List of mayors of Campobasso

Mayor of Campobasso
Sindaco di Campobasso
Incumbent Paola Felice (Five Star Movement) Acting  since 8 September 2023
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Campobasso is an elected politician who, along with the Campobasso's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Campobasso in Molise, Italy. The current acting Mayor is Paola Felice, a member of the Five Star Movement, who took office on 8 September 2023 after the resignation of Mayor Roberto Gravina, elected regional councilor. ^[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Campobasso is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Campobasso, 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 Campobasso'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 (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Campobasso was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Campobasso is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
13	Augusto Massa	24 April 1995	15 June 1999	Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left
		15 June 1999	13 June 2004
14	Giuseppe Di Fabio	13 June 2004	8 June 2009	The Daisy Democratic Party
15	Luigi Di Bartolomeo	8 June 2009	29 May 2014	The People of Freedom
16	Antonio Battista	29 May 2014	11 June 2019	Democratic Party
17	Roberto Gravina	11 June 2019	8 September 2023	Five Star Movement

Timeline

References

1. "Gravina proclamato sindaco di Campobasso. Prima l'insediamento in Municipio, poi il confronto con i suoi per la composizione della Giunta. «Ragioneremo anche sul numero degli assessori»". cblive.it (in Italian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.