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

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

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

Giorgio Gori Giorgio Gori (born 24 March 1960, in Bergamo) is an Italian entrepreneur, journalist and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been the mayor of Bergamo since June 2014. Early life Giorgio Gori attended high school at the ...

( PD), elected on 9 June 2014 and re-elected on 26 May 2019.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Bergamo is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Bergamo, 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.

1860–1946

* 1945–1946: Antonio Cavalli

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Bergamo was elected by the City Council.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Bergamo is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.

Timeline

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