The mayor of Trapani is an elected politician who, along with the Trapani's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Trapani in Sicily, Italy.

The current mayor is Giacomo Tranchida, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 13 June 2018.

Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Trapani is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Trapani, 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 Trapani'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 Trapani was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election1 Francesco Manzo5 May 194626 February 1947 PdA PdA DC PSIUP PCI PRI19462 Luciano Sesta26 February 19475 September 1947 PDL DC PDL3 Gustavo Ricevuto5 September 194725 May 1949 PDL DC PDL PSIUP PRI -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 May 1949 – 19 July 1952)4 Gaspare Di Maggio19 July 195214 November 1952 IndDC PNM MSI 1952(1) Francesco Manzo14 November 19526 February 1953 PSDIPSDI PRI5 Nicola Agliastro6 February 19535 August 1953 Ind PNM MSI PRI(2) Luciano Sesta5 August 195312 March 1955 IndDC PNM MSI 6 Corrado De Rosa12 March 195527 March 1956 DCDC PNM 7 Domenico Laudicina27 March 19565 July 1956DCDC MSI 5 July 195612 June 1957DC 19568 Aldo Bassi12 June 195716 December 1957DC16 December 195727 December 1960DC MSI PLI27 December 196020 June 1962DC196020 June 196213 December 1962DC PSI PSDI USCS9 Mario Serraino13 December 196227 June 1963 DC10 Francesco Calamia27 June 19631 February 1965DC1 February 196530 September 1965DC PSDI PRI196411 Antonio Calcara30 September 196531 March 1967DCDC PSDI PSI31 March 196712 April 1968DC PSDI PSI PRI12 Saverio Catania12 April 196817 February 1970 DCDC PSDI PSI13 Vito Renda17 February 197023 July 1970 DCDC (12) Saverio Catania23 July 197029 April 1971DCDC PSDI PRI197029 April 197128 November 1971DC (13) Vito Renda28 November 197122 June 1973 DCDC PSI PRI(10) Francesco Calamia22 June 19734 July 1974 DCDC PSDI PSI14Natale Tartamella4 July 197410 November 1974DC10 November 197421 July 1975DC PSDI PSI PRI15 Cesare Colbertaldo21 July 197529 November 1976 DCDC PSDI PRI197516 Leonardo Grimaudo29 November 19766 December 1977 DCDC PSDI PRI PSI17 Lorenzo Vento6 December 19779 March 1978 DCDC PSDI PSI(14)Natale Tartamella9 March 197820 October 1978DCDC PSDI PSI PRI20 October 19785 January 1980DC PSDI PRI(15) Cesare Colbertaldo5 January 198024 July 1980 DCDC PLI DN18 Carlo Barbera24 July 198026 September 1981 PSIDC PSDI PSI198019 Vincenzo Occhipinti26 September 198115 May 1982 DCDC PSDI PSI PRI PLI20Erasmo Garuccio15 May 198213 December 1982DCDC PRI13 December 198221 July 1985DC PRI PLI21 July 19858 November 1986DC PRI PSI198521 Vincenzo Augugliaro8 November 198623 June 1990DC23 June 199010 October 1991199022 Michele Megale10 October 199125 May 1993 DCDC PSI PLI23 Mario Buscaino25 May 199310 February 1994 IndDC PSI PRI -Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (10 February 1994 – 26 June 1994) Notes

Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Trapani is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Mario Buscaino27 June 19947 June 1998PDS PDSLRAD 1994 24Antonio Laudicina7 June 199823 April 2001CCD FIANCCD 1998–Alfonso Giordano Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (23 April 2001 – 24 November 2001) Girolamo Fazio24 November 200112 May 2007FIPdL FIANCCD200112 May 200724 May 2012 FIANUDCMpA2007 Vito Damiano24 May 20123 July 2017PdL PdL2012–Francesco Messineo Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (3 July 2017 – 13 June 2018) Giacomo Tranchida13 June 201831 May 2023PD PD201831 May 2023Incumbent PD2023 Notes

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