List of mayors of Campobasso explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Campobasso
Insignia:Campobasso-Stemma.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Native Name:Sindaco di Campobasso
Incumbent:Marialuisa Forte (centre-left independent)
Incumbentsince:25 June 2024
Appointer:Popular election
Termlength:5 years, renewable once
Website:Official website

The Mayor of Campobasso is an elected politician who, along with the Campobasso's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Campobasso in Molise, Italy. The current Mayor is Marialuisa Forte, a centre-left independent, who took office on 25 June 2024.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Campobasso, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Campobasso'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 (1946-1995)

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

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Campobasso is chosen by direct election.

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Augusto Massa24 April 199515 June 1999Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
15 June 199913 June 2004
Giuseppe Di Fabio 13 June 20048 June 2009The Daisy
Democratic Party
Luigi Di Bartolomeo8 June 200929 May 2014The People of Freedom
Antonio Battista29 May 201411 June 2019Democratic Party
17Roberto Gravina11 June 20198 September 2023Five Star Movement
Marialuisa Forte25 June 2024incumbentCentre-left independent

Timeline

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ansa.it/molise/notizie/2024/06/24/a-campobasso-marialuisa-forte-e-sindaca-col-509_7974533a-c272-47b5-a9f1-adc95ae0d42d.html A Campobasso Marialuisa Forte è sindaca col 50,9%