List of mayors of Pistoia


The Mayor of Pistoia is an elected politician who, along with the Pistoia's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Pistoia is member of the City Council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Pistoia, 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. The mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Pistoia'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 Pistoia was elected by the City Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Giuseppe Corsini22 December 194630 June 1951PCI
Giuseppe Gentile30 June 195116 November 1959PCI
Corrado Gelli16 November 195920 July 1970PCI
Francesco Toni20 July 197018 May 1976PCI
Renzo Bardelli18 May 197624 June 1982PCI
Vannino Chiti24 June 198224 June 1985PCI
Luciano Pallini24 June 198510 October 1988PCI
Marcello Bucci10 October 198811 September 1992PCI
Lido Scarpetti11 September 199228 June 1994PDS

Direct election (since 1994)

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