| Mayor of Pistoia | |
|---|---|
| Sindaco di Pistoia | |
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| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1865 |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Pistoia is an elected politician who, along with the Pistoia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Alessandro Tomasi, a member of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 26 June 2017. [1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Pistoia is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Pistoia, 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 Pistoia'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 Pistoia was elected by the City's Council.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Corsini | 22 December 1946 | 30 June 1951 | Italian Communist Party |
| 2 | Giuseppe Gentile | 30 June 1951 | 16 November 1959 | Italian Communist Party |
| 3 | Corrado Gelli | 16 November 1959 | 20 July 1970 | Italian Communist Party |
| 4 | Francesco Toni | 20 luglio 1970 | 18 May 1976 | Italian Communist Party |
| 5 | Renzo Bardelli | 18 May 1976 | 24 June 1982 | Italian Communist Party |
| 6 | Vannino Chiti | 24 giugno 1982 | 24 giugno 1985 | Italian Communist Party |
| 7 | Luciano Pallini | 24 June 1985 | 10 October 1988 | Italian Communist Party |
| 8 | Marcello Bucci | 10 October 1988 | 11 September 1992 | Italian Communist Party |
| 9 | Lido Scarpetti | 10 November 1992 | 1 March 1994 | Democratic Party of the Left |
Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pistoia is chosen by direct election.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (9) | Lido Scarpetti | 28 June 1994 | 26 May 1998 | Democratic Party of the Left |
| 26 May 1998 | 28 May 2002 | Democrats of the Left | ||
| 10 | Renzo Berti | 28 May 2002 | 13 June 2007 | Democrats of the Left |
| 13 June 2007 | 8 May 2012 | Democratic Party | ||
| 11 | Samuele Bertinelli | 8 May 2012 | 26 June 2017 | Democratic Party |
| 12 | Alessandro Tomasi | 26 June 2017 | 12 July 2022 | Brothers of Italy |
| 12 July 2022 | Incumbent | |||
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.
