| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Massa |
| Insignia: | Massa-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Massa |
| Incumbent: | Francesco Persiani (Lega Nord) |
| Incumbentsince: | 26 June 2018 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1865 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Massa is an elected politician who, along with the Massa's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Massa in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Francesco Persiani, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 26 June 2018.[1] [2]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Massa is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Massa, 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 Massa'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 Massa was elected by the City's Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giulio Guidoni | 3 May 1946 | 9 March 1948 | Christian Democracy | |
| 2 | Gino Cecchieri | 10 March 1948 | 4 October 1957 | Christian Democracy | |
| 3 | Alberto Del Nero | 2 December 1958 | 5 December 1962 | Christian Democracy | |
| Renato Argini | 6 December 1962 | 22 January 1963 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| 5 | Silvio Balderi | 23 January 1963 | 3 January 1968 | Christian Democracy | |
| 6 | Ennio Fialdini | 4 January 1968 | 5 March 1968 | Christian Democracy | |
| Umberto Barbaresi | 5 March 1968 | 17 April 1969 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| (6) | Ennio Fialdini | 11 September 1970 | 24 September 1975 | Christian Democracy | |
| Silvio Tongiani | 25 September 1975 | 7 August 1980 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| Umberto Barbaresi | 8 August 1980 | 19 September 1985 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| Sauro Panesi | 20 September 1985 | 5 August 1986 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| Mauro Carlo Pennacchiotti | 5 August 1986 | 7 May 1990 | Italian Republican Party | ||
| 11 | Ermenegildo Manfredi | 9 August 1990 | 20 October 1993 | Christian Democracy | |
| 12 | Luigi Della Pina | 16 November 1993 | 9 August 1994 | Christian Democracy | |
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Massa is chosen by direct election.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Pucci | 5 December 1994 | 30 November 1998 | Democratic Party of the Left | ||
| 30 November 1998 | 27 May 2003 | ||||
| Fabrizio Neri | 27 May 2003 | 29 April 2008 | The Daisy Democratic Party | ||
| Roberto Pucci | 29 April 2008 | 29 May 2013 | The Left – The Rainbow | ||
| Alessandro Volpi | 29 May 2013 | 26 June 2018 | Democratic Party | ||
| Francesco Persiani | 26 June 2018 | 3 March 2023 | League | ||
| 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | ||||