The Mayor of Andria is an elected politician who, along with the Andria's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of

Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia ( southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Fogg ...

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. The current mayor is

Giovanna Bruno Giovanna Bruno (born 28 June 1975 in Andria) is an Italian politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party and ran for Mayor of Andria at the 2020 Italian local elections, supported by a centre-left coalition. She was elected at the second r ...

, a member of the

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, who took office on 13 October 2020.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Andria is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Andria, 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 A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government. Since 1996 the Mayor is elected directly by

's electorate: in all mayoral elections in

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 (1946–1996)

From 1946 to 1996, the Mayor of Andria was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1996)

Since 1996, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Andria is chosen by direct election.

References

Bibliography

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