Mayor of Rovigo
Sindaco di Rovigo
Incumbent Edoardo Gaffeo (centre-left independent) since 13 June 2019
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Rovigo is an elected politician who, along with the Rovigo's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Rovigo in Veneto, Italy. The current Mayor is Edoardo Gaffeo, a centre-left independent, who took office on 13 June 2019.^[1][2][3]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Rovigo, 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 Rovigo'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 (1946-1994)

From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Rovigo was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Rovigo is chosen by direct election.