The mayor of Carbonia is an elected politician who, along with the Carbonia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Carbonia in Sardinia, Italy.
The current mayor is Pietro Morittu (PD), who took office on 13 October 2021.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Carbonia is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Carbonia, 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 Carbonia'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 (1946-1993) From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Carbonia was elected by the City Council. Mayor Term start Term end Party Renato Mistroni7 April 1946 1 August 1948PCI Tullio Mascia1 August 194811 October 1948PCI Roberto Orani11 October 194827 May 1949PCISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 May 1949 – 1 April 1953) Pietro Cocco1 April 19532 August 1954PCI Umberto Giganti2 August 195426 May 1956PCI Pietro Cocco27 May 19562 January 1959PCI Pietro Doneddu2 January 195926 July 1963PCI Antonio Saba26 July 1963 26 January 1965PCI Aldo Lai26 January 196522 November 1967PSISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (22 November 1967 – 7 January 1969) Pietro Cocco7 January 196914 March 1983PCI Bruno Ugo Piano14 March 198327 August 1990PCI Antonangelo Casula27 August 199022 June 1993PDS
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Carbonia is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Antonangelo Casula22 June 199312 May 1997PDSDSPDSPSI199312 May 199715 March 2001DSPPI1997Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 March 2001 – 28 May 2001) Salvatore Cherchi28 May 200113 June 2006DSPDDSDLPRCSDI200113 June 200616 July 2010DSDLPRCPdCI2006 Giuseppe Casti23 May 201120 June 2016PDPDSELFdS2011 14Paola Massidda20 June 201613 October 2021M5SM5S2016 Pietro Morittu13 October 2021IncumbentPDPDPSd'Az2021
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