The mayor of Rieti is an elected politician who, along with the Rieti City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Rieti in Lazio, Italy.
The current mayor is Daniele Sinibaldi (FdI), who took office on 20 June 2022.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Rieti is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Rieti, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Rieti'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 Rieti was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Angelo Sacchetti Sassetti7 April 194614 July 1952PSIUP Lionello Matteucci14 July 195230 July 1952PSI Angelo Sacchetti Sassetti30 July 195225 August 1952PSI Lionello Matteucci25 August 195230 May 1957PSI Valerio De Santis30 May 195729 January 1961PSI Giulio De Juliis29 January 196130 September 1970PSI Pietro Aloisi30 September 197021 November 1974PSI Ettore Saletti21 November 197410 March 1982PRI Bruno Vella10 March 198213 September 1983PSI Augusto Giovannelli13 September 198315 February 1988PSI Paolo Tigli15 February 198830 July 1990PCI Lamberto Tabellini30 July 199010 December 1992PSI Paolo Bigliocchi10 December 19925 November 1993PSISpecial Prefectural Commissioner's tenure (5 November 1993 – 27 June 1994)
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Rieti is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Antonio Cicchetti27 June 199426 May 1998AN FIANCCDLN1994 26 May 199828 May 2002 FIANCCD1998 Giuseppe Emili28 May 200228 May 2007ANPdL FIANUDC200228 May 200722 May 2012 FIANUDC2007 Simone Petrangeli22 May 201227 June 2017SEL PDSELFdSIdV2012 Antonio Cicchetti27 June 201720 June 2022FI FIFdI2017 Daniele Sinibaldi20 June 2022IncumbentFdI FIFdILega2022
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