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

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; or , archaically ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione, River Bacchiglione. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and e ...

Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...

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. The current mayor is Giacomo Possamai, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 30 May 2023.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Vicenza is member of the city council. The mayor is elected by the population of Vicenza, 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 1995 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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Vicenza was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Vicenza is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years. ;Notes

Overview

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

Direct election (since 1995)

Timeline

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