| Mayor of Vicenza | |
|---|---|
| Sindaco di Vicenza | |
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| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1866 |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Vicenza is an elected politician who, along with the Vicenza's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy.
The current Mayor is Giacomo Possamai, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 30 May 2023.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Vicenza is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Vicenza, 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Vicenza'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.
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Vicenza was elected by the City's Council.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Faccio | 1946 | 1948 | PSI |
| 2 | Giuseppe Zampieri | 1948 | 1958 | DC |
| 3 | Antonio Dal Sasso | 1958 | 1962 | DC |
| 4 | Giorgio Sala | 1962 | 1975 | DC |
| 5 | Giovanni Chiesa | 1975 | 1981 | DC |
| 6 | Antonio Corazzin | 1981 | 1990 | DC |
| 7 | Achille Variati | 1990 | 1995 | DC |
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Vicenza is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Marino Quaresmin | 8 May 1995 | 25 June 1998[a] | PPI | PDS • PPI • FdV • PdD | 1995 | |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 June 1998 – 14 December 1998) | |||||||
| 9 | Enrico Hüllweck | 14 December 1998 | 10 June 2003 | FI | FI • AN • CCD | 1998 | |
| 10 June 2003 | 13 February 2008[b] | FI • AN • UDC | 2003 | ||||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (13 February 2008 – 29 April 2008) | |||||||
| (7) | Achille Variati | 29 April 2008 | 27 May 2013 | PD | PD | 2008 | |
| 27 May 2013 | 13 June 2018 | PD | 2013 | ||||
| 10 | Francesco Rucco | 13 June 2018 | 30 May 2023 | Ind | LN • FI | 2018 | |
| 11 | Giacomo Possamai | 30 May 2023 | Incumbent | PD | PD • AVS | 2023 | |
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