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

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. The current Mayor is Gianluca Festa, a

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...

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, who took office on 28 June 2019.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Avellino is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Avellino, 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 1995 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 (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Avellino was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Avellino is chosen by direct election.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayors of Avellino

Politics of Campania Avellino