List of mayors of Novara

The mayor of Novara is an elected politician who, along with the Novara's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Novara in Piedmont, Italy. The current mayor is Alessandro Canelli, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 21 June 2016.[1][2]

Mayor of Novara
Sindaco di Novara
since 21 June 2016
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1848
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Novara is a member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Novara, 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 1993 the mayor has been elected directly by Novara'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 seats for each party is determined proportionally.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946-1993)

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From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Novara was elected by the City's council.[3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Camillo Pasquali 1946 1947 Italian Socialist Party
2 Ugo Porzio Giovanola 1947 1949 Italian Socialist Party
(1) Camillo Pasquali 1949 1951 Italian Socialist Party
3 Giuseppe Giuliano Allegra 1952 1956 Christian Democracy
4 Alessandro Bermani 1956 1962 Italian Socialist Party
5 Cornelio Masciadri 1962 1967 Italian Socialist Party
6 Rinaldo Canna 1967 1970 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
7 Ezio Leonardi 1971 1978 Christian Democracy
8 Maurizio Pagani 1978 1981 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
9 Armando Riviera 1981 1991 Italian Socialist Party
10 Antonio Malerba 1991 1993 Italian Socialist Party

Direct election (since 1993)

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Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Novara is chosen by direct election.[3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
11 Sergio Merusi 20 June 1993 11 May 1997 Lega Nord
12 Giovanni Correnti 11 May 1997 13 May 2001 Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
13 Massimo Giordano 13 May 2001 5 June 2006 Lega Nord
5 June 2006 30 March 2010
14 Andrea Ballarè 30 May 2011 21 June 2016 Democratic Party
15 Alessandro Canelli 21 June 2016 Incumbent Lega Nord

References

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  1. ^ "Alessandro Canelli". Ministry of the Interior of Italy. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Comune di Novara. Elezioni comunali 5 giugno 2016". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sindaci di Novara dall'Unità d'Italia (1860)". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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