Mayor of Matera
Sindaco di Matera
Incumbent
Domenico Bennardi (M5S)
since 6 October 2020
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of Matera is an elected politician who, along with the Matera's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Matera in Basilicata, Italy.

The current Mayor is Domenico Bennardi, a member of the anti-establishment party Five Star Movement (M5S), who took office on 6 October 2020.[1][2][3]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Matera, 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 Matera'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 Matera was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giovanni Padula 1946 1952 DC
2 Giuseppe Lamacchia 1952 1956 DC
3 Francesco Padula 1956 1957 DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1957–1960)
4 Ottavio Lonigro 1960 1964 DC
(2) Giuseppe Lamacchia 1964 1967 DC
5 Michele De Ruggieri 1967 1968 DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1968–1970)
6 Francesco Andrea Gallo 1970 1975 DC
(3) Francesco Padula 1975 1978 DC
7 Antonio Fiamma 1978 1980 DC
8 Francesco Di Caro 1980 1984 DC
9 Alfonso Pontradolfi 1984 1986 PSI
10 Francesco Saverio Acito 1986 1994 DC

Direct election (since 1994)

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

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
11 Mario Manfredi 28 June 1994 8 June 1998 Ind PDS • PRC • FdV 1994
12 Angelo Minieri 8 June 1998 27 May 2002 DS DS • PRC • FdV • PPI 1998
13 Michele Porcari 27 May 2002 11 June 2007 DS DS • PRC • FdV • DL 2002
14 Emilio Nicola Buccico 11 June 2007 26 October 2009[lower-alpha 1] AN FI • AN • UDC 2007
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (26 October 2009 – 12 April 2010)
15 Salvatore Adduce 12 April 2010 15 June 2015 PD PD • IdV • FdV • UDC 2010
16 Raffaello De Ruggieri 15 June 2015 6 October 2020 Ind FI • PpI • Ind 2015
17 Domenico Bennardi 6 October 2020[lower-alpha 2] Incumbent M5S M5S • Volt • EV • PSI 2020
Notes
  1. ↑ Resigned.
  2. ↑ Election post-poned due to the coronavirus pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ "Elezioni a Matera, gli auguri di Bardi per Bennardi" (in Italian). Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ballottaggi, il centrodestra tiene Arezzo, il M5S vince a Matera" (in Italian). Il Giornale. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Matera, passaggio di consegne tra De Ruggeri e il neo eletto Domenico Bennardi: i dettagli" (in Italian). Matera News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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