List of mayors of Reggio Emilia

Mayor of Reggio Emilia
Mayor of Reggio Emilia
Sindaco di Reggio Emilia
	Incumbent; Luca Vecchi (Democratic Party); since 5 June 2014
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1859
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Reggio Emilia is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Emilia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The current Mayor is Luca Vecchi, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 5 June 2014.^[1]^[2]

Overview[]

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, 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 Reggio Emilia'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 Reggio Emilia was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Cesare Campioli	1 May 1946	17 May 1962	Italian Communist Party
2	Renzo Bonazzi	17 May 1962	12 May 1976	Italian Communist Party
3	Ugo Benassi	12 May 1976	19 February 1987	Italian Communist Party
4	Giulio Fantuzzi	19 February 1987	14 June 1991	Italian Communist Party
5	Antonella Spaggiari	14 June 1991	24 April 1995	Italian Communist Party Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1995)[]

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Party	Term start	Term end
5	Antonella Spaggiari	Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left	24 April 1995	14 June 1999
5	Antonella Spaggiari	Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left	14 June 1999	14 June 2004
6	Graziano Delrio	The Daisy Democratic Party	14 June 2004	8 June 2009
6	Graziano Delrio	The Daisy Democratic Party	8 June 2009	3 June 2013^[a]
7	Luca Vecchi	Democratic Party	5 June 2014	19 June 2019
7	Luca Vecchi	Democratic Party	19 June 2019	Incumbent

Notes

^ Resigned after being appointed Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Letta Cabinet. The Deputy Mayor Ugo Ferrari (Democratic Party) held the office till a new municipal election was called.

Timeline[]

References[]

^ "Elezioni, Luca Vecchi proclamato sindaco". Gazzetta di Reggio. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
^ "Reggio, insediato il nuovo consiglio comunale". reggionline.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[3] Resigned after being appointed Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Letta Cabinet. The Deputy Mayor Ugo Ferrari (Democratic Party) held the office till a new municipal election was called.

[1] "Elezioni, Luca Vecchi proclamato sindaco". Gazzetta di Reggio. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

[2] "Reggio, insediato il nuovo consiglio comunale". reggionline.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

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