The Mayor of Messina is an elected politician who, along with the Messina's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Messina in Sicily, Italy.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Messina is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Messina, 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 Messina'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 (1947-1994)
From 1947 to 1994, the Mayor of Messina was elected by the City Council.
Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Messina is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 16Francesco Providenti28 June 199428 May 1998PPI PDSPPIPRIPRC 1994 17Salvatore Leonardi28 May 199829 May 2003CCD FIANCCD 1998 Giuseppe Buzzanca29 May 200324 November 2003AN FIANUDC 2003 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (24 November 2003 – 14 December 2005) 19Francantonio Genovese14 December 200524 October 2007DL DSDLUDEURSDI2005 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (24 October 2007 – 20 June 2008) Giuseppe Buzzanca20 June 200831 August 2012PdL PdLUDCMpA2008 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (31 August 2012 – 25 June 2013) 20Renato Accorinti25 June 201326 June 2018Ind Left-wing independent lists2013 21Cateno De Luca26 June 201814 February 2022SV Centrist independent lists2018 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (23 February 2022–16 June 2022) 22Federico Basile16 June 202227 February 2026SVScN Right-wing independent lists2022 Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 February 2026 – 28 May 2026)(22)Federico Basile28 May 2026IncumbentScN ScN and independent lists2026 Notes
See also Timeline of Messina Politics of Sicily
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