List of mayors of Vicenza explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Vicenza
Insignia:Vicenza-Stemma.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Native Name:Sindaco di Vicenza
Incumbent:Giacomo Possamai (PD)
Incumbentsince:30 May 2023
Appointer:Popular election
Termlength: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]

Overview

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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Vicenza was elected by the City's Council.

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Luigi Faccio19461948PSI
2Giuseppe Zampieri19481958DC
3Antonio Dal Sasso19581962DC
4Giorgio Sala19621975DC
5Giovanni Chiesa19751981DC
6Antonio Corazzin19811990DC
7Achille Variati19901995DC

Direct election (since 1995)

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.

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
Marino Quaresmin8 May 199525 June 1998PPIPDSPPIFdVPdD1995
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 June 1998 – 14 December 1998)
Enrico Hüllweck14 December 199810 June 2003FIFIANCCD1998
10 June 200313 February 2008FIANUDC2003
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (13 February 2008 – 29 April 2008)
Achille Variati29 April 200827 May 2013PDPD2008
27 May 201313 June 2018PD2013
Francesco Rucco13 June 201830 May 2023IndLNFI2018
Giacomo Possamai30 May 2023IncumbentPDPDAVS2023
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Notes and References

  1. News: Proclamazione del nuovo sindaco di Vicenza Giacomo Possamai. comune.vicenza.it. 30 May 2023. 3 June 2023.