List of mayors of Udine

Mayor of Udine
Sindaco di Udine
since 18 April 2023
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1866
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo d'Aronco is the seat of the Mayor of Udine.

The mayor of Udine is an elected politician who, along with the Udine's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

The current mayor is Alberto Felice De Toni, a centre-left independent, elected on 17 April 2023.[1]

Overview

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

The mayor is elected by the population of Udine, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Udine'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1945-1995)

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Udine was elected by the city's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giovanni Cosattini 1 May 1945 19 April 1948 PSI
2 Giacomo Centazzo 19 April 1948 16 October 1960[a] DC
3 Bruno Cadetto 7 November 1960 16 June 1975 DC
4 Angelo Candolini 16 June 1975 2 October 1985[b] DC
5 Piergiorgio Bressani 29 October 1985 10 July 1990 DC
6 Pietro Zanfagnini 10 July 1990 23 August 1993 PSI
7 Claudio Mussato 23 August 1993 10 May 1995 DC
Notes
  1. ^ Died in office.
  2. ^ Died in office.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Udine is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2003 every five years.


Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
8 Enzo Barazza
(b. 1953) 		10 May 1995 26 September 1997[a] PRI PDS • PRI • FdV • PPI 1995
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 July 1998 – 2 December 1998)
9 Sergio Cecotti
(b. 1956) 		2 December 1998 9 June 2003 LN
Ind 		LN • MF 1998
(9) 9 June 2003 27 April 2008 DS • DL • FdV 2003
10 Furio Honsell
(b. 1958) 		27 April 2008 7 May 2013 PD PD • SA • IdV
and leftist lists 		2008
7 May 2013 19 January 2018[b] PD • SEL
and leftist lists 		2013
11 Pietro Fontanini
(b. 1952) 		14 May 2018 18 April 2023 LN LN • FI • FdI 2018
12 Alberto Felice De Toni
(b. 1955) 		18 April 2023 Incumbent Ind PD • AVS • A • IV 2023
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned. The deputy mayor Andrea Montich (PDS) held the office till a Special Commissioner was appointed by the Prefect.
  2. ^ Resigned. The deputy mayor Carlo Giacomello (PD) held the office till a new municipal election was held.

References

  1. ^ "È Alberto Felice De Toni il nuovo sindaco di Udine, il ballottaggio va a lui". udinetoday.it. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.