The mayor of Macerata is an elected politician who, along with the Macerata's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of
Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza (ri ...
in
Marche
Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...
,
Italy
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. The current mayor is
Sandro Parcaroli
Sandro Parcaroli (born 28 November 1956) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician.
Career
Member of the right-wing party Lega Nord, he ran for Mayor of Macerata at the 2020 Italian local elections, supported by a centre-right coalition. He was ...
, a member of the right-wing party
Lega Nord
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, who took office on 24 September 2020.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Macerata is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Macerata, 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
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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by
Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza (ri ...
's electorate: in all mayoral elections in
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 ...
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 Macerata was elected by the City's council.
Direct election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Macerata is chosen by direct election.
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Timeline
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from: 09/07/1956 till: 09/07/1956 color:skyblue text:"Micucci Cecchi" fontsize:10
from: 30/07/1956 till: 28/12/1957 color:skyblue text:"Ballesi E." fontsize:10
from: 29/12/1957 till: 21/11/1964 color:skyblue text:"Marconi" fontsize:10
from: 12/01/1965 till: 26/07/1967 color:skyblue text:"Ballesi E." fontsize:10
from: 26/07/1967 till: 14/06/1975 color:skyblue text:"Sposetti" fontsize:10
from: 04/09/1975 till: 07/06/1980 color:skyblue text:"Vinciguerra" fontsize:10
from: 28/07/1980 till: 17/01/1981 color:skyblue text:"Sposetti" fontsize:10
from: 24/01/1981 till: 10/03/1987 color:skyblue text:"Cingolani" fontsize:10
from: 16/03/1987 till: 03/01/1992 color:skyblue text:"Ballesi C." fontsize:10
from: 27/01/1992 till: 03/07/1993 color:skyblue text:"Cingolani" fontsize:10
from: 06/12/1993 till: 17/11/1997 color:red text:"Maulo" fontsize:10
from: 17/11/1997 till: 13/07/1999 color:darkblue text:"Menghi" fontsize:10
from: 04/05/2000 till: 14/04/2010 color:red text:"Meschini" fontsize:10
from: 14/04/2010 till: 24/09/2020 color:red text:"Carancini" fontsize:10
from: 24/09/2020 till: 25/09/2020 color:teal text:"Parcaroli" fontsize:10
References
External links
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Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza (ri ...
Politics of le Marche
Macerata