The mayor of Isernia is an elected politician who, along with the Isernia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of

Isernia Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia. Geography Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. The current mayor is Piero Castrataro, supported by the

centre-left coalition The centre-left coalition () is a political alliance of political parties in Italy active under several forms and names since 1995, when The Olive Tree was formed under the leadership of Romano Prodi. The centre-left coalition has ruled the c ...

, who took office on 19 October 2021.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Isernia is member of the city council. The mayor is elected by the population of Isernia, 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 A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion or vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fi ...

. The mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government. Since 1998 the mayor is elected directly by

's electorate: in all mayoral elections in

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. Notably, the 2012 election resulted in an ''anatra zoppa'' case: the centre-left candidate Ugo De Vivo won the runoff with 57.37% of the vote, however, the lists supporting him only received 23.59% of the vote in the first round, whilst the lists supporting centre-right candidate Rosa Iorio received 58.66% of the vote. Thus, De Vivo was elected mayor, but the center-right received a two-thirds majority of council seats, and were able to enforce his resignation.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1998)

From 1946 to 1998, the Mayor of Isernia was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1998)

Since 1998, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Isernia is chosen by direct election.

Timeline

References

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Politics of Molise Isernia