List of mayors of Asti

The Mayor of Asti is an elected politician who, along with the Asti's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Asti in Piedmont, Italy. The current Mayor is Maurizio Rasero, a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, who took office on 27 June 2017.[1][2]

Mayor of Asti
Sindaco di Asti
Incumbent
Maurizio Rasero (Forza Italia)
since 27 June 2017
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1848
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Asti, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Asti'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 Asti was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Felice Platone 1946 1951 Italian Communist Party
2 Giovanni Viale 1951 1960 Christian Democracy
3 Giovanni Giraudi 1960 1967 Christian Democracy
4 Cesare Marchia 1967 1971 Christian Democracy
5 Guglielmo Berzano 1971 1975 Christian Democracy
6 Gian Piero Vigna 1975 1982 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
7 Guglielmo Pasta 1982 1983 Italian Liberal Party
(6) Gian Piero Vigna 1983 1985 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
8 Giorgio Galvagno 1985 1994 Italian Socialist Party

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Asti is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
9 Alberto Bianchino 26 June 1994 7 June 1998 Democratic Party of the Left
10 Luigi Andrea Florio 7 June 1998 11 June 2002 Forza Italia
11 Vittorio Voglino 11 June 2002 12 June 2007 The Daisy
(8) Giorgio Galvagno 12 June 2007 22 May 2012 Forza Italia
The People of Freedom
12 Fabrizio Brignolo 22 May 2012 27 June 2017 Democratic Party
13 Maurizio Rasero 27 June 2017 Incumbent Forza Italia

References
  1. "Maurizio Rasero è il nuovo sindaco di Asti". quotidianopiemontese.it. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "Maurizio Rasero è il nuovo Sindaco di Asti". ilcorriere.net. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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