| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Ascoli Piceno |
| Insignia: | Ascoli Piceno-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Ascoli Piceno |
| Incumbent: | Marco Fioravanti (Brothers of Italy) |
| Incumbentsince: | 11 June 2019 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1865 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Ascoli Piceno is an elected politician who, along with the Ascoli Piceno's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ascoli Piceno in Marche, Italy. The current Mayor is Marco Fioravanti, a member of the conservative party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 11 June 2019.[1] [2]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Ascoli Piceno is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Ascoli Piceno, who also elect 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 Ascoli Piceno'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 Ascoli Piceno was elected by the City's Council.[3]
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ascoli Piceno is chosen by direct election.[3]
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Allevi | 9 May 1995 | 18 June 1999 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | ||
| Piero Celani | 18 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | Forza Italia The People of Freedom | ||
| 14 June 2004 | 24 June 2009 | ||||
| Guido Castelli | 23 June 2009 | 28 May 2014 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia | ||
| 28 May 2014 | 11 June 2019 | ||||
| Marco Fioravanti | 11 June 2019 | Incumbent | Brothers of Italy | ||
| Re-elected | |||||