The Mayor of Savona is an elected politician who, along with the Savona's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Savona in Liguria, Italy.

Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Savona is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Savona, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Savona'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.

Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Savona was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Andrea Serafino Aglietto19461953PCI Amilcare Lunardelli19531957PCI Giovanni Battista Urbani19571958PCI Angelo Carossino19581967PCI Benedetto Martinengo19671968PSI Carlo Zanelli19681982PSI Umberto Scardaoni19821987PCI Bruno Marengo19871990PCI Armando Magliotto19901992PCI Sergio Tortarolo19921994PDS

Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Savona is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election Francesco Gervasio26 June 199424 May 1998FIFILNPPI1994 Carlo Ruggeri24 May 199826 May 2002DSDSPRCSDIFdV199826 May 200217 May 2005DSDLSDIFdVPdCI2002 Francesco Lirosi17 May 200530 May 2006 DS Federico Berruti30 May 200616 May 2011DSPD DSDLPRCPdCI200616 May 201122 June 2016PDFdSSELIdV2011 14Ilaria Caprioglio22 June 201620 October 2021Ind LNFIFdI2016 Marco Russo20 October 2021Incumbent PDPDSI+EIV2021 Notes

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