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The mayor of Grosseto is an elected politician who, along with the Grosseto's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of
Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...
in
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,
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. The current mayor is
Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna (born 23 November 1969 in Florence) is an Italian politician. He currently serves as Mayor of Grosseto and was President of the Province of Grosseto from 2017 until 2021. Biography Born in Florence, he attended ...
, a
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, who took office on 23 June 2016.


Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Grosseto is member of the city council. The mayor is elected by the population of Grosseto, 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
Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...
'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.


Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

In 1865, the
Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (, ) was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy wa ...
created the office of the mayor of Grosseto (''Sindaco di Grosseto''), appointed by the King himself. From 1889 to 1926 the mayor was elected by the city council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an
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''
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'' chosen by the
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. The office of mayor was restored in 1944 during the Allied occupation.


Timeline

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Italian Republic (since 1946)


City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Grosseto was elected by the City's Council.


Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of a new local administration law, the Mayor of Grosseto is chosen by direct election.


Timeline


By time in office


Deputy Mayor

The office of the deputy mayor of Grosseto was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The deputy mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor. Here is a list of deputy mayors of Grosseto: ;Notes


References


Bibliography

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Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...
Politics of Tuscany