The mayor of L'Aquila is an elected politician who, along with the L'Aquila City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy, capital city of the region.

Mayor of L'Aquila
Sindaco dell'Aquila
since 28 June 2017
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1861
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo Margherita is the seat of the Mayor of L'Aquila.

The current mayor is Pierluigi Biondi from the far-right party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 28 June 2017.[1]

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of L'Aquila is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of L'Aquila, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by L'Aquila'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.

1861–1946

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Italian Republic (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946–1994)

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Until 1994, the Mayor of L'Aquila was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Carlo Chiarizia 1 June 1946 14 May 1948 PCI
2 Cesare Di Palma 14 May 1948 25 May 1950 DC
3 Antonio Rainaldi 25 May 1950 12 July 1951 PRI
4 Angelo Colagrande 12 July 1951 14 July 1956 PLI
5 Federico Trecco 14 July 1956 25 February 1961 DC
6 Amedeo Cervelli 25 February 1961 27 February 1961 DC
7 Felice Natellis 27 February 1961 18 March 1961 DC
8 Francesco Gaudieri 18 March 1961 12 March 1965 DC
9 Umberto Albano 12 March 1965 7 October 1966 DC
10 Tullio De Rubeis 7 October 1966 14 January 1970 DC
11 Giovanni De Santis 14 January 1970 25 April 1970 DC
(10) Tullio De Rubeis 21 October 1970 9 September 1975 DC
12 Ubaldo Lopardi 9 September 1975 27 August 1980 PSDI
(10) Tullio De Rubeis 27 August 1980 12 October 1985 DC
13 Romeo Ricciuti 12 October 1985 24 October 1985 DC
14 Enzo Lombardi 24 October 1985 13 January 1992 DC
15 Maria Luisa Baldoni 13 January 1992 28 February 1993 DC
16 Giuseppe Placidi 28 February 1993 25 October 1993 DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 October 1993 – 26 June 1994)

Direct election (since 1994)

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Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of L'Aquila is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
17 Antonio Carmine Centi 26 June 1994 8 June 1998 PDS PDS • LR 1994
18 Biagio Tempesta 8 June 1998 28 May 2002 FI FI • AN • CCD • CDU 1998
28 May 2002 29 May 2007 FI • AN • UDC 2002
19 Massimo Cialente 29 May 2007 22 May 2012 PD PD • UDEUR • PSI • IdV • PRC 2007
22 May 2012 28 June 2017 PD • ApI • PSI • SEL • FdS 2012
20 Pierluigi Biondi 28 June 2017 20 June 2022 FdI FI • FdI • UDC • Lega 2017
20 June 2022 incumbent FI • FdI • UDC • Lega 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Da CasaPound a Berlusconi. Il neo sindaco Pierluigi Biondi e il modello L'Aquila: "Da qui inizia il nuovo centrodestra"". La Repubblica. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.