List of mayors of Carbonia

Mayor of Carbonia
Sindaco di Carbonia
since 13 October 2021
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Carbonia is an elected politician who, along with the Carbonia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Carbonia in Sardinia, Italy. The current mayor is Pietro Morittu, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 13 October 2021.[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Carbonia is member of the city council.

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

Direct election (since 1993)

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

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
Antonangelo Casula 6 June 1993 27 April 1997 Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
27 April 1997 15 March 2001
Salvatore Cherchi 13 May 2001 12 June 2006 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
12 June 2006 16 July 2010
Giuseppe Casti 16 May 2011 19 June 2016 Democratic Party
Paola Massidda 19 June 2016 13 October 2021 Five Star Movement
Pietro Morittu 13 October 2021 Incumbent Democratic Party

Timeline

References

  1. ^ "È iniziata questa mattina la nuova esperienza di Pietro Morittu da sindaco di Carbonia" (in Italian). laprovinciadelsulcisiglesiente.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.