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

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

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 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

Daniele Silvetti Daniele Silvetti (born 17 September 1973) is an Italian politician. A member of Forza Italia, he serves as Mayor of Ancona since 2023, the first of a centre-right party since 1945. Biography Silvetti began his political journey in the youth ...

(), who took office on 30 May 2023.

Overview

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

Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Ancona was elected by the City Council.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ancona is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years. ;Notes

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayors of Ancona

Politics of le Marche Ancona