List of mayors of Forlì


The Mayor of Forlì is an elected politician who, along with the Forlì's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Forlì in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The current Mayor is Gian Luca Zattini, a centre-right independent, who took office on 11 June 2019.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Forlì is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Forlì, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Forlì'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.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

In 1860, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Forlì, appointed by the King himself. From 1889 to 1926 the Mayor was elected by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of Mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Forlì was elected by the City's Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Franco Agosto19461951Italian Communist Party
Franco Simoncini19511952Italian Republican Party
Mario Colletto19521956Italian Republican Party
Icilio Missiroli19561965Italian Republican Party
–Carlo De Nardo19661966Special commissioner
–Emanuele Loperfido19661970Special commissioner
Angelo Satanassi19701979Italian Communist Party
Giorgio Zanniboni19791989Italian Communist Party
Sauro Sedioli19891995Italian Communist Party
Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Forlì is chosen by direct election.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Franco Rusticali25 April 199515 June 1999Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
Franco Rusticali15 June 199914 July 2004Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
Nadia Masini14 July 200423 June 2009Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
Roberto Balzani23 June 200928 May 2014Democratic Party
Davide Drei28 May 201411 June 2019Democratic Party
Gian Luca Zattini11 June 2019IncumbentIndependent

Timeline


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