The mayor of Palermo is an elected politician who, along with the Palermo's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Palermo in

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. The current mayor is Roberto Lagalla, who took office on 20 June 2022.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Palermo is a member of the Palermo city council. The mayor is elected by the population of Palermo. Citizens elect also the members of the city council, which also controls 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 has been elected directly by Palermo'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.

Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)

Mayors

In 1860, the nascent

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created the office of the mayor of Palermo ( it, Sindaco di Palermo), chosen by the city council. *1861-1862, Salesio Balsamo *1862-1863, Mariano Stabile *1863-1866,

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*1866-1873, Salesio Balsano *1873-1876, Emanuale Notarbartolo *1876-1878, Francesco Paolo Perez *1878-1880, Giovanni Raffaele *1880-1881, Salesio Balsano *1881-1882, Nicolò Turrisi Colonna *1882-1885, Piero Ugo Delle Fave *1885, Salvatore Romano Lo Faso *1885, Fortunato Vergara di Fraco *1885-1886, Giulio Benso Sammartino Duca della Verdura *1886-1887, Nicolò Turrisi Colonna *1887-1890, Giulio Benso Sammartino Duca della Verdura *1890-1892, Emanuele Paternò *1892-1893, Piero Ugo Delle Fave *1893-1895, Eugenio Olivieri *1895-1897, Angelo Pantaleone *1897-1898, Michele Amato Pojero *1898-1900, Eugenio Olivieri *1900, Maria Rebucci *1900-1901, Paolo Beccadelli di Camporeale *1901-1902, Pietro Vayrat *1902-1903, Giuseppe Tasca Lanza *1903-1905, Pietro Buonanno *1905-1906, Girolamo di Martino *1906-1907, Giuseppe Tasca Lanza *1907-1908, Pietro Francesco Tesauro *1908-1909, Gennauro Bladier *1909-1910, Romualdo Trigona di Sant'Elia *1910-1911, Francesco Gay *1911-1912, Girolamo di Martino *1912-1914, Vincenzo di Salvo *1914-1920, Salvatore Tagliavia *1920-1924, Giuseppe Lanza di Scalea *1924-1925, Salvatore Del Sano *1925-1926, Salvatore Di Marzo

Fascist Podestà

The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and city councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian ''

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'' chosen by the

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: *1926-1929, Salvatore Di Marzo *1929-1933, Michele Spadafora *1933-1934, ''prefectural dictator Giuseppe Borrelli'' *1934-1939, Giuseppe Noto *1939-1943, Giuseppe Sofia *1943-1946, ''some special commissioners'' (

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)

Republic of Italy (1946–present)

From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Palermo was chosen by the city council.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Palermo is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years. ;Notes

References

External links

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