| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Avellino |
| Insignia: | Avellino-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Avellino |
| Incumbent: | Laura Nargi (centre-left independent) |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 June 2024 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1548 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Avellino is an elected politician who, along with the Avellino's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Avellino in Campania, Italy. The current Mayor is Laura Nargi, a centre-left independent, who took office on 27 June 2024.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Avellino is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Avellino, 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 Avellino'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 Avellino was elected by the City's Council.
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Avellino is chosen by direct election.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Di Nunno | 7 May 1995 | 27 June 1999 | Italian People's Party | ||
| 27 June 1999 | 31 October 2003 | ||||
| Giuseppe Galasso | 14 June 2004 | 23 June 2009 | The Daisy Democratic Party | ||
| 23 June 2009 | 8 October 2012 | ||||
| Paolo Foti | 11 June 2013 | 12 July 2018 | Democratic Party | ||
| 16 | Vincenzo Ciampi | 12 July 2018 | 27 November 2018 | Five Star Movement | |
| 17 | Gianluca Festa | 28 June 2019 | 16 April 2024 | Independent (centre-left) | |
| 18 | Laura Nargi | 27 June 2024 | Incumbent | Independent (centre-left) | |