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

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...

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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

Luca Vecchi Luca Vecchi (born 21 September 1972 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party and he was elected Mayor of Reggio Emilia on 25 May 2014 and took office on 5 June. He has been re-e ...

, a member of the

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, who took office on 5 June 2014.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is member of the City Council. The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, who also elect 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.

1859–1946

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

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

Direct election (since 1995)

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

Timeline

References

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Politics of Emilia-Romagna Reggio Emilia