| Mayor of Oristano | |
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| Sindaco di Oristano | |
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| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Oristano is an elected politician who, along with the Oristano's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy. The current Mayor is Andrea Lutzu, a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, who took office on 26 June 2017. [1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Oristano is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Oristano, 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 Oristano'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 Oristano was elected by the City's Council.
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Oristano is chosen by direct election.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| 14 | Mariano Scarpa | 1 July 1994 | 8 June 1998 | Democratic Party of the Left |
| 15 | Piero Ortu | 8 June 1998 | 30 July 2001 | Democratic Union for the Republic Sardinian People's Party |
| 16 | Antonio Barberio | 11 June 2002 | 12 June 2007 | National Alliance |
| 17 | Angela Eugenia Nonnis | 12 June 2007 | 2 September 2011 | Sardinian Reformers |
| 18 | Guido Tendas | 26 June 2012 | 26 June 2017 | Democratic Party |
| 19 | Andrea Lutzu | 26 June 2017 | Incumbent | Forza Italia |
The 2012 Italian local elections were held on 6–7 May, with a second round on 20–21 May. In Italy, direct elections were held in 948 municipalities: in each municipality (comune) were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of the 948 municipalities, 28 were provincial capitals and only 176 had a population higher than 15,000 inhabitants.
