List of mayors of Barletta

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Mayor of Barletta
Sindaco di Barletta
Incumbent
Cosimo Cannito (centre-right independent)
since 15 June 2018
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of Barletta is an elected politician who, along with the Barletta's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Barletta in Apulia, Italy. The current Mayor is Cosimo Cannito, a centre-right independent, who took office on 15 June 2015.[1][2]

Overview[]

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Barletta is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Barletta, 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 Barletta'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 (1946–1994)[]

From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Barletta was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1994)[]

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Barletta is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
21 Raffaele Fiore 27 June 1994 6 February 1996 Italian People's Party
22 Ruggiero Dimiccoli 24 June 1996 10 June 1997 Democratic Party of the Left
23 Francesco Salerno 4 December 1997 28 May 2002 Democrats of the Left
28 May 2002 31 May 2005
24 Nicola Maffei 30 May 2006 21 May 2011 The Daisy
Democratic Party
21 May 2011 30 October 2012
25 Pasquale Cascella 12 June 2013 4 May 2018 Democratic Party
26 Cosimo Cannito 15 June 2018 13 October 2021 Independent (centre-right)

References[]

  1. ^ "Cosimo Cannito". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2018 a Barletta. Cosimo Damiano Cannito vince le elezioni amministrative con il 53,0% dei voti". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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