List of mayors of Sassari

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

Mayor of Sassari
Sindaco di Sassari
Incumbent
Giuseppe Mascia (PD)
since 17 June 2024
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo Ducale is the seat of the Mayor of Sassari.

The elected Mayor is Giuseppe Mascia, a member of the Democratic Party who was elected on 9 June 2024.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Sassari, 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 Sassari'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)

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City Council election (1946-1995)

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From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Sassari was elected by the City Council.

 MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1Candido Mura10 April 19464 September 1946DC
2Oreste Pieroni4 September 194625 September 1954DC
3Vittorio Devilla25 September 195427 June 1956DC
4Giuseppe Binna27 June 195611 February 1957DC
5Piero Masia11 February 195728 November 1960DC
6Lorenzo Ganadu28 November 19606 September 1963DC
7Antonio Maria Brianda6 September 19639 January 1965DC
8Salvino Naitana9 January 19659 May 1966DC
9Nicolò Piras9 May 196620 December 1968DC
10Francesco Guarino20 December 196815 January 1971DC
11Benito Saba15 January 197110 December 1973DC
12Sebastiano Virdis10 December 19736 September 1975DC
13Fausto Fadda6 September 197513 December 1978PSI
14Franco Meloni13 December 197829 September 1980PSd'Az
15Pietro Montresori29 September 198030 May 1983DC
16Raimondo Rizzu30 May 198328 January 1988DC
17Marco Fumi28 January 19888 August 1990PSI
18Franco Borghetto8 August 199028 January 1994PSI
19Franco Masala28 January 19948 August 1994PSDI
20Giacomo Spissu8 August 19947 May 1995PSI

Direct election (since 1995)

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Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Sassari is chosen by direct election.

 MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
21 Anna Sanna
(b. 1948)
8 May 19953 May 2000PDSPDS  • PSd'Az  • PdD  • PPI1995
22 Nanni Campus
(b. 1952)
3 May 20009 May 2005ANFI  • AN  • CCD  • RS2000
23 Gianfranco Ganau
(b. 1955)
9 May 200531 May 2010DS
PD
The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-PSd'Az-SDI-PRC)
2005
31 May 201028 March 2014[a]PD  • IdV  • FdS2010
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (28 March 2014 – 31 May 2014)
24 Nicola Sanna
(b. 1963)
31 May 20142 July 2019PDPD  • SEL  • CD2014
(22) Nanni Campus
(b. 1952)
2 July 201917 June 2024IndInd2019
25 Giuseppe Mascia
(b. 1975)
17 June 2024IncumbentPDPD  • AVS  • M5S2024
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after being elected regional councillor.

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ "Giuseppe Mascia è il nuovo sindaco di Sassari". La Nuova Sardegna. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Borghetto, Franco (1997). Simone Manca. Il primo sindaco di Sassari dopo l'Unità d'Italia. Sassari: Stampacolor.
  • Brigaglia, Manlio (1979). La classe dirigente a Sassari da Giolitti a Mussolini. Cagliari: Edizioni Della Torre.
  • Costa, Enrico (1976). Sassari. Sassari: Edizioni Gallizzi.
  • Pallone, Mario (1932). "Note sui podesta di Sassari durante il dominio aragonese e spagnuolo". Studi sassaresi. Vol. 11. Sassari: Edizioni Gallizzi.
  • Pintus, Renato (1978). Sovrani, viceré di Sardegna e governatori di Sassari. Sassari: Poddighe.