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

Trani Trani () is a seaport of Apulia, in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, by railway west-northwest of Bari. It is one of the capital cities of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. History Overview The city of ''Turenum'' appears for the fir ...

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. The current Mayor is

Amedeo Bottaro Amedeo Bottaro (born 1 May 1971) is an Italian politician. Biography Bottaro was born in Naples on 1 May 1971. He graduated at the University of Bari in 1996, and opened his own law firm in the city of Trani, Apulia, in 2009. He is a member of th ...

, a member of the

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, who took office on 19 June 2015.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Trani is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Trani, 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 Trani was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1995)

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

Overview

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

Direct election (since 1995)

Timeline

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