The mayor of Agrigento is an elected politician who, along with the Agrigento's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Agrigento in Sicily, Italy.
The current mayor is Michele Sodano, who took office on 11 June 2026.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Agrigento is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Agrigento, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Agrigento'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 40% 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 (1946–1993) From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Agrigento was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Giovanni Lauricella19461948DC 2Giovanni Finazzi Agrò19481952DC 3Ignazio Altieri19521955DC 4Stefano D'Alessandro19551956DC 4Antonino Di Giovanna19561956DC 6Enzo Lauretta19561960DC 7Vincenzo Foti19601964DC 8Antonino Ginex19641966DC 9Antonino Marsala19661967DCSpecial Prefectural Commissioner's tenure (1967–1970) 10Francesco Alaimo19701976DC 11Angelo Errore19761980DC 12Calogero Zambuto19801983DC 13Giuseppe Barba19831985DC 14Calogero Sodano19851986DCSpecial Prefectural Commissioner's tenure (1986–1987) 15Emanuele Mattiolo19871988DC 16Angelo Scifo19881990DC 17Giovanni Di Mauro19901992DC 18Leonardo Bonaccolta19921993DC
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Agrigento is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election (14)Calogero Sodano20 June 199330 November 1997DCCCD DCPRI199330 November 199726 November 2001 FIANCCDCDU1997 19Aldo Piazza26 November 200128 May 2007CCDUDC FIANCCDCDU2001 20Marco Zambuto28 May 200722 May 2012UDEUR UDEURDS200722 May 201213 June 2014 UDCUDEUR2012 Luciana Giammarco, Special Prefectural Commissioner (13 June 2014 – 3 June 2015) 21Calogero Firetto3 June 201521 October 2020UDC UDCPDNCD2015 22Francesco Miccichè21 October 202011 June 2026Ind Ind2020 Michele Sodano11 June 2026IncumbentCC CCM5SPD2026 Notes
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