| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Asti |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Asti.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Asti |
| Incumbent: | Maurizio Rasero (Forza Italia) |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 June 2017 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1848 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Asti is an elected politician who, along with the Asti's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Asti in Piedmont, Italy. The current Mayor is Maurizio Rasero, a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, who took office on 27 June 2017.[1] [2]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Asti is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Asti, 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 Asti'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 1994, the Mayor of Asti was elected by the City's Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felice Platone | 1946 | 1951 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| 2 | Giovanni Viale | 1951 | 1960 | Christian Democracy | |
| 3 | Giovanni Giraudi | 1960 | 1967 | Christian Democracy | |
| 4 | Cesare Marchia | 1967 | 1971 | Christian Democracy | |
| 5 | Guglielmo Berzano | 1971 | 1975 | Christian Democracy | |
| 6 | Gian Piero Vigna | 1975 | 1982 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | |
| Guglielmo Pasta | 1982 | 1983 | Italian Liberal Party | ||
| (6) | Gian Piero Vigna | 1983 | 1985 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | |
| Giorgio Galvagno | 1985 | 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Asti is chosen by direct election.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Bianchino | 26 June 1994 | 7 June 1998 | Democratic Party of the Left | ||
| Luigi Andrea Florio | 7 June 1998 | 11 June 2002 | Forza Italia | ||
| Vittorio Voglino | 11 June 2002 | 12 June 2007 | The Daisy | ||
| Giorgio Galvagno | 12 June 2007 | 22 May 2012 | Forza Italia The People of Freedom | ||
| Fabrizio Brignolo | 22 May 2012 | 27 June 2017 | Democratic Party | ||
| Maurizio Rasero | 27 June 2017 | Incumbent | Forza Italia | ||