List of mayors of Novara


The Mayor of Novara is an elected politician who, along with the Novara's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Novara in Piedmont, Italy. The current Mayor is Alessandro Canelli, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 21 June 2016.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Novara is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Novara, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Novara'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)

City Council election (1946-1993)

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

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Novara is chosen by direct election.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Sergio Merusi20 June 199311 May 1997Lega Nord
Giovanni Correnti11 May 199713 May 2001Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
Massimo Giordano13 May 20015 June 2006Lega Nord
Massimo Giordano5 June 200630 March 2010Lega Nord
Andrea Ballarè30 May 201121 June 2016Democratic Party
Alessandro Canelli21 June 2016IncumbentLega Nord