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

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...

in Lombardy,

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 ...

. The current Mayor is Fabrizio Fracassi, a member of the right-wing

populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...

party Lega Nord, who took office on 30 May 2019.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Pavia is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Pavia, who also elect the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a

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. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government. Since 1993 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 (1946-1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Pavia was elected by the City Council.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pavia is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years. ;Notes

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