The mayor of Catanzaro is an elected politician who, along with the Catanzaro's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Catanzaro, the regional capital of Calabria, Italy.
The current mayor is Nicola Fiorita, a left-wing independent, who took office on 30 June 2022.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Catanzaro is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Catanzaro, 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 Catanzaro'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 (1946-1994)
From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Catanzaro was elected by the City Council.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Turco | 7 April 1946 | 26 April 1948 | DC |
| 2 | Francesco Bova | 26 April 1948 | 28 May 1956 | DC |
| 3 | Gregorio Morisciano | 28 May 1956 | 20 March 1965 | DC |
| 4 | Francesco Pucci | 20 March 1965 | 16 July 1975 | DC |
| 5 | Fausto Bisantis | 16 July 1975 | 24 February 1977 | DC |
| 6 | Cesare Mulé | 24 February 1977 | 10 July 1980 | DC |
| 7 | Aldo Ferrara | 10 July 1980 | 10 December 1982 | DC |
| 8 | Marcello Furriolo | 10 December 1982 | 12 June 1985 | DC |
| 9 | Angelo Donato | 12 June 1985 | 12 October 1987 | DC |
| (8) | Marcello Furriolo | 12 October 1987 | 19 June 1992 | DC |
| 10 | Francesco Granato | 19 June 1992 | 10 April 1993 | DC |
| 11 | Franco Fiorita | 10 April 1993 | 27 August 1993 | DC |
| 12 | Antonio Bevilacqua | 27 August 1993 | 9 November 1993 | PRI |
| – | Natale D'Agostino, Special Commissioner (9 November 1993 – 27 June 1994) | |||
Direct election (since 1994)
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Catanzaro is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Benito Gualtieri | 27 June 1994 | 23 March 1996[a] | PPI | PPI | 1994 | |
| 15 | Sergio Abramo | 11 May 1997 | 14 May 2001 | FI | FI • AN • CCD | 1997 | |
| 14 May 2001 | 18 April 2005[b] | FI • AN • CCD • CDU | 2001 | ||||
| 16 | Rosario Olivo | 12 June 2006 | 16 May 2011 | PD | PD • PDM • PRC | 2006 | |
| 17 | Michele Traversa | 16 May 2011 | 10 January 2012[c] | PdL | PdL • UDC • MpA | 2011 | |
| Giuseppe Di Rosa, Special Prefectural Commissioner (10 January 2012 – 7 May 2012) | |||||||
| (15) | Sergio Abramo | 7 May 2012 | 26 June 2017[d] | FI | FI | 2012 | |
| 26 June 2017 | 30 June 2022 | FI • AP | 2017 | ||||
| 18 | Nicola Fiorita | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | Ind | PD • M5S • SI • PSI | 2022 | |
- Notes
- ^ Died in office. The deputy Mayor Aldo Pegorari (PPI) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
- ^ Resigned after being elected regional councillor. The deputy Mayor Filippo Pietropaolo (AN) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Suspended from 23 November 2012 to 21 January 2013.
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