The mayor of Trani is an elected politician who, along with the Trani City Council, is responsible for the strategic government of Trani in Apulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Marco Galiano (PD), who took office on 12 June 2026.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Trani is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Trani, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Trani'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 (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Trani was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Giacinto Francia17 December 194616 May 1947PSI Guido Maffuccini16 May 194723 May 1948PSI 3Cesare Bianchi23 May 194812 April 1949Ind Pasquale Plantulli-Lambert12 April 194915 June 1952PSI Francesco Paolo Moneglli15 June 195221 December 1957PSDI 6Luciano Nunziante21 December 195711 September 1961DC 7Saverio Grilli11 September 196127 March 1964DC 8Nicola Baldassarre27 March 19646 February 1965DC (7)Saverio Grilli6 February 196510 May 1966DC 9Antonio Talamo10 May 19661 September 1970DC (7)Saverio Grilli1 September 197019 February 1973DC (8)Nicola Baldassarre19 February 197322 July 1975DC 10Sabino Loiodice22 July 197510 August 1980DC 11Francesco De Palma10 August 19807 May 1982DC (8)Nicola Baldassarre7 May 198223 August 1985DC Vincenzo Caruso23 August 198512 November 1986PSI (8)Nicola Baldassarre12 November 198619 July 1990DC 13Giuseppe Di Marzio19 July 199020 August 1993DCSpecial Commission's tenure (20 August 1993 – 12 May 1995) Notes
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Trani is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Giancarlo Tamborrino12 May 199528 June 1999ANAN1995 Carlo Avantario28 June 199917 January 2003DSDSRIDemPPI1999Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (17 January 2003 – 27 May 2003) Giuseppe Tarantini27 May 200316 October 2006ANFIANUDCPRI2003Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (16 October 2006 – 29 May 2007) Giuseppe Tarantini29 May 200726 May 2012ANFIANUDCPRI2007 Luigi Nicola Riserbato26 May 201222 January 2015PpTPdLPpTAdC2012Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (22 January 2015 – 19 June 2015) Amedeo Bottaro19 June 201523 September 2020PDPDSELFdVPRI201523 September 202012 June 2026PDEVSI2020 Marco Galiano12 June 2026IncumbentPDPDAVSIV2026 Notes
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