The mayor of Florence () is an elected politician who, along with the Florence City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Florence. The title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader. The office of Gonfaloniere was created in 1781 by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It was replaced by the office of mayor in 1865, during the early Kingdom of Italy. The incumbent mayor of Florence is Sara Funaro of the Democratic Party, who was elected on 23âÂÂ24 June 2024.
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Florence is member of Florence's city council. The title of mayor is not held by the heads of the five boroughs of Florence because they do not actually preside over self-governmental municipalities, and instead is elected by the population of Florence. Citizens also elect the members of the Florence City Council, which also controls 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 Florence'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. The seat of the city council is the city hall Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria.
In 1781 was created the office of Annual Gonfaloniere of Florence who was appointed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany every year.
In 1809, during the period of the newborn Kingdom of Etruria, it was temporarily created the office of Maire of Florence.
In 1815, the office of Gonfaloniere of Florence was restored.
In 1865, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Florence (Sindaco di Firenze), chosen by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian podestÃÂ chosen by the National Fascist Party.
From 1946 to 1995, the mayor of Florence was chosen by the city council.
Since 1995, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the mayor of Florence is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years.
Number of votes for each party:
Number of seats in the City Council for each party:
The election took place on 23 April 1995.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="7" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party of the Left | PDS | 88,105 || 36.05% || 19 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Refoundation Party | PRC | 25,347 || 10.37% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pact of Democrats | PdD | 9,090 || 3.72% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens | FdV | 7,168 || 2.93% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Labour Federation | FL | 5,117 || 2.09% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Republican Party | PRI | 2,115 || 0.87% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 8,786 || 3.60% || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Primicerio coalition (centre-left) | 145,728 || 59.63% || 29 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza ItaliaâÂÂChristian Democratic Centre | FIâÂÂCCD | 41,173 || 16.85% || 8 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian People's Party | PPI | 10,389 || 4.25% || 2 |- | style="background-color:gold" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pannella List | LP | 2,914 || 1.19% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Morales coalition (centre-right) | 54,476 || 22.29% || 10 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | National Alliance | AN | 39,298 || 16.08% || 7 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 4,875 || 2.00% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 244,377 || 100% || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 277,612 || 82.57% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 336,230 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place on 13 June 1999.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="7" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democrats of the Left | DS | 61,274 || 31.48% || 18 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Party of Italian Communists | PdCI | 11,166 || 5.74% || 3 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | The Democrats | Dem | 8,819 || 4.53% || 2 |- | style="background-color:pink" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian People's Party | PPI | 7,133 || 3.66% || 2 |- | style="background-color:purple" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Democratic Socialists | SDI | 4,743 || 2.44% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens | FdV | 4,364 || 2.24% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 3,386 || 1.74% || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Domenici coalition (centre-left) | 100,885 || 51.83% || 28 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="6" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 29,954 || 15.39% || 8 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance | AN | 25,320 || 13.01% || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Centre | CCD | 5,323 || 2.73% || 1 |- | style="background-color:#3B3B6D" | | style="text-align:left;" | Sgarbi List | LS | 2,438 || 1.25% || 0 |- | style="background-color:blue" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pensioners' Party | PP | 995 || 0.51% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 4,276 || 2.20% || 1 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Scaramuzzi coalition (centre-right) | 68,306 || 35.10% || 16 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Communist Refoundation Party | PRC | 10,945 || 5.62% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 14,492 || 7.47% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 194,628 || 100% || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 223,494 || 69.04% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 323,704 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 12âÂÂ13 June and the second on 26âÂÂ27 June 2004.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democrats of the Left | DS | 62,572 || 30.55% || 18 |- | style="background-color:pink" | | style="text-align:left;" | The Daisy | DL | 16,756 || 8.18% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Party of Italian Communists | PdCI | 11,065 || 5.40% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens | FdV | 5,024 || 2.45% || 1 |- | style="background-color:purple" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Democratic Socialists | SDI | 4,786 || 2.34% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 5,614 || 2.73% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Domenici coalition (centre-left) | 105,817 || 51.67% || 28 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 33,349 || 16.28% || 8 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance | AN | 21,256 || 10.38% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Union of the Centre | UDC | 7,913 || 3.86% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 888 || 0.43% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Valentino coalition (centre-right) | 63,406 || 30.96% || 14 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Communist Refoundation Party | PRC | 21,409 || 10.45% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 14,165 || 6.91% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 204,797 || 100% || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 233,200 || 75.95% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 307,035 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 6âÂÂ7 June and the second on 21âÂÂ22 June 2009.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party | PD | 68,245 || 35.29% || 22 |- | style="background-color:#7C0A02" | | style="text-align:left;" | Renzi List | LR | 10,526 || 5.44% || 3 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italy of Values | IdV | 5,540 || 2.86% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Left Ecology Freedom | SEL | 4,478 || 2.32% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 5,732 || 2.96% || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Renzi coalition (centre-left) | 94,521 || 48.88% || 28 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | The People of Freedom | PdL | 39,361 || 20.36% || 10 |- | style="background-color:purple" | | style="text-align:left;" | Galli List | LG | 17,563 || 9.08% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 2,660 || 1.38% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 2,022 || 1.04% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Galli coalition (centre-right) | 61,606 || 31.86% || 14 |- | style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | GreensâÂÂEuropean Republicans Movement | FdV-MRE | 7,692 || 3.98% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Left | FdS | 4,954 || 2.56% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 833 || 0.43% || 0 |- style="background-color:#FA6E79" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Spini coalition (left-wing) | 13,479 || 6.97% || 2 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| De Zordo List | LDZ | 7,336 || 3.79% || 1 |- | style="background-color:blue" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Citizens' Committees | CC | 6,325 || 3.27% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 10,104 || 5.23% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 193,371 || 100% || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 216,541 || 73.86% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 293,173 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place on 25 May 2014.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party | PD | 86,906 || 47.23% || 21 |- | style="background-color:#FF3988" | | style="text-align:left;" | Nardella List | LN | 16,114 || 8.76% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 6,898 || 3.75% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Nardella coalition (centre-left) | 109,918 || 59.74% || 24 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 17,988 || 9.78% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 1,598 || 0.87% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 2,654 || 1.44% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Stella coalition (centre-right) | 22,240 || 12.09% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Five Star Movement | M5S | 17,486 || 9.50% || 3 |- | style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Left Ecology Freedom | SEL | 7,677 || 4.17% || 2 |- | style="background-color:#EB4C42" | | style="text-align:left;" | Florence to the Left | FaS | 4,376 || 2.38% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Refoundation Party | PRC | 2,554 || 1.39% || 0 |- style="background-color:#FA6E79" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Grassi coalition (left-wing) | 14,607 || 7.94% || 3 |- | style="background-color:#D3419D" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Scaletti List | LS | 7,507 || 4.08% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Brothers of Italy | FdI | 6,176 || 3.36% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 6,075 || 3.30% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 184,009 || 100% || 36 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 194,245 || 67.22% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 288,971 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place on 26 May 2019.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party | PD | 74,020 || 41.23% || 19 |- | style="background-color:#FF3988" | | style="text-align:left;" | Nardella List | LN | 14,914 || 8.31% || 3 |- | style="background-color:gold" | | style="text-align:left;" | More Europe | +Eu | 3,257 || 1.81% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 8,154|| 4.54% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Nardella coalition (centre-left) | 100,345 || 55.90% || 22 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | League | Lega | 25,922 || 14.44% || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 7,629 || 4.25% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Brothers of Italy | FdI | 7,617 || 4.24% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 4,448 || 2.48% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Bocci coalition (centre-right) | 45,616 || 25.45% || 10 |- | style="background-color:#FA6E79" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:#EB4C42" | | style="text-align:left;" | Florence Open City | FCA | 5,596 || 3.12% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Left | SI | 4,056 || 2.26% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Power to the People! | PaP | 3,384 || 1.88% || 0 |- style="background-color:#FA6E79" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Moro Bundu coalition (left-wing) | 13,036 || 7.26% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Five Star Movement | M5S | 12,574 || 7.00% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 7,952 || 4.43% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 179,523 || 100% || 36 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 196,601 || 68.06% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 288,866 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 8âÂÂ9 June and the second on 23âÂÂ24 June 2024.
|- | colspan="7"| |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party | PD | 51,617 || 30.04% || 16 |- | style="background-color:#FF3988" | | style="text-align:left;" | Funaro List | LF | 10,581 || 6.16% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Greens and Left Alliance | AVS | 9,282 || 5.40% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Action | Azione | 2,075 || 1.21% || 0 |- | style="background-color:gold" | | style="text-align:left;" | More Europe | +Eu | 1,325 || 0.77% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 1,196|| 0.69% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Funaro coalition (centre-left) | 76,076 || 44.27% || 22 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Brothers of Italy | FdI | 22,597 || 13.15% || 4 |- | style="background-color:purple" | | style="text-align:left;" | Schmidt List | LS | 16,458 || 9.58% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | League | Lega | 8,695 || 5.06% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 7,267 || 4.23% || 1 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Schmidt coalition (centre-right) | 55,017 || 32.02% || 9 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Italia Viva | IV | 12,616 || 7.34% || 2 |- | style="background-color:gold" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Democratic Florence | FD | 10,363 || 6.03% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Common Project to the Left | SPC | 8,795 || 5.12% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Five Star Movement | M5S | 6,068 || 3.53% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 2,910 || 1.69% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 171,845 || 100% || 36 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast/turnout | 185,954 || 64.44% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 288,571 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior
The office of the Deputy Mayor of Florence was officially created in 1995 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor.