List of mayors of Udine


The Mayor of Udine is an elected politician who, along with the Udine's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The current Mayor is Pietro Fontanini from the Lega Nord, who took office on 14 May 2018.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Udine is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Udine, 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 Udine'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 1945)

City Council election (1945-1995)

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Udine was elected by the City's Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Giovanni Cosattini1 May 194519 April 1948Italian Socialist Party
2Giacomo Centazzo19 April 194816 October 1960Christian Democracy
3Bruno Cadetto7 November 196016 June 1975Christian Democracy
4Angelo Candolini16 June 19752 October 1985Christian Democracy
5Piergiorgio Bressani29 October 198510 July 1990Christian Democracy
Pietro Zanfagnini10 July 199023 August 1993Italian Socialist Party
7Claudio Mussato23 August 199310 May 1995Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Udine is chosen by direct election.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Enzo Barazza10 May 199526 September 1998Italian Republican Party
Sergio Cecotti2 December 19988 June 2003Lega Nord
Sergio Cecotti8 June 200327 April 2008Centre-left independent
Furio Honsell27 April 20086 May 2013Centre-left independent
Furio Honsell6 May 201319 January 2018Centre-left independent
Pietro Fontanini14 May 2018IncumbentLega Nord