List of mayors of Messina

The Mayor of Messina is an elected politician who, along with the Messina's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Messina in Sicily, Italy.

Mayor of Messina
Sindaco di Messina
Incumbent
Cateno De Luca
since 26 June 2018
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Mayor is Cateno De Luca, a centre independent, who took office on 26 June 2018.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Messina, 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 Messina'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 (1947-1994)

From 1947 to 1994, the Mayor of Messina was elected by the City's Council.[2]

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Messina is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
16 Francesco Providenti 28 June 1994 28 May 1998 PPI PDS • PPI • PRI • PRC 1994
17 Salvatore Leonardi 28 May 1998 29 May 2003 CCD FI • AN • CCD 1998
18 Giuseppe Buzzanca 29 May 2003 24 November 2003[lower-alpha 1] AN FI • AN • UDC 2003
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (24 November 2003 – 14 December 2005)
19 Francantonio Genovese 14 December 2005 24 October 2007[lower-alpha 2] DL DS • DL • UDEUR • SDI 2005
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (24 October 2007 – 20 June 2008)
(18) Giuseppe Buzzanca 20 June 2008 31 August 2012[lower-alpha 3] PdL PdL • UDC • MpA 2008
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (31 August 2012 – 25 June 2013)
20 Renato Accorinti 25 June 2013 26 June 2018 Ind Left-wing
independent lists		 2013
21 Cateno De Luca 26 June 2018 Incumbent Ind Centrist
independent lists		 2018
Notes
  1. Resigned after being found guilty of embezzlement.
  2. Election invalidated because of irregularities.
  3. Resigned in order to participate in the regional election.

References
  1. "Cateno De Luca è stato proclamato Sindaco di Messina. Sarò il «portatore della rivoluzione»". Normanno. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Completata la galleria fotografica dei sindaci della città". ilcittadinodimessina.it. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

See also
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