List of mayors of Frosinone
The Mayor of Frosinone is an elected politician who, along with the Frosinone's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Frosinone in Lazio, Italy. The current Mayor is Nicola Ottaviani, a member of the far-right party Lega Nord, formerly a member of Forza Italia, who took office on 23 May 2012.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Frosinone is member of the City Council.The Mayor is elected by the population of Frosinone, 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 Frosinone'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 (1946-1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Frosinone was elected by the City's Council.Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
1 | Domenico Ferrante | 1946 | 1964 | Christian Democracy |
2 | Armando Vona | 1964 | 1968 | Christian Democracy |
3 | Armando Riccardi | 1968 | 1972 | Christian Democracy |
4 | Paolo Pesci | 1972 | 1986 | Christian Democracy |
5 | Miranda Certo | 1986 | 1988 | Christian Democracy |
6 | Dante Schietroma | 1988 | 1989 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party |
7 | Angelo Cristofari | 1989 | 1990 | Christian Democracy |
8 | Giuseppe Marsinano | 1990 | 1990 | Christian Democracy |
9 | Lucio Valle | 1990 | 1992 | Christian Democracy |
10 | Sandro Lunghi | 1992 | 1995 | Christian Democracy |
Direct election (since 1995)
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Frosinone is chosen by direct election.Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
Paolo Fanelli | 8 May 1995 | 23 December 1997 | Forza Italia | |
Domenico Marzi | 8 June 1998 | 11 June 2002 | Democrats of the Left | |
Domenico Marzi | 11 June 2002 | 29 May 2007 | Democrats of the Left | |
Michele Marini | 29 May 2007 | 23 May 2012 | Democratic Party | |
Nicola Ottaviani | 23 May 2012 | 12 June 2017 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia Lega Nord | |
Nicola Ottaviani | 12 June 2017 | Incumbent | The People of Freedom Forza Italia Lega Nord |