The mayor of Gorizia is an elected politician who, along with the Gorizia City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Rodolfo Ziberna (FI), who took office on 26 June 2017.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Gorizia is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Gorizia, 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 Gorizia'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.
Kingdom of Italy (1918–1946) The office of Mayor of Gorizia was established in 1918 and it was elected by the City's council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation.
Mayor Term start Term end Party1Giorgio Bombi191819222Antonio Bonne19221922(1)Giorgio Bombi19241926 Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)1Giorgio Bombi19261934PNF2Valentino Pascoli19341938PNF3Antonio Casasola19391943PNF4Luigi Sussi19431944PFR5Alessio Coronini Cronberg19441945PFR Allied occupation (1945–1948)3Giovanni StecchinaChosen by the National Liberation Committee and appointed by the Prefect.19451948PRI
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Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1948–1994) From 1948 to 1994, the mayor of Gorizia was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Ferruccio Bernardis19481961DC 2Luigi Poterzio 19611964DC 3Franco Gallarotti19641965DC 4Michele Martina19651972DC 5Pasquale De Simone19721980DC 6Antonio Scarano19801992DC 7Erminio Tuzzi19921993DC
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Gorizia is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Gaetano Valenti27 June 199430 June 1998FI FIAN199430 June 199811 June 2002 FIANCCD1998 Vittorio Brancati11 June 200229 May 2007DL DSDLPRC2002 Ettore Romoli29 May 20077 May 2012PdLFI FIANUDCLNFT20077 May 201226 June 2017 PdLUDCLNPP2012 Rodolfo Ziberna26 June 201727 June 2022FI FIFdILegaUDC201727 June 2022Incumbent FIFdILegaNcI2022
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