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The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence's City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
. The title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader. The office of ''Gonfaloniere'' was created in 1781 by
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II( it, Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, german: Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl, English: ''Leopold John Joseph Francis Ferdinand Charles''. (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tusc ...
. It was replaced by the office of Mayor in 1865, during the early
Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...
. The current mayor of Florence is
Dario Nardella Dario Nardella (born 20 November 1975, Torre del Greco) is an Italian politician who has been the Mayor of Florence The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence's City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the s ...
, a left-wing musician member of the Democratic Party.


Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Florence is member of the Florence's City Council. Although the title Mayor is not held by the heads of the five boroughs of Florence, because they do not actually preside over self-governmental municipalities. The Mayor is elected by the population of Florence. Citizens elect also the members of the City Council, which also controls 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
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
's electorate: in all mayoral elections in
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 ...
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. The seat of the City Council is the city hall ''
Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio ( "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's ''David'' statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi. Originally ...
'' in
Piazza della Signoria Piazza della Signoria () is a w-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the main point of the origin and history of the Florentine Republ ...
.


List of Mayor of Florence (1781–present)


Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1781–1859)

In 1781 was created the office of ''Annual Gonfaloniere'' of Florence who was appointed by the
Grand Duke of Tuscany The rulers of Tuscany varied over time, sometimes being margraves, the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family of the region. Margraves of Tuscany, 812–1197 House of Boniface :These were origin ...
every year. *1781–1783 – Giuseppe Maria Panzanini *1783–1784 – Francesco Catellini da Castiglione *1784–1785 – Giovan Giorgio Ugolini *1785–1786 – Maldonato Amadio d'Alma *1786–1787 – Alberto Rimbotti *1787–1788 – Giuseppe Baldovinetti di Poggio *1788–1789 – Giuseppe Arnaldi *1789–1790 – Alberto Rimbotti *1790–1791 – Miniato Miniati *1791–1792 – Pietro Baldigiani *1792–1793 – Ferdinando de' Bardi *1793–1794 – Pietro Soderini *1794–1795 – Antonio da Castiglione *1795–1796 – Francesco Passerini *1796–1797 – Vieri De' Cerchi *1797–1798 – Ottavio Pitti *1798–1799 – Leonardo Buonarroti *1799–1800 – Orazio Smeraldo Morelli *1800–1801 – Francesco Catellini da Castiglione *1801–1802 – Niccolò Arrighi *1802–1803 – Michele Roti *1803–1804 – Pietro Mancini *1804–1805 – Giovanni Carlo Mori Ubaldini *1805–1806 – Giulio Orlandini *1806–1807 – Vespasiano Marzichi *1807–1808 – Tommaso Guadagni *1808–1809 – Filippo Guadagni In 1809, during the period of the newborn
Kingdom of Etruria The Kingdom of Etruria (; it, Regno di Etruria) was an Italian kingdom between 1801 and 1807 that made up a large part of modern Tuscany. It took its name from Etruria, the old Roman name for the land of the Etruscans. History The kingdom ...
, it was temporarily created the office of ''Maire'' of Florence. *1809–1813 – Emilio Pucci *1813–1815 – Girolamo Bartolommei In 1815 the office of ''Gonfaloniere'' of Florence was restored. *1815–1816 – Giovanni Battista Gondi *1816–1817 – Giovanni Rosselli de Turco *1817–1821 – Tommaso Corsi *1821–1825 – Jacopo Guidi *1826–1828 – Giovanni Battista Covoni *1829–1831 – Giovanni Battista Andrea Boubon del Monte *1832–1834 – Cosimo Antinori *1835–1840 – Gaetano de' Pazzi *1841–1842 – Luigi de Cambray Digny *1843–1846 – Pier Francesco Rinuccini *1847 – Vincenzo Peruzzi *1847–1848 —
Bettino Ricasoli Bettino Ricasoli, 1st Count of Brolio, 2nd Baron Ricasoli (; 9 March 180923 October 1880) was an Italian statesman. He was a central figure in the politics of Italy during and after the unification of Italy. He led the Moderate Party. Biography ...
*1848–1850 —
Ubaldino Peruzzi Ubaldino Peruzzi (2 April 1822 – 9 September 1891) was an Italian politician of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy. He was twice mayor of Florence. He was a member of the Peruzzi family. His paternal grandmother was a member ...
*1850 – Carlo Torrigiani *1850–1853 – Vincenzo Capponi *1854–1859 – Eduardo Dufour Berté


Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

In 1865, the
Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to ...
created the office of the Mayor of Florence (''Sindaco di Firenze''), chosen by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an
authoritarian Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political ''status quo'', and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic vot ...
''
Podestà Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...
'' chosen by the
National Fascist Party The National Fascist Party ( it, Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) was a political party in Italy, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of Italian Fascism and as a reorganization of the previous Italian Fasces of Combat. The ...
.


Timeline


Republic of Italy (1946–present)


City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Florence was chosen by the City Council. ;Notes


Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the Mayor of Florence is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years. ;Notes


Timeline


By time in office


Elections


City Council elections, 1946–1990

Number of votes for each party: ;Notes Number of seats in the City Council for each party:


Mayoral and City Council election, 1995

The election took place on 23 April 1995. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="7" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Party of the Left (''Partito Democratico della Sinistra'') , PDS , 88,105 , , 36.05% , , 19 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who repla ...
(''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 25,347 , , 10.37% , , 5 , - , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Pact (''Patto Democratico'') , PD , 9,090 , , 3.72% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. Th ...
(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 7,168 , , 2.93% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Labour Federation (''Federazione Laburista'') , FL , 5,117 , , 2.09% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy. The PRI has old roots and a long histo ...
(''Partito Repubblicano Italiano'') , PRI , 2,115 , , 0.87% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 8,786 , , 3.60% , , 1 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Primicerio coalition (
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 ...
) , 145,728 , , 59.63% , , 29 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
-
Christian Democratic Centre The Christian Democratic Centre ( it, Centro Cristiano Democratico, CCD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy from 1994 to 2002. Formed from a right-wing split from Christian Democracy, the party joined the centre-right coalition, a ...
, FI-CCD , 41,173 , , 16.85% , , 8 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Italian People's Party (''Partito Popolare Italiano'') , PPI , 10,389 , , 4.25% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:gold" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Pannella List The Pannella List ( it, Lista Pannella, LP) is a liberal and libertarian association, which was also the electoral list of the Italian Radicals between 1992 and 1999, when it was replaced by the Bonino List. Its standard-bearer was Marco Pannell ...
(''Lista Pannela'') , LP , 2,914 , , 1.19% , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Morales coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 54,476 , , 22.29% , , 10 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 39,298 , , 16.08% , , 7 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 4,875 , , 2.00% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 244,377 , , 100% , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 277,612 , , 82.57% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 336,230 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


Mayoral and City Council election, 1999

The election took place on 13 June 1999. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="7" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of th ...
(''Democratici di Sinistra'') , DS , 61,274 , , 31.48% , , 18 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists ( it, Partito dei Comunisti Italiani, PdCI) was a communist party in Italy established in October 1998 by splinters from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC). The split was led by Armando Cossutta, founder and e ...
(''Comunisti Italiani'') , PdCI , 11,166 , , 5.74% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" , The Democrats (''I Democratici'') , Dem , 8,819 , , 4.53% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:pink" , , style="text-align:left;" , Italian People's Party (''Partito Popolare Italiano'') , PPI , 7,133 , , 3.66% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:purple" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists ( it, Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Social ...
(''Socialisti Democratici Italiani'') , SDI , 4,743 , , 2.44% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. Th ...
(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 4,364 , , 2.24% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 3,386 , , 1.74% , , 1 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Domenici coalition (
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 ...
) , 100,885 , , 51.83% , , 28 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="6" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
, FI , 29,954 , , 15.39% , , 8 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 25,320 , , 13.01% , , 6 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Christian Democratic Centre The Christian Democratic Centre ( it, Centro Cristiano Democratico, CCD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy from 1994 to 2002. Formed from a right-wing split from Christian Democracy, the party joined the centre-right coalition, a ...
(''Centro Cristiano Democratico'') , CCD , 5,323 , , 2.73% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:#3B3B6D" , , style="text-align:left;" , Sgarbi List (''Lista Sgarbi'') , LS , 2,438 , , 1.25% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:blue" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Pensioners' Party Pensioners' Party or Party of Pensioners is a name commonly adopted by political organizations composed primarily of people who have a pension (generally elderly retirees) and who are interested in issues affecting their demographic group. However, ...
(''Partito Pensionati'') , PP , 995 , , 0.51% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 4,276 , , 2.20% , , 1 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Scaramuzzi coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 68,306 , , 35.10% , , 16 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" ,
Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who repla ...
(''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 10,945 , , 5.62% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 14,492 , , 7.47% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 194,628 , , 100% , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 223,494 , , 69.04% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 323,704 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


Mayoral and City Council election, 2004

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 12–13 June and the second on 26–27 June 2004. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of th ...
(''Democratici di Sinistra'') , DS , 62,572 , , 30.55% , , 18 , - , style="background-color:pink" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
The Daisy ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
(''La Margherita'') , DL , 16,756 , , 8.18% , , 5 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists ( it, Partito dei Comunisti Italiani, PdCI) was a communist party in Italy established in October 1998 by splinters from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC). The split was led by Armando Cossutta, founder and e ...
(''Comunisti Italiani'') , PdCI , 11,065 , , 5.40% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens ( it, Federazione dei Verdi, FdV), frequently referred to as Greens (''Verdi''), was a green political party in Italy. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the Federation of Green Lists and the Rainbow Greens. Th ...
(''Federazione dei Verdi'') , FdV , 5,024 , , 2.45% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:purple" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists ( it, Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Social ...
(''Socialisti Democratici Italiani'') , SDI , 4,786 , , 2.34% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 5,614 , , 2.73% , , 0 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Domenici coalition (
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 ...
) , 105,817 , , 51.67% , , 28 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
, FI , 33,349 , , 16.28% , , 8 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') , AN , 21,256 , , 10.38% , , 5 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Union of the Centre (''Unione di Centro'') , UDC , 7,913 , , 3.86% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its offici ...
, LN , 888 , , 0.43% , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Valentino coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 63,406 , , 30.96% , , 14 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" ,
Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who repla ...
(''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 21,409 , , 10.45% , , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 14,165 , , 6.91% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 204,797 , , 100% , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 233,200 , , 75.95% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 307,035 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


Mayoral and City Council election, 2009

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 6–7 June and the second on 21–22 June 2009. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="5" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico'') , PD , 68,245 , , 35.29% , , 22 , - , style="background-color:#7C0A02" , , style="text-align:left;" , Renzi List (''Lista Renzi'') , LR , 10,526 , , 5.44% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Italy of Values Italy of Values ( it, Italia dei Valori, IdV) is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former '' Mani pulite'' prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the p ...
(''Italia dei Valori'') , IdV , 5,540 , , 2.86% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Left Ecology Freedom Left Ecology Freedom ( it, Sinistra Ecologia Libertà, SEL) was a democratic socialist political party in Italy whose bulk was formed by former members of the Communist Refoundation Party. The party's leader was Nichi Vendola, a former President ...
(''Sinistra Ecologia Libertà'') , SEL , 4,478 , , 2.32% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 5,732 , , 2.96% , , 1 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Renzi coalition (
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 ...
) , 94,521 , , 48.88% , , 28 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...
(''Il Popolo della Libertà'') , PdL , 39,361 , , 20.36% , , 10 , - , style="background-color:purple" , , style="text-align:left;" , Galli List (''Lista Galli'') , LG , 17,563 , , 9.08% , , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its offici ...
, LN , 2,660 , , 1.38% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 2,022 , , 1.04% , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Galli coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 61,606 , , 31.86% , , 14 , - , style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Greens-
European Republicans Movement The European Republicans Movement ( it, Movimento Repubblicani Europei, MRE) is a minor social-liberal political party in Italy. From 2007 to 2010 the party was a founding member and associate of the Democratic Party, the leading centre-left pa ...
(''Verdi-Repubblicani Europei'') , FdV-MRE , 7,692 , , 3.98% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Federation of the Left The Federation of the Left ( it, Federazione della Sinistra, FdS) was an electoral alliance of communist political parties in Italy. The coalition was the evolution of the Anticapitalist and Communist List. History At the start, in May 2009, ...
(''Federazione della Sinistra'') , FdS , 4,954 , , 2.56% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 833 , , 0.43% , , 0 , - style="background-color:#FA6E79" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Spini coalition (Left-wing) , 13,479 , , 6.97% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:orange" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2", De Zordo List (''Lista De Zordo'') , LDZ , 7,336 , , 3.79% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:blue" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2", Citizens' Committees (''Comitati Cittadini'') , CC , 6,325 , , 3.27% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 10,104 , , 5.23% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 193,371 , , 100% , , 46 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 216,541 , , 73.86% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 293,173 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


Mayoral and City Council election, 2014

The election took place on 25 May 2014. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico'') , PD , 86,906 , , 47.23% , , 21 , - , style="background-color:#FF3988" , , style="text-align:left;" , Nardella List (''Lista Nardella'') , LN , 16,114 , , 8.76% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 6,898 , , 3.75% , , 0 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Nardella coalition (
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 ...
) , 109,918 , , 59.74% , , 24 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
, FI , 17,988 , , 9.78% , , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its offici ...
, LN , 1,598 , , 0.87% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 2,654 , , 1.44% , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Stella coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 22,240 , , 12.09% , , 4 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" ,
Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian an ...
(''Movimento Cinque Stelle'') , M5S , 17,486 , , 9.50% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Left Ecology Freedom Left Ecology Freedom ( it, Sinistra Ecologia Libertà, SEL) was a democratic socialist political party in Italy whose bulk was formed by former members of the Communist Refoundation Party. The party's leader was Nichi Vendola, a former President ...
(''Sinistra Ecologia Libertà'') , SEL , 7,677 , , 4.17% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:#EB4C42" , , style="text-align:left;" , Florence to Left (''Firenze a Sinistra'') , FaS , 4,376 , , 2.38% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who repla ...
(''Rifondazione Comunista'') , PRC , 2,554 , , 1.39% , , 0 , - style="background-color:#FA6E79" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Grassi coalition (Left-wing) , 14,607 , , 7.94% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:#D3419D" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Scaletti List (''Lista Scaletti'') , LS , 7,507 , , 4.08% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" ,
Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy ( it, Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Italy. It is led by Giorgia Meloni, the incumbent Prime Minister of Italy and the first woman to serve in the position. Accor ...
(''Fratelli d'Italia'') , FdI , 6,176 , , 3.36% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 6,075 , , 3.30% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 184,009 , , 100% , , 36 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 194,245 , , 67.22% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 288,971 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


Mayoral and City Council election, 2019

The election took place on 26 May 2019. , - , colspan="7", , - , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" , Votes ! colspan="1" , % ! colspan="1" , Seats , - , style="background-color:pink" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico'') , PD , 74,020 , , 41.23% , , 19 , - , style="background-color:#FF3988" , , style="text-align:left;" , Nardella List (''Lista Nardella'') , LN , 14,914 , , 8.31% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:gold" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
More Europe More Europe ( it, Più Europa or ''+Europa''; +E or +Eu) is a liberal and pro-Europeanist political party in Italy, part of the centre-left coalition and member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. Its leaders are Emma ...
(''Più Europa'') , +Eu , 3,257 , , 1.81% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 8,154, , 4.54% , , 0 , - style="background-color:pink" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Nardella coalition (
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 ...
) , 100,345 , , 55.90% , , 22 , - , style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" , , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its offici ...
, LN , 25,922 , , 14.44% , , 6 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
, FI , 7,629 , , 4.25% , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy ( it, Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Italy. It is led by Giorgia Meloni, the incumbent Prime Minister of Italy and the first woman to serve in the position. Accor ...
(''Fratelli d'Italia'') , FdI , 7,617 , , 4.24% , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Others , , 4,448 , , 2.48% , , 0 , - style="background-color:lightblue" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Bocci coalition (
Centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
) , 45,616 , , 25.45% , , 10 , - , style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" , , style="background-color:#EB4C42" , , style="text-align:left;" , Florence Open City (''Firenze Città Aperta'') , , 5,596 , , 3.12% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Italian Left Italian Left ( it, Sinistra Italiana, SI) is a left-wing political party in Italy. SI was launched in November 2015 as a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies (full name: Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom), including Left Ecology F ...
(''Sinistra Italiana'') , SI , 4,056 , , 2.26% , , 0 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Power to the People! (''Potere al Popolo!'') , PaP , 3,384 , , 1.88% , , 0 , - style="background-color:#FA6E79" , colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" , Moro Bundu coalition (Left-wing) , 13,036 , , 7.26% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" ,
Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian an ...
(''Movimento Cinque Stelle'') , M5S , 12,574 , , 7.00% , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Others , , 7,952 , , 4.43% , , 0 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - style="font-weight:bold;" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Total , 179,523 , , 100% , , 36 , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Votes cast / turnout , 196,601 , , 68.06% , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" , Registered voters , 288,866 , , , , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" , , - , colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" , Source
Ministry of the Interior


See also

* Timeline of Florence


References

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