The mayor of Pordenone is an elected politician who, along with the Pordenone City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pordenone in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

The current mayor is Alessandro Basso (FdI), who took office on 18 April 2025.

Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Pordenone is member of the City Council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Pordenone, 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 Pordenone'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 (1946–1993) From 1948 to 1993, the Mayor of Pordenone was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Giuseppe Garlato19461956DC 2Gustavo Montini19561967DC 3Giacomo Ros19671975DC 4Glauco Moro19751979DC 5Giancarlo Rossi19791983DC 6Alvaro Cardin19831993DC

Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pordenone is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Alfredo Pasini21 June 199312 May 1997LN LN199312 May 199728 February 2001 LN1997Special Prefectural Commissioner's tenure (28 February 2001 – 26 June 2001) 8Sergio Bolzonello26 June 200111 April 2006Ind DSDL2001 11 April 2006 1 June 2011 DSDL2006 Claudio Pedrotti1 June 201120 June 2016PD PD2011 10Alessandro Ciriani20 June 20165 October 2021Ind FILNFdI20165 October 202128 June 2024 FILegaFdIUDC2021 Alessandro Basso18 April 2025IncumbentFdI FILegaFdIUDC2025 Notes

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