The mayor of Arezzo is an elected politician who, along with the Arezzo City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy.
The current mayor is Marcello Comanducci (FdI), who took office on 11 June 2026.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Arezzo is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Arezzo, 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 Arezzo'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.
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) In 1865, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of Mayor of Arezzo (Sindaco di Arezzo), appointed by the King himself. From 1892 to 1926 the mayor was elected by the city council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1944 during the Allied occupation.
Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Pietro Mori16 July 186531 December 1870 2Adalindo Tanganelli3 October 18725 May 1874 3Angiolo Mascagni22 November 187423 September 1877 4Angiolo Guillichini29 July 187816 April 1879 (2)Adalindo Tanganelli14 March 188014 December 1881 5Ettore Nucci16 April 188231 December 1883 (3)Angiolo Mascagni9 September 188521 September 1892 6Guglielmo Duranti4 September 189311 February 1900PRI 7Antonio Guiducci11 August 190026 April 1909 8Pier Ludovico Occhini26 April 19096 July 1909 9Ugo Mancini8 February 191116 April 1914 Cammillo Lelli28 July 19149 December 1919Liberal Carlo Nenci12 November 19209 January 1923Liberal Fiumicello Fiumicelli19 agosto 19238 luglio 1924PNF Fascist Podestà (1927–1943)1Guido Guidotti Mori1 January 192714 April 1930PNF2Pier Ludovico Occhini22 May 1930July 1939PNF3Varrone Ducci11 November 193931 August 1943PNF Allied occupation (1944–1946) Antonio CurinaAppointed by the National Liberation Committee.16 July 194421 March 1946PdA
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Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the mayor of Arezzo was elected by the City's council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Enrico Grazi21 March 194621 February 1948PSI Santi Galimberti21 February 194830 June 1951PSI Ivo Barbini30 June 195121 January 1955PSI Cornelio Vinay22 June 19571 August 1963PSI Aldo Ducci1 August 196323 March 1966PSI Renato Gnocchi23 March 196612 July 1970PSI Aldo Ducci12 July 197028 June 1990PSI Valdo Vannucci28 June 19908 May 1995PSI
Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Arezzo is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election 8 Paolo Ricci8 May 199528 June 1999PPI PDSPPIFdVPdD1995 Luigi Lucherini28 June 199928 June 2004FI FIANCCD1999 28 June 2004 21 February 2006 FIANUDC2004Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (21 February 2006 – 30 May 2006) Giuseppe Fanfani30 May 200619 May 2011PD DSDLPRC2006 19 May 2011 16 September 2014 PDSELIdVFdS2011 11Alessandro Ghinelli16 June 20156 October 2020Ind FILNFdI2015 6 October 2020 11 June 2026 FILegaFdI2020 Marcello Comanducci11 June 2026IncumbentFdI FILegaFdI2026 Notes
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See also Timeline of Arezzo
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