List of mayors of Massa

Mayor of Massa
Sindaco di Massa

Incumbent Francesco Persiani (Lega Nord) since 26 June 2018
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1865
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Massa is an elected politician who, along with the Massa's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Massa in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Francesco Persiani, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 26 June 2018.^[1]^[2]

Overview

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

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

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Giulio Guidoni	3 May 1946	9 March 1948	Christian Democracy
2	Gino Cecchieri	10 March 1948	4 October 1957	Christian Democracy
3	Alberto Del Nero	2 December 1958	5 December 1962	Christian Democracy
4	Renato Argini	6 December 1962	22 January 1963	Italian Socialist Party
5	Silvio Balderi	23 January 1963	3 January 1968	Christian Democracy
6	Ennio Fialdini	4 January 1968	5 March 1968	Christian Democracy
7	Umberto Barbaresi	5 March 1968	17 April 1969	Italian Socialist Party
(6)	Ennio Fialdini	11 September 1970	24 September 1975	Christian Democracy
8	Silvio Tongiani	25 September 1975	7 August 1980	Italian Communist Party
(7)	Umberto Barbaresi	8 August 1980	19 September 1985	Italian Socialist Party
9	Sauro Panesi	20 September 1985	5 August 1986	Italian Socialist Party
10	Mauro Carlo Pennacchiotti	5 August 1986	7 May 1990	Italian Republican Party
11	Ermenegildo Manfredi	9 August 1990	20 October 1993	Christian Democracy
12	Luigi Della Pina	16 November 1993	9 August 1994	Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1994)

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

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
13	Roberto Pucci	5 December 1994	30 November 1998	Democratic Party of the Left
13	Roberto Pucci	30 November 1998	27 May 2003	Democrats of the Left
14	Fabrizio Neri	27 May 2003	29 April 2008	The Daisy Democratic Party
(13)	Roberto Pucci	29 April 2008	29 May 2013	The Left – The Rainbow
15	Alessandro Volpi	29 May 2013	26 June 2018	Democratic Party
16	Francesco Persiani	26 June 2018	3 March 2023	League
16	Francesco Persiani	29 May 2023	Incumbent	League

Timeline

References

^ "Persiani nuovo sindaco di Massa, per la prima volta vince il centrodestra". La Gazzetta di Massa e Carrara. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "Persiani: grazie Massa per la fiducia". Il Tirreno. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.