List of mayors of Reggio Emilia

The Mayor of Reggio Emilia is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Emilia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Mayor of Reggio Emilia
Sindaco di Reggio Emilia
Incumbent
Luca Vecchi (Democratic Party)
since 5 June 2014
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1859
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Mayor is Luca Vecchi, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 5 June 2014.[1][2]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Reggio Emilia'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.

1859-1946
See also: List of mayors of Reggio Emilia (in Italian)

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Cesare Campioli 1 May 1946 17 May 1962 Italian Communist Party
2 Renzo Bonazzi 17 May 1962 12 May 1976 Italian Communist Party
3 Ugo Benassi 12 May 1976 19 February 1987 Italian Communist Party
4 Giulio Fantuzzi 19 February 1987 14 June 1991 Italian Communist Party
5 Antonella Spaggiari 14 June 1991 24 April 1995 Italian Communist Party
Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1995)

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

  Mayor Party Term start Term end
5 Antonella Spaggiari Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left		 24 April 1995 14 June 1999
14 June 1999 14 June 2004
6 Graziano Delrio The Daisy
Democratic Party		 14 June 2004 8 June 2009
8 June 2009 3 June 2013[lower-alpha 1]
7 Luca Vecchi Democratic Party 5 June 2014 19 June 2019
19 June 2019 Incumbent
Notes
  1. Resigned after being appointed Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Letta Cabinet. The Deputy Mayor Ugo Ferrari (Democratic Party) held the office till a new municipal election was called.

Timeline

See also

References
  1. "Elezioni, Luca Vecchi proclamato sindaco". Gazzetta di Reggio. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. "Reggio, insediato il nuovo consiglio comunale". reggionline.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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