The Mayor of Andria is an elected politician who, along with the Andria City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Andria in Apulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Giovanna Bruno (PD), who took office on 13 October 2020.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Andria is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Andria, 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 1996 the Mayor is elected directly by Andria'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 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Andria was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Carlo Antolini19461950PCI Vincenzo Mucci19501952PCI 3Onofrio Jannuzzi19521956DC 4Giuseppe Marano19561963DC Natale Di Molfetta19631966PCI Riccardo Di Corato19661966PCI (3)Onofrio Jannuzzi19661967DC 7Franco Fuzio19671967DC 8Giuseppe Colasanto19671972DC 9Luigi Sperone19721973DC Leonardantonio Sforza19731978PCI Giovanni Lomuscio19781979PCI 12Bernardino Di Nanni19791980DC Vincenzo Pistillo19801981PSI 14Giuseppe Alicino19811983Ind Francesco Piccolo19831986PCI 16Vincenzo D'Avanzo19861988DC 17Riccardo Terzulli19881991DC 18Attilio Busseti19911993DC 19Giuseppina Marmo19931993DC
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Andria is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Giannicola Sinisi6 December 199323 February 1996ADPDSAD1993 Vincenzo Caldarone24 June 199618 April 2000PDSDSPDSPPI199618 April 200019 April 2005DSDLDemPRC2000 Vincenzo Zaccaro19 April 200526 February 2010 DLPDDSDLPRC2005Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (26 February 2010 – 30 March 2010) Nicola Giorgino30 March 20109 June 2015PdLFIPdL20109 June 201529 April 2019FINcS2015Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (29 April 2019 – 13 October 2020) Giovanna Bruno13 October 20208 June 2026 PDPDICEVIV20208 June 2026IncumbentPDAVSAIV2026 Notes
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