List of mayors of Taranto

Mayor of Taranto
Sindaco di Taranto
Incumbent Rinaldo Melucci (Democratic Party) since 29 June 2017
Residence	Piazza Castello, 1
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	September 1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Taranto is an elected politician who, along with the Taranto's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Taranto in Apulia, Italy, the second biggest city of the region. The current Mayor is Rinaldo Melucci from the Democratic Party, who took office on 29 June 2017.^[1]

Overview[]

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Taranto, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Taranto'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 Taranto was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1993)[]

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Taranto is chosen by direct election.

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