List of mayors of Belluno
The Mayor of Belluno is an elected politician who, along with the Belluno's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Belluno in Veneto, Italy. The current Mayor is Jacopo Massaro, a centre-left independent, who took office on 22 May 2012 and was re-elected for a second term on 27 June 2017.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Belluno is member of the City Council.The Mayor is elected by the population of Belluno, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Belluno'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 (1946–1993)
From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Belluno was elected by the City's Council.Direct election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Belluno is chosen by direct election.Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
Maurizio Fistarol | 20 June 1993 | 27 April 1997 | Independent | |
Maurizio Fistarol | 27 April 1997 | 27 May 2001 | Independent | |
Ermano De Col | 27 May 2001 | 12 June 2006 | Independent | |
Celeste Bortoluzzi | 12 June 2006 | 15 September 2006 | Forza Italia | |
Franco Gidoni | 15 September 2006 | 28 May 2007 | Lega Nord | |
Antonio Prade | 28 May 2007 | 22 May 2012 | Forza Italia The People of Freedom | |
Jacopo Massaro | 22 May 2012 | 27 June 2017 | Independent | |
Jacopo Massaro | 27 June 2017 | Incumbent | Independent |