The mayor of Rovigo is an elected politician who, along with the Rovigo City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Rovigo in Veneto, Italy.
The current mayor is Valeria Cittadin, a centre-right independent, who took office on 26 June 2024.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Rovigo is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Rovigo, 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 Rovigo'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 Rovigo was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Silvio Andreotti19461951PSIUP Giancarlo Morelli19511956PCI 3Agostino Zorzato19561970DC 4Luigi Bortolussi19701975DC 5Giovanni Gavioli19751978DC 6Benito Bortolami19781987DC 7Carlo Piombo19871990DC 8Carlo Brazzorotto19901993DC 9Lorenzo Liviero19931993DC 10Renzo Marangon19931993DC Luigi Frezzato19931994PDS
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Rovigo is chosen by direct electionis chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years. Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Fabio Baratella28 June 199426 May 1998PDSDSPDSPRC199426 May 199830 November 2000PDSPPISDIFdVPRC1998Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (30 November 2000 – 28 May 2001) Paolo Avezzù28 May 200112 June 2006FIFILNANCCDCDU2001 Fausto Merchiori12 June 200621 June 2011 DSPDDSDLSDIFdVPRC2006 Bruno Piva21 June 201115 July 2014 PdLPdLLN2011Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 July 2014 – 16 June 2015) Massimo Bergamin16 June 201522 February 2019LNFILN2015Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (22 February 2019 – 13 June 2019) 17 Edoardo Gaffeo13 June 201915 February 2024IndPD2019Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 February 2024 – 26 June 2024) 18 Valentina Cittadin26 June 2024IncumbentIndFILegaFdI2024 Notes
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