List of mayors of Sondrio

Mayor of Sondrio
Sindaco di Sondrio
since 26 June 2018
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1861
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Sondrio is an elected politician who, along with the Sondrio's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Sondrio in Lombardy, Italy.

The current mayor is Marco Scaramellini who took office on 26 June 2018.[1][2]

Overview

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Palazzo Pretorio is the seat of the Mayor of Sondrio.

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Sondrio is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Sondrio, 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. The mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.

Since 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Sondrio's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy 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)

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City Council election (1946-1994)

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From 1946 to 1994, the mayor of Sondrio was elected by the City's council.[3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giulio Carugo 13 April 1946 21 September 1953 DC
2 Arturo Schena 21 September 1953 15 December 1964 DC
3 Saverio Venosta 15 December 1964 30 October 1975 DC
4 Alberto Frizziero 30 October 1975 30 July 1985 DC
5 Primo Buzzetti 30 July 1985 14 July 1990 DC
6 Flaminio Benetti 14 July 1990 11 August 1994 DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (11 August 1994 – 5 December 1994)

Direct election (since 1994)

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Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Sondrio is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.[3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
7 Alcide Molteni 5 December 1994 14 December 1998 PDS
DS
PDS 1994
14 December 1998 10 June 2003 PDS • PPI • PRC 1998
8 Bianca Bianchini 10 June 2003 21 August 2007[a] FI FI • LN • AN • UDC 2003
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (21 August 2007 – 29 April 2008)
(7) Alcide Molteni 29 April 2008 28 May 2013 PD PD • SA • PSI 2008
28 May 2013 26 June 2018 PD • SEL • PSI 2013
9 Marco Scaramellini 26 June 2018 16 May 2023 Ind FI • LN 2018
16 May 2023 Incumbent FdI • FI • LN 2023
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned.

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ "Marco Scaramellini". Ministry of the Interior of Italy. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Scaramellini è il nuovo sindaco di Sondrio: "Divario netto, risultato oltre le previsioni"". La Provincia di Sondrio (in Italian). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Sindaci, Podestà e Commissari della città di Sondrio dall'Unità" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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