The mayor of Chieti is an elected politician who, along with the Chieti's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Chieti in Abruzzo, Italy.
The current mayor is Giovanni Legnini (PD), who took office on 10 June 2026.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Chieti is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Chieti, 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 Chieti'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.
List Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1993) From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Chieti was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Antonio Mariani20 April 194630 June 1956DC 2Lelio Sanità di Toppi30 June 195619 November 1960DC 3Nicola Buracchio19 November 196010 October 1967DC 4Fulvio Di BernardoDecember 196730 June 1970DC 5Arduino RocciolettiJuly 1970April 1976DC 6Angelo ZitoMay 1976July 1985DC 7Luigi CapozuccoJuly 1985November 1985DC 8Veniero Di PettaNovember 1985October 1987DC 9Andrea BuracchioNovember 1987March 1993DC
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Chieti is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Nicola Cucullo6 December 199317 November 1997MSIMSFTMSI199317 November 199727 January 2000ANMSFTFICCD1997Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 January 2000 – 1 May 2000) Nicola Cucullo1 May 200012 November 2004MSFTANMSFTFICDU2000Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (12 November 2004 – 19 April 2005) Francesco Ricci19 April 200530 March 2010DL DLDSPRCSDI2005 Umberto Di Primio30 March 201019 June 2015PdLFIPdLUDCMpA201019 June 20158 October 2020FIUDCNCD2015 Diego Ferrara8 October 202010 June 2026PDPDSI2020 Giovanni Legnini10 June 2026IncumbentPDPDAVSM5S2026 Notes
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