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List of mayors of Forlì

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Mayor of Forlì
Sindaco di Forlì
since 11 June 2019
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Forlì is an elected politician who, along with the Forlì's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Forlì in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The current mayor is Gian Luca Zattini, a centre-right independent, who took office on 11 June 2019.[1][2]

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Forlì is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Forlì, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Forlì'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.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

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In 1860, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the mayor of Forlì (Sindaco di Forlì), appointed by the King himself. From 1889 to 1926 the mayor was elected by the city council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giovanni Romagnoli 1860 1861 Independent
2 Pellegrino Canestri Trotti 1861 1866 Historical Right
3 Augusto Matteucci 1866 1868 Historical Right
4 Alessandro Mazzoni 1868 1878 Historical Left
(3) Augusto Matteucci 1878 1883 Historical Right
5 Gaetano Ghinassi 1883 1889 Historical Left
6 Ercole Adriano Ceccarelli 1889 1894 Italian Republican Party
7 Domenico Manzoni 1894 1898 Historical Left
8 Curzio Casati 1898 1901 Historical Left
9 Giuseppe Bellini 1901 1910 Italian Republican Party
10 Giuseppe Gaudenzi 1910 1915 Italian Republican Party
(9) Giuseppe Bellini 1915 1919 Italian Republican Party
(10) Giuseppe Gaudenzi 1919 1923 Italian Republican Party
11 Corrado Panciatichi 1923 1926 National Fascist Party
Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)
1 Ercole Gaddi Pepoli 1926 1930 National Fascist Party
2 Mario Fabbri 1930 1936 National Fascist Party
3 Fante Luigi Panciatichi 1936 1940 National Fascist Party
4 Franco Melli 1940 1942 National Fascist Party
5 Renato Rossi 1942 1943 National Fascist Party
6 Attiliano Tancini 1943 1945 Republican Fascist Party
Allied occupation (1945–1946)
12 Franco Agosto 1945 1946 Italian Communist Party

Italian Republic (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946–1995)

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From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Forlì was elected by the city's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Franco Agosto 1946 1951 Italian Communist Party
2 Francesco Simoncini 1951 1952 Italian Republican Party
3 Mario Colletto 1952 1956 Italian Republican Party
4 Icilio Missiroli 1956 1965 Italian Republican Party
Carlo De Nardo 1966 1966 Special commissioner
Emanuele Loperfido 1966 1970 Special commissioner
5 Angelo Satanassi 1970 1979 Italian Communist Party
6 Giorgio Zanniboni 1979 1989 Italian Communist Party
7 Sauro Sedioli 1989 1995 Italian Communist Party
Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1995)

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Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Forlì is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
8 Franco Rusticali 25 April 1995 15 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
15 June 1999 14 July 2004
9 Nadia Masini 14 July 2004 23 June 2009 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
10 Roberto Balzani 23 June 2009 28 May 2014 Democratic Party
11 Davide Drei 28 May 2014 11 June 2019 Democratic Party
12 Gian Luca Zattini 11 June 2019 Incumbent Independent (centre-right)
Re-elected

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ "Elezioni 2019, Forlì al ballottaggio: Zattini in testa, Calderoni resiste. I risultati". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Zattini si insedia in Comune e fa subito un giro degli uffici: "Da oggi sono il sindaco di tutti"". Forlì Today (in Italian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.