Mayor of Trieste
Sindaco di Trieste
Incumbent
Roberto Dipiazza
since 18 October 2021
AppointerElectorate of Trieste
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1949
Website[1]
Trieste's City Hall

The mayor of Trieste (Italian: sindaco di Trieste) is an elected politician who, along with the Trieste's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

The current mayor is Roberto Dipiazza, a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, who took office on 20 June 2016.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Trieste, 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 Trieste'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1949)

City Council election (1949-1993)

From 1949 to 1993, the Mayor of Trieste was elected by the City Council.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Gianni Bartoli 1949 1957 DC
2 Mario Franzil 1958 1967 DC
3 Marcello Spaccini 1967 1978 DC
4 Manlio Cecovini 1978 1983 LpT
5 Deo Rossi 1983 1983 LpT
6 Franco Richetti 1983 1986 DC
7 Arduino Agnelli 1986 1986 PSI
8 Giulio Staffieri 1986 1988 LpT
(6) Franco Richetti 1988 1991 DC
(8) Giulio Staffieri 1992 1993 LpT

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Trieste is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.[2]


Mayor of Trieste Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
8 Riccardo Illy
(b. 1955) 		6 December 1993 12 May 1997 Ind PDS • AD • DC 1993
12 May 1997 24 June 2001 PDS • PPI • RI 1997
9 Roberto Dipiazza
(b. 1953) 		24 June 2001 24 April 2006 FI House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-LN-UDC) 		2001
24 April 2006 31 May 2011 House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-LN-UDC) 		2006
10 Roberto Cosolini
(b. 1956) 		31 May 2011 20 June 2016 PD PD • SEL • FdS • IdV 2011
(9) Roberto Dipiazza
(b. 1953) 		20 June 2016 18 October 2021 FI FI • LN • FdI 2016
18 October 2021[a] In office FI • LN • FdI 2021
Notes
  1. ^ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 and then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Dipiazza centra il tris: è di nuovo il sindaco di Trieste". Il Piccolo. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "La galleria dei sindaci aspetta il "numero 13"". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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