| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Syracuse |
| Insignia: | Siracusa-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Siracusa |
| Incumbentsince: | 27 June 2018 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1860 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Syracuse is an elected politician who, along with the Syracuse's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy.
The current Mayor is Francesco Italia who took office on 27 June 2018 and was re-elected on 12 June 2023.[1] [2]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Syracuse is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Syracuse, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Syracuse'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 Syracuse was elected by the City's Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Tommaso Gargallo | 16 May 1946 | 24 June 1948 | Ind | |
| Salvatore Monteforte | 24 June 1948 | 22 December 1948 | PdA | ||
| 3 | Vincenzo Greco | 22 December 1948 | 22 November 1950 | Ind | |
| 4 | Alessandro Spagna | 22 November 1950 | 5 December 1952 | Ind | |
| 5 | Marcellino Alagona | 5 December 1952 | 20 March 1957 | Ind | |
| 6 | Raffaello Caracciolo | 20 March 1957 | 5 February 1965 | DC | |
| 7 | Antonio Giuliano | 5 February 1965 | 9 May 1966 | DC | |
| 8 | Vincenzino Tedecshi | 9 May 1966 | 31 January 1967 | DC | |
| 9 | Gaetano Costa | 31 January 1967 | 5 April 1968 | DC | |
| (7) | Antonio Giuliano | 5 April 1968 | 18 December 1971 | DC | |
| 10 | Marcello Sgarlata | 18 December 1971 | 22 March 1972 | DC | |
| 11 | Luigi Foti | 22 March 1972 | 27 February 1974 | DC | |
| 12 | Concetto Rizza | 27 February 1974 | 9 August 1978 | DC | |
| 13 | Benedetto Brancati | 9 August 1978 | 23 March 1981 | DC | |
| 14 | Gaetano Tirantello | 23 March 1981 | 23 May 1983 | DC | |
| 15 | Aldo Salvo | 23 May 1983 | 4 August 1984 | DC | |
| 16 | Fausto Spagna | 4 August 1984 | 19 June 1986 | DC | |
| 17 | Concetto Lo Bello | 19 June 1986 | 30 November 1986 | DC | |
| (16) | Fausto Spagna | 30 November 1986 | 7 March 1989 | DC | |
| 18 | Salvatore Barberi | 7 March 1989 | 4 July 1990 | DC | |
| 19 | Gaetano Bandiera | 4 July 1990 | 23 November 1991 | DC | |
| 20 | Litterio Gilistro | 23 November 1991 | 11 July 1992 | DC | |
| 21 | Francesco Cirillo | 11 July 1992 | 13 March 1993 | DC | |
| 22 | Vincenzo Di Raimondo | 13 March 1993 | 28 June 1994 | DC |
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Syracuse is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Marco Fatuzzo | 28 June 1994 | 12 June 1998 | Ind | 1994 | |||
| 24 | Vincenzo Dell'Arte | 12 June 1998 | 9 August 1999 | PPI | 1998 | |||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (9 August 1999 – 22 December 1999) | ||||||||
| Giambattista Bufardeci | 22 December 1999 | 12 June 2004 | FI | House of Freedoms (FI-AN-CCD) | 1999 | |||
| 12 June 2004 | 1 March 2008 | House of Freedoms (FI-AN-UDC) | 2004 | |||||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1 March 2008 – 16 June 2008) | ||||||||
| Roberto Visentin | 16 June 2008 | 1 January 2013 | PdL | PdLUDCMpA | 2008 | |||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1 January 2013 – 25 June 2013) | ||||||||
| Giancarlo Garozzo | 25 June 2013 | 27 June 2018 | PD | PDIM | 2013 | |||
| 27 June 2018 | 13 June 2023 | Az | Centre-left independent lists | 2018 | ||||
| 13 June 2023 | incumbent | Centrist independent lists | 2023 | |||||