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List of mayors of Gorizia

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Mayor of Gorizia
Sindaco di Gorizia
since 26 June 2017
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1918
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of Gorizia is an elected politician who, along with the Gorizia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The current Mayor is Rodolfo Ziberna, a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, who took office on 26 June 2017.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Gorizia, 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 Gorizia'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 (1918–1946)

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The office of Mayor of Gorizia was established in 1918 and it was elected by the City's 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.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giorgio Bombi 1918 1922
2 Antonio Bonne 1922 1922
(1) Giorgio Bombi 1924 1926
Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)
1 Giorgio Bombi 1926 1934 National Fascist Party
2 Valentino Pascoli 1934 1938 National Fascist Party
3 Antonio Casasola 1939 1943 National Fascist Party
4 Luigi Sussi 1943 1944 Republican Fascist Party
5 Alessio Coronini Cronberg 1944 1945 Republican Fascist Party
Allied occupation (1945–1948)
3 Giovanni Stecchina[3] 1945 1948 Italian Republican Party

Timeline

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Italian Republic (since 1946)

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City Council election (1948–1994)

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From 1948 to 1994, the Mayor of Gorizia was elected by the City's Council.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Ferruccio Bernardis 1948 1961 Christian Democracy
2 Luigi Poterzio 1961 1964 Christian Democracy
3 Franco Gallarotti 1964 1965 Christian Democracy
4 Michele Martina 1965 1972 Christian Democracy
5 Pasquale De Simone 1972 1980 Christian Democracy
6 Antonio Scarano 1980 1992 Christian Democracy
7 Erminio Tuzzi 1992 1993 Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1994)

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

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
8 Gaetano Valenti 27 June 1994 29 June 1998 Forza Italia
29 June 1998 11 June 2002
9 Vittorio Brancati 11 June 2002 29 May 2007 Independent (centre-left)
10 Ettore Romoli 29 May 2007 7 May 2012 Forza Italia
The People of Freedom
Forza Italia
7 May 2012 26 June 2017
11 Rodolfo Ziberna 26 June 2017 Incumbent Forza Italia

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ "Rodolfo Ziberna trionfa a Gorizia: eletto sindaco con il 60% dei voti". Trieste Prima (in Italian). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Pinacoteca dei sindaci". Comune di Gorizia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Chosen by the National Liberation Committee and appointed by the Prefect.
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