List of mayors of Brindisi


The mayor of Brindisi is an elected politician who, along with the Brindisi City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Brindisi in Apulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Giuseppe Marchionna, a centre-right independent, who took office on 1 June 2023.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Brindisi is member of the City Council. The mayor is elected by the population of Brindisi, 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. The mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1994, the mayor is elected directly by Brindisi's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy 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.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Brindisi was elected by the City Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Francesco Lazzaro19461948PCI
2Vincenzo Guadalupi19481951DC
Francesco Lazzaro19511955PCI
Antonio Di Giulio19551956PSI
4Manlio Poto19561959DC
5Vitantonio Bruno19591965DC
6Giuseppe Sasso19651967DC
7Francesco Arina19671971DC
8Francesco Lo Parco19711975DC
Francesco Arina19751980DC
9Bruno Carluccio19801985DC
Errico Ortese19851987PSI
Cosimo Ennio Masiello19871989PCI
12Cosimo Quaranta19891990DC
Giuseppe Marchionna19901992PSI
Teodoro Saponaro19921993PDS
Francesco Arina19931994DC

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Brindisi is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
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