The mayor of Lecce is an elected politician who, along with the Lecce's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Lecce in Apulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Adriana Poli Bortone, elected on 23–24 June 2024.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Lecce is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Lecce, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Lecce'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.
Republic of Italy (since 1946) City Council election (1946-1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Lecce was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Nicola Nacucchi23 April 194612 March 1948UQ Gabriele Martirano12 March 194830 June 1951PNM Oronzo Massari30 June 195114 April 1958PNM Nicola Nacucchi17 June 19588 November 1960PNM 4Alessandro Agrimi13 December 196021 March 1963DC 5Francesco Sellitto2 May 196325 August 1967DC 6Pietro Lecciso25 August 19679 July 1969DC 7Salvatore Capilungo9 July 196928 June 1977DC 8Salvatore Meleleo3 July 197710 May 1983DC 9Ettore Giardiniero10 May 198313 September 1985DC (8)Salvatore Meleleo13 September 198524 January 1986DC 10Augusto Melica24 January 198610 October 1988DC 11Francesco Corvaglia10 October 198822 November 1993DC 12Ottorino Fiore22 November 19934 November 1994DC (11)Francesco Corvaglia4 November 19948 May 1995PPI
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Lecce is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 2002 every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Stefano Salvemini (1928–2003)8 May 199515 November 1997PDS The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-PdD-FdV-PRC)1995Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 November 1997 – 25 May 1998) Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943)25 May 199828 May 2002AN Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)199828 May 200228 May 2007 House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC)2002 Paolo Perrone (b. 1967)28 May 20077 May 2012PdLFI House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC)20077 May 201230 June 2017 PdLand right-wing lists2012 16Carlo Salvemini (b. 1966)30 June 201711 January 2019Ind PDand left-wing lists2017Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (11 January 2019 – 28 May 2019) (16)Carlo Salvemini (b. 1966)28 May 201927 June 2024Ind PDand left-wing lists2019 Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943)27 June 2024IncumbentFdI FdI FI Lega UDCand right-wing lists2024 Notes
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