The mayor of Syracuse is an elected politician who, along with the Syracuse's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy.
The current mayor is Francesco Italia who took office on 27 June 2018 and was re-elected on 12 June 2023.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Syracuse is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Syracuse, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Syracuse'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 (1946–1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Syracuse was elected by the City's Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Mario Tommaso Gargallo16 May 194624 June 1948Ind Salvatore Monteforte24 June 194822 December 1948PdA 3Vincenzo Greco22 December 194822 November 1950Ind 4Alessandro Spagna22 November 19505 December 1952Ind 5Marcellino Alagona5 December 195220 March 1957Ind 6Raffaello Caracciolo20 March 19575 February 1965DC 7Antonio Giuliano5 February 19659 May 1966DC 8Vincenzino Tedecshi9 May 196631 January 1967DC 9Gaetano Costa31 January 19675 April 1968DC (7)Antonio Giuliano5 April 196818 December 1971DC 10Marcello Sgarlata18 December 197122 March 1972DC 11Luigi Foti22 March 197227 February 1974DC 12Concetto Rizza27 February 19749 August 1978DC 13Benedetto Brancati9 August 197823 March 1981DC 14Gaetano Tirantello23 March 198123 May 1983DC 15Aldo Salvo23 May 19834 August 1984DC 16Fausto Spagna4 August 198419 June 1986DC 17Concetto Lo Bello19 June 198630 November 1986DC (16)Fausto Spagna30 November 19867 March 1989DC 18Salvatore Barberi7 March 19894 July 1990DC 19Gaetano Bandiera4 July 199023 November 1991DC 20Litterio Gilistro23 November 199111 July 1992DC 21Francesco Cirillo11 July 199213 March 1993DC 22Vincenzo Di Raimondo13 March 199328 June 1994DC
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Syracuse is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 23Marco Fatuzzo 28 June 199412 June 1998Ind PDSPPILRAD 1994 24Vincenzo Dell'Arte12 June 19989 August 1999PPI DSPPILRAD 1998 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (9 August 1999 – 22 December 1999) Giambattista Bufardeci22 December 199912 June 2004FI House of Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)199912 June 20041 March 2008 House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC)2004 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1 March 2008 – 16 June 2008) Roberto Visentin16 June 20081 January 2013PdL PdLUDCMpA2008 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1 January 2013 – 25 June 2013) Giancarlo Garozzo25 June 201327 June 2018PD PDIM2013 Francesco Italia 27 June 201813 June 2023A Centre-left independent lists201813 June 2023incumbent Centrist independent lists2023 Notes
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See also List of tyrants of Syracuse Count of Syracuse