| Mayor of Barletta | |
|---|---|
| Sindaco di Barletta | |
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since 15 June 2018 | |
| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1860 |
| Website | Official website |
The mayor of Barletta is an elected politician who, along with the Barletta's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Barletta in Apulia, Italy. The current mayor is Cosimo Cannito, a centre-right independent, who took office on 15 June 2018 and was re-elected for a second term in 2022. [1] [2]
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Barletta is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Barletta, 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 Barletta'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.
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From 1946 to 1994, the mayor of Barletta was elected by the city's council.
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Barletta is chosen by direct election.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Raffaele Fiore | 27 June 1994 | 6 February 1996 | Italian People's Party |
| 22 | Ruggiero Dimiccoli | 24 June 1996 | 10 June 1997 | Democratic Party of the Left |
| 23 | Francesco Salerno | 4 December 1997 | 28 May 2002 | Democrats of the Left |
| 28 May 2002 | 31 May 2005 | |||
| 24 | Nicola Maffei | 30 May 2006 | 21 May 2011 | The Daisy Democratic Party |
| 21 May 2011 | 30 October 2012 | |||
| 25 | Pasquale Cascella | 12 June 2013 | 4 May 2018 | Democratic Party |
| 26 | Cosimo Cannito | 15 June 2018 | 13 October 2021 | Independent (centre-right) |
| 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | |||
Cosimo Cannito is an Italian politician, mayor of Barletta from 2018 to 2021 and again since 2022.
The 2020 Italian local elections were held on different dates; they were originally scheduled to take place in May 2020, together with the 2020 regional elections, with a second round on June, but they were delayed on 20 and 21 September with a second round on 4 and 5 October due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Direct elections were held in 1,172 out of 7,904 municipalities; in each of these, the mayor and the members of the City Council are going to be elected. Of the 1,172 municipalities, 18 are provincial capitals.
The 2022 Italian local elections were held in various Italian local communities on 12 June 2022, with a run-off round on 26 June. Local elections in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol were held on 15 May, with a second ballot on 29 May, while local elections in Aosta Valley on 29 May, with a second ballot on 12 June. Elections took place in 980 out of 7,904 municipalities, 26 of which were provincial capitals. Mayors and city councils were elected for the ordinary five-year terms, lasting till 2027.
