List of mayors of Ragusa

The Mayor of Ragusa is an elected politician who, along with the Ragusa's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ragusa in Sicily, Italy. The current Mayor is Giuseppe Cassì, a right-wing independent and former basketball player, who took office on 27 June 2018.[1]

This article is about the mayors of the Italian city of Ragusa. For the Croatian town, see Dubrovnik.
Mayor of Ragusa
Sindaco di Ragusa
Incumbent
Giuseppe Cassì (right-wing independent)
since 27 June 2018
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Ragusa is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Ragusa, 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 Ragusa'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 Ragusa was elected by the City's Council.[2]

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ragusa is chosen by direct election.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
13 Giorgio Chessari 26 June 1994 10 June 1998 Democratic Party of the Left
14 Domenico Arezzo 10 June 1998 9 June 2003 Forza Italia
15 Antonino Solarino 9 June 2003 18 November 2005 The Daisy
16 Nello Dipasquale 26 June 2006 29 May 2011 Forza Italia
The People of Freedom
29 May 2011 30 August 2012
17 Federico Piccitto 26 June 2013 16 July 2018 Five Star Movement
18 Giuseppe Cassì 16 July 2018 Incumbent Independent (right-wing)

Timeline

References
  1. "M5S, cade la roccaforte Ragusa: il nuovo sindaco è Cassì". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "I Sindaci del Comune di Ragusa". Comune di Ragusa (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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