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Mayor of Cagliari
Sindaco di Cagliari
Incumbent
Massimo Zedda (PP)
since 17 June 2024
StyleNo title, courtesy or style
AppointerPopular election
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Formation1848
Websitecomune.cagliari.it
Cagliari Town Hall.

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

The elected Mayor is Massimo Zedda, a member of the centre-left party Progressive Party, elected on 9 June 2024.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Cagliari, 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 Cagliari'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 Sardinia (1848–1861)

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The office of Mayor of Cagliari (Sindaco di Cagliari) was created in 1848 after the promulgation of the Albertine Statute.[2][3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Fortunato Cossu Baille 1849 1850
2 Antioco Loru 1851 1852
3 Edmondo Roberti 1853 1856
4 Tommaso Marini Demuro 1857 1859
5 Giovanni Meloni Baille 1860 1861

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

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Initially appointed by the King, the Mayor of Cagliari was elected by the City council from 1899 to 1926. 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 1944 during the Allied occupation.[2][3]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
5 Giovanni Meloni Baille 1861 1862
(3) Edmondo Roberti 1863 1875
6 Francesco Cocco-Ortu 1882 1883
7 Salvatore Marcello 1883 1884
8 Emanuele Ravot 1884 1888
9 Ottone Bacaredda 1890 1902
10 Giuseppe Picinelli 1902 1904
(9) Ottone Bacaredda 1904 1910
11 Francesco Nobilioni 1910 1911
(9) Ottone Bacaredda 1911 1917
(9) Ottone Bacaredda 1920 1921
12 Gavino Dessì Deliperi 1921 1923
Fascist Podestà (1926–1944)
1 Vittorio Tredici 1926 1928 PNF
2 Enrico Endrich 1928 1934 PNF
3 Giovanni Cao 1934 1935 PNF
4 Angelo Prunas 1935 1942 PNF
Allied occupation (1944–1946)
(12) Gavino Dessì Deliperi 1944 1944
13 Cesare Pintus 1944 1946 PdA

Italian Republic (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946–1994)

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From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Cagliari was elected by the City Council.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Luigi Crespellani 1946 1949 DC
2 Pietro Leo 1949 1956 DC
3 Mario Palomba 1956 1960 DC
4 Antonio Follese 1960 1960 DC
5 Giuseppe Peretti 1960 1960 DC
6 Giuseppe Brotzu 1960 1967 DC
7 Paolo De Magistris 1967 1970 DC
8 Angelo Lai 1970 1971 DC
9 Eudoro Fanti 1971 1972 DC
10 Franco Murtas 1972 1975 DC
11 Salvatore Ferrara 1975 1979 PSI
12 Mario De Sotgiu 1979 1980 DC
13 Michele Columbu 1980 1980 PSd'Az
14 Bachisio Scarpa 1980 1981 DC
15 Michele Di Martino 1981 1984 DC
(7) Paolo De Magistris 1984 1990 DC
16 Roberto Dal Cortivo 1990 1992 PSI
17 Gaetano Giua Marassi 1992 1994 DC

Direct election (since 1994)

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

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
18 Mariano Delogu
(1933–2016) 		28 June 1994 26 May 1998 AN Pole of Good Government
(FI-AN) 		1994
26 May 1998 21 March 2001[a] Pole for Freedoms
(FI-AN-CCD) 		1998
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (21 March 2001 – 16 May 2001)
19 Emilio Floris
(b. 1944) 		16 May 2001 12 June 2006 FI
PdL 		House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-CCD-CDU-RS) 		2001
12 June 2006 1 June 2011 House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-UDC-RS) 		2006
20 Massimo Zedda
(b. 1976) 		1 June 2011 6 June 2016 SEL
AP 		PD • SEL • IdV • FdS
and left-wing lists 		2011
6 June 2016 5 April 2019[b] PD • SI • RM
and left-wing lists 		2016
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (5 April 2019 – 18 July 2019)
21 Paolo Truzzu
(b. 1972) 		18 July 2019 20 April 2024[c] FdI FdI • PSd’Az • RS
Lega • FI • UDC 		2019
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (20 April 2024 – 17 June 2024)
(20) Massimo Zedda
(b. 1976) 		17 June 2024 Incumbent PP PD • PP • M5S • AVS 2024
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after swearing in as senator. The special commissioner Giovanni Balsamo held the office till a municipal election was held.
  2. ^ Resigned after being elected to the Regional Council of Sardinia. The special commissioner Bruno Carcangiu held the office till the 2019 local elections.
  3. ^ Resigned after being elected to the Regional Council of Sardinia. The special commissioner Luisanna Marras held the office till the 2024 local elections.

Timeline

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Massimo Zedda di nuovo sindaco di Cagliari: «Vittoria dedicata alla memoria di Matteotti e Berlinguer»". Unionesarda.it. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gli uomini che hanno governato Cagliari". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Governatori e Sindaci della Città di Cagliari (1400–1900)". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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