The Mayor of Pistoia is an elected politician who, along with the Pistoia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy.

The current mayor is Giovanni Capecchi (EV), who took office on 27 May 2026.

Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Pistoia is member of the City Council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Pistoia, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Pistoia'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 (1946–1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Pistoia was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Giuseppe Corsini 22 December 1946 30 June 1951PCI Giuseppe Gentile30 June 1951 16 November 1959PCI Corrado Gelli16 November 195920 July 1970PCI Francesco Toni20 July 197018 May 1976PCI Renzo Bardelli18 May 197624 June 1982PCI Vannino Chiti24 June 198224 June 1985PCI Luciano Pallini24 June 198510 October 1988PCI Marcello Bucci 10 October 1988 11 September 1992PCI Lido Scarpetti11 September 1992 28 June 1994 PDS

Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pistoia is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Lido Scarpetti28 June 199426 May 1998PDSDSPDSFdV199426 May 199828 May 2002DSPPIFdVSDI1998 Renzo Berti28 May 200212 June 2007DSPDDSDLPRCFdV200212 June 20078 May 2012DSDLPRCPdCI2007 Samuele Bertinelli8 May 201226 June 2017PDPDIdVSELFdS2012 Alessandro Tomasi26 June 201713 June 2022FdIFdILegaFI201713 June 20221 December 2025FdILegaFI2022 Giovanni Capecchi27 May 2026IncumbentEVPDAVSIV2026

Timeline

See also Timeline of Pistoia

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