List of mayors of Matera

Mayor of Matera ; Sindaco di Matera
	Incumbent; Domenico Bennardi (Five Star Movement); since 6 October 2020
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Matera is an elected politician who, along with the Matera's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Matera in Basilicata, Italy. The current Mayor is Domenico Bennardi, a member of the anti-establishment party Five Star Movement, who took office on 6 October 2020.[1][2][3]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Matera, who also elect 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 Matera'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 Matera was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Matera is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
11	Mario Manfredi	26 June 1994	7 June 1998	Independent (centre-left)
12	Angelo Minieri	7 June 1998	9 June 2002	Democrats of the Left
13	Michele Porcari	9 June 2002	27 May 2007	Democrats of the Left
14	Emilio Nicola Buccico	27 May 2007	5 October 2009	National Alliance The People of Freedom
15	Salvatore Adduce	14 April 2010	15 June 2015	Democratic Party
16	Raffaello De Ruggieri	15 June 2015	6 October 2020	Independent (centre-right)
17	Domenico Bennardi	6 October 2020	Incumbent	Five Star Movement

References

"Elezioni a Matera, gli auguri di Bardi per Bennardi" (in Italian). Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
"Ballottaggi, il centrodestra tiene Arezzo, il M5S vince a Matera" (in Italian). Il Giornale. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
"Matera, passaggio di consegne tra De Ruggeri e il neo eletto Domenico Bennardi: i dettagli" (in Italian). Matera News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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[1] "Elezioni a Matera, gli auguri di Bardi per Bennardi" (in Italian). Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[2] "Ballottaggi, il centrodestra tiene Arezzo, il M5S vince a Matera" (in Italian). Il Giornale. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[3] "Matera, passaggio di consegne tra De Ruggeri e il neo eletto Domenico Bennardi: i dettagli" (in Italian). Matera News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.