List of mayors of Caltanissetta explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Caltanissetta
Insignia:Caltanissetta-Stemma.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Native Name:Sindaco di Caltanissetta
Incumbent:Walter Tesauro (Union of the Centre)
Incumbentsince:25 June 2024
Appointer:Popular election
Termlength:5 years, renewable once
Website:Official website

The Mayor of Caltanissetta is an elected politician who, along with the Caltanissetta's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Caltanissetta in Sicily, Italy. The current Mayor is Walter Tesauro of the Union of the Centre, who took office on 25 June 2024.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Caltanissetta, 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 Caltanissetta'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 (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Caltanissetta was elected by the city's Council.[2]

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Caltanissetta is chosen by direct election.[2]

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Giuseppe Mancuso6 December 199315 December 1997Italian Social Movement
National Alliance
Michele Abbate15 December 19977 May 1999[3] Democratic Alliance
Democrats of the Left
Salvatore Messana16 December 199915 June 2004Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
15 June 200425 June 2009
Michele Campisi25 June 200911 June 2014The People of Freedom
New Centre-Right
Giovanni Ruvolo11 June 201415 May 2019Independent (centre-left)
Roberto Gambino15 May 201925 June 2024Five Star Movement
Walter Tesauro25 June 2024IncumbentUnion of the Centre

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ballottaggi: Walter Tesauro vince a Caltanissetta, Terenziano Di Stefano trionfa a Gela. lasicilia.it. 24 June 2024. 27 June 2024.
  2. Web site: I Sindaci della Città di Caltanissetta dal 1945 ad oggi. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302044655/https://comune.caltanissetta.it/organi-di-governo/15-sindaco-e-giunta/68-i-sindaci-del-comune-di-caltanissetta.html. 2 March 2018. dead.
  3. Murdered in office.