List of mayors of Lecce

The Mayor of Lecce is an elected politician who, along with the Lecce's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. The current Mayor is Carlo Salvemini a centre-left independent, elected for a second term on 28 May 2019.[1]

Mayor of Lecce
Sindaco di Lecce
Incumbent
Carlo Salvemini (Centre-left independent)
since 28 May 2019
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
FormationJuly 1861
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Lecce is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Lecce, 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 Lecce'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 Taranto was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Nicola Nacucchi 23 April 1946 12 March 1948 Common Man's Front
2 Gabriele Martirano 12 March 1948 30 June 1951 Monarchist National Party
3 Oronzo Massari 30 June 1951 14 April 1958 Monarchist National Party
(1) Nicola Nacucchi 17 June 1958 8 November 1960 Monarchist National Party
4 Alessandro Agrimi 13 December 1960 21 March 1963 Christian Democracy
5 Francesco Sellitto 2 May 1963 25 August 1967 Christian Democracy
6 Pietro Lecciso 25 August 1967 9 July 1969 Christian Democracy
7 Salvatore Capilungo 9 July 1969 28 June 1977 Christian Democracy
8 Salvatore Meleleo 3 July 1977 10 May 1983 Christian Democracy
9 Ettore Giardiniero 10 May 1983 13 September 1985 Christian Democracy
(8) Salvatore Meleleo 13 September 1985 24 January 1986 Christian Democracy
10 Augusto Melica 24 January 1986 10 October 1988 Christian Democracy
11 Francesco Corvaglia 10 October 1988 22 November 1993 Christian Democracy
12 Ottorino Fiore 22 November 1993 4 November 1994 Christian Democracy
(11) Francesco Corvaglia 4 November 1994 7 May 1995 Italian People's Party

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Lecce is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
13 Stefano Salvemini 7 May 1995 4 November 1997 Democratic Party of the Left
14 Adriana Poli Bortone 24 May 1998 26 May 2002 National Alliance
26 May 2002 7 June 2007
15 Paolo Perrone 7 June 2007 10 May 2012 Forza Italia
10 May 2012 30 June 2017
16 Carlo Salvemini 30 June 2017 11 January 2019 Centre-left independent
28 May 2019 Incumbent

References
  1. "Comunali, Lecce sceglie il centrosinistra: Salvemini può farcela al primo turno". La Repubblica. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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