The mayor of Piacenza is an elected politician who, along with the Piacenza's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current mayor is Katia Tarasconi (PD), who took office on 29 June 2022.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Piacenza is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Piacenza, 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 Piacenza'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.
1806–1946
Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Piacenza was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Giuseppe Visconti19461947PCI Ettore Crovini19471950PCISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1950–1951) 3Giacomo Chiapponi19511956DC Angelo Faggi19561957PSDI Giancarlo Montani19571960PSDI 6Alberto Spigaroli19601963DC 7Giovanni Menzani19631965DC Giovanni Cerlesi19651966PSDI Giancarlo Montani19661970PSDI 9Erio Ghillani19701975DC Felice Trabacchi19751980PCI Stefano Pareti19801985PSI Angelo Tansini19851990PSDI Franco Benaglia19901992PSI 14Anna Braghieri19921993DC Filippo Grandi19931994PLI
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Piacenza is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2002 every five years. Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 16 Giacomo Vaciago(1942–2017) 28 June 1994 9 June 1998 Ind PDSADFdV 1994 17 Gianguido Guidotti(1937–2024) 9 June 1998 12 June 2002 Ind Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD) 1998 Roberto Reggi(b. 1960) 12 June 2002 11 June 2007DLPD The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC) 2002 11 June 2007 23 May 2012 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC) 2007 Paolo Dosi(b. 1954) 23 May 2012 27 June 2017 PD PDModIdVSEL 2012 20 Patrizia Barbieri(b. 1960) 27 June 2017 29 June 2022 Ind FILegaFdI 2017 Katia Tarasconi(b. 1973) 29 June 2022 Incumbent PD PDand leftist lists 2022 Notes
Timeline
See also Timeline of Piacenza
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