 June 1998 12 June 2002 Ind The Olive Tree(DS-PPI-SDI) 1998 Alberto Valmaggia(b. 1959) 12 June 2002 29 May 2007DLPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL) 2002 29 May 2007 23 May 2012 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC) 2007 10Federico Borgna(b. 1973) 23 May 2012 13 June 2017Ind UDC 2012 13 June 2017 4 July 2022 PDMODDemoS 2017 Patrizia Manassero(b. 1960) 4 July 2022 Incumbent PD PDARIDemoS 2022 Notes
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