The mayor of Forlì is an elected politician who, along with the Forlì City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Forlì in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current mayor is Gian Luca Zattini, a centre-right independent, who took office on 11 June 2019.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Forlì is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Forlì, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Forlì'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.
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) In 1860, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the mayor of Forlì (Sindaco di Forlì), appointed by the King himself. From 1889 to 1926 the mayor was elected by the City Council.
In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation.
Mayor Term start Term end Party1Giovanni Romagnoli18601861IndPellegrino Canestri Trotti18611866RightAugusto Matteucci18661868RightAlessandro Mazzoni18681878LeftAugusto Matteucci18781883RightGaetano Ghinassi18831889LeftErcole Adriano Ceccarelli18891894Far LeftDomenico Manzoni18941898LeftCurzio Casati18981901LeftGiuseppe Bellini19011910PRIGiuseppe Gaudenzi19101915PRIGiuseppe Bellini19151919PRIGiuseppe Gaudenzi19191923PRICorrado Panciatichi19231926PNF Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)Ercole Gaddi Pepoli19261930PNFMario Fabbri19301936PNFFante Luigi Panciatichi19361940PNFFranco Melli19401942PNFRenato Rossi19421943PNFAttiliano Tancini19431945PFR Allied occupation (1945–1946)Franco Agosto19451946PCI
Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the mayor of Forlì was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Franco Agosto19461951PCI Francesco Simoncini19511952PRI Mario Colletto19521956PRI Icilio Missiroli19561965PRISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1966–1970) Angelo Satanassi19701979PCI Giorgio Zanniboni19791989PCI Sauro Sedioli19891995PDS
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Forlì is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Franco Rusticali24 April 199514 June 1999PDSDSPDSPPIPRI199514 June 199914 June 2004DSPPIPdCIPRI1999 Nadia Masini14 June 200423 June 2009DSPDDSDLPRCFdVPRI2004 Roberto Balzani23 June 200928 May 2014PDPDIdV2009 Davide Drei28 May 201411 June 2019PDPD2014 12Gian Luca Zattini11 June 201910 June 2024IndLegaFIFdI201910 June 2024IncumbentFdIFILegaPRI2024
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