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

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

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

Mattia Palazzi Mattia Palazzi (born 31 January 1978 in Mantua) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party and was elected Mayor of Mantua at the 2015 Italian local elections. He took office on 15 June 2015. Palaz ...

( PD), who took office on 15 June 2015.

Overview

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

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

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

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Mantua is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years. ;Notes

Overview

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

Direct election (since 1995)

Timeline

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