The Mayor of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

is an elected politician who, along with the Bologna’s City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of

, the regional capital of

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Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Bologna is a member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Bologna, who also elects the members of the City Council, the legislative body which checks the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a

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. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his executive. Since 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by

's electorate: in all mayoral elections in

in cities with a population higher than 15,000 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 on the base of a

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system.

List of Mayors of Bologna

Kingdom of Italy (1860-1946)

In 1860 the nascent

Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and f ...

created the office of the Mayor of Bologna (''Sindaco di Bologna''), chosen by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian ''

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'' chosen by the

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Republic of Italy (1946–present)

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Bologna was chosen by the City council. Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law (1993), the Mayor of Bologna is chosen by direct election, originally every four years, and since 1999 every five years. ;Notes

Timeline

By time in office

Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1990

Number of votes for each party: Number of seats in the City Council for each party:

Mayoral and City Council election, 1995

The election took place on 23 April 1995. , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Two Towers for Bologna (''Due Torri per Bologna'') , PDS , 104,276 , , 38.65 , , 22 , - , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democrats for Bologna (''Democratici per Bologna'') , PPI , 17,049 , , 6.32 , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. T ...

(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 14,136 , , 5.24 , , 3 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Vitali coalition (

Centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...

) , 135,461 , , 50.22 , , 28 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="2" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 46,840 , , 17.36 , , 7 , - , style="background-color:blue" , , style="text-align:left;" , Federalist Union (''Unione Federalista'') , UF , 1,420 , , 0.53 , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Berselli coalition ( Right-wing) , 48,260 , , 17.89 , , 7 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , New Bologna (''Bologna Nuova'') , FI , 44,723 , , 16.58 , , 7 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Communist Refoundation Party (''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 20,718 , , 7.68 , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 20,600 , , 7.63 , , 1 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 269,762 , , 100.00 , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 304,106 , , 87.08 , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 349,220 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior

Mayoral and City Council election, 1999

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 13 June, the second on 27 June 1999. , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , For Bologna (''Per Bologna'') , DS , 57,263 , , 25.36 , , 11 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , The Democrats (''I Democratici'') , Dem , 26,036 , , 11.53 , , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists ( it, Partito dei Comunisti Italiani, PdCI) was a communist party in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located i ...

(''Partito dei Comunisti Italiani'') , PdCI , 8,789 , , 3.89 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 5,762 , , 2.55 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Italian People's Party (''Partito Popolare Italiano'') , PPI , 3,863 , , 1.71 , , 0 , - , style="background-color:purple" , , style="text-align:left;" , Italian Democratic Socialists (''Socialisti Democratici Italiani'') , SDI , 3,303 , , 1.46 , , 0 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Bartolini coalition (

) , 105,016 , , 46.50 , , 17 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" , Your Bologna (''La Tua Bologna'') , , 35,125 , , 15.55 , , 11 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Forza Italia , FI , 25,890 , , 11.46 , , 8 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 24,742 , , 10.96 , , 7 , - , style="background-color:blue" , , style="text-align:left;" , To Govern Bologna (''Governare Bologna'') , , 6,737 , , 2.98 , , 2 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Guazzaloca coalition (

Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

) , 92,494 , , 40.96 , , 28 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Communist Refoundation Party (''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 11,223 , , 4.97 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 17,100 , , 7.57 , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 225,833 , , 100.00 , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 265,816 , , 78.85 , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 337,097 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2004

The election took place on 12–13 June 2004. , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of th ...

(''Democratici di Sinistra'') , DS , 80,477 , , 36.54 , , 20 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

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(''La Margherita'') , DL , 15,218 , , 6.91 , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 11,418 , , 5.18 , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Communist Refoundation Party (''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 10,216 , , 4.64 , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Italy of Values Italy of Values ( it, Italia dei Valori, IdV) is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former '' Mani pulite'' prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the p ...

(''Italia dei Valori'') , IdV , 4,653 , , 2.11 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 4,566 , , 2.07 , , 0 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Cofferati coalition (

) , 126,548 , , 57.46 , , 28 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" , Your Bologna (''La Tua Bologna'') , , 40,429 , , 18.36 , , 9 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Forza Italia , FI , 24,315 , , 11.04 , , 5 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 18,803 , , 8.54 , , 4 , - , style="background-color:blue" , , style="text-align:left;" , To Govern Bologna (''Governare Bologna'') , , 1,268 , , 0.58 , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Guazzaloca coalition (

) , 84,815 , , 38.51 , , 18 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 8,888 , , 4.03 , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 220,251 , , 100.00 , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 261,392 , , 81.81 , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 337,097 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2009

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 6–7 June, the second on 21–22 June 2009.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2011

The election took place on 15–16 May 2011.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2016

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 5 June, the second on 19 June 2016.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2021

The election took place on 3–4 October 2021.

References

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