List of mayors of Modena


The Mayor of Modena is an elected politician who, along with the Modena's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Modena in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current Mayor is Gian Carlo Muzzarelli, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 10 June 2014.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Modena is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Modena, who also elect 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Modena'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.

1859-1946

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Modena was elected by the City's Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Alfeo Corassori22 April 194617 March 1962PCI
Rubes Triva17 March 196216 April 1972PCI
Germano Bulgarelli16 April 19729 June 1980PCI
Mario Del Monte9 June 198013 April 1987PCI
Alfonsina Rinaldi13 April 19872 January 1992PCI
Pier Camillo Beccaria2 January 19921 September 1994PDS
Mariangela Bastico1 September 199424 April 1995PDS

Popular election (since 1995)

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

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