The Mayor of Viterbo is an elected politician who, along with the Viterbo's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of

Viterbo Viterbo (; Central Italian, Viterbese: ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Lazio region of Italy, the Capital city, capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in ...

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

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. The current mayor is

Chiara Frontini Chiara Frontini (born 24 March 1989) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Viterbo since 2022 and the first woman to hold the office. Biography She made her debut in politics in Viterbo in 2012, when she was appointed councilor for innovation, rela ...

, a

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, who took office on 27 June 2022.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Viterbo is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Viterbo, 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

'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.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

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

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Viterbo is chosen by direct election.

Overview

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

Direct election (since 1995)

Timeline

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