The mayor of Naples is an elected politician who, along with the NaplesâÂÂs City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Naples.
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Naples is a member of the City Council of Naples. The mayor and the other 40 city councillors (consiglieri comunali) are elected for a five years term by the Italian and EU citizens residing in Naples.
After the election, the mayor can appoint one vice mayor and up to 16 assessors; together they form the municipal government (giunta comunale) and they implement the municipal policies, which are determined and controlled by the City Council. The City Council has also the power to dismiss the mayor or any of the assessors with a motion of no confidence.
Since 1993, Italian mayors of municipalities of more than 15,000 inhabitants have been directly elected by their respective electorates. Voters can express their choice for the mayor and for a list of municipal councillors not necessarily supporting the same mayor-candidate (voto disgiunto). If no mayor-candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election is held two weeks later among the top two candidates. In the list choice, each voter can express one or two preferences for councillor candidates; in the case of two preferences, their gender must be different. The party and civic lists supporting the elected mayor are granted a majority of the City Council seats, divided proportionally to each list result, by means of a majority bonus; the remaining seats are then assigned proportionally to the opposition lists.
The official seat of the mayor and of the City Council is Naples' City Hall, Palazzo San Giacomo.
From 1943 to 1993, the Mayor of Naples was elected by the City Council.
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Naples is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
The election took place on 16 November 1997.
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May, the second on 27 May 2001.
The election took place on 28âÂÂ29 May 2006.
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 15âÂÂ16 May, the second on 29âÂÂ30 May 2011.
|- 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:lightblue" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | The People of Freedom (Il Popolo delle Libertà) | PdL | 97,752 || 23.85% || 8 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | Force of the South (Forza del Sud) | FdS | 21,428 || 5.23% || 1 |- | style="background-color:#1560BD" | | style="text-align:left;" | We the South (Noi Sud) | NS | 14,658 || 3.58% || 1 |- | style="background-color:#2E5894" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri List (Lista Lettieri) | LL | 12,571 || 3.07% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 30,490 || 7.43% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri coalition (Centre-right) | 176,901 || 43.16% || 11 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 68,018 || 16.59% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) | SEL | 16,283 || 3.97% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 8,682 || 2.12% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Morcone coalition (Centre-left) | 92,983 || 22.68% || 5 |- | style="background-color:orange" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) | IdV | 33,320 || 8.13% || 15 |- | style="background-color:#CD7F32" | | style="text-align:left;" | Naples is Yours (Napoli è Tua) | NT | 18,902 || 4.61% || 8 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Left (Federazione della Sinistra) | FdS | 15,008 || 3.66% || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 1,292 || 0.32% || 0 |- style="background-color:orange" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | De Magistris coalition (Left-wing) | 68,522 || 16.72% || 29 |- | style="background-color:skyblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 21,335 || 5.21% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Future and Freedom (Futuro e Libertà) | FLI | 13,807 || 3.37% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Alliance for Italy (Alleanza per l'Italia) | ApI | 6,003 || 1.46% || 0 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 5,904 || 1.44% || 0 |- style="background-color:skyblue" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Pasquino coalition (Centre) | 47,069 || 11.48% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 24,420 || 5.96% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 409,895 || 100% || 48 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 490,142 || 60.33% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 812,450 || || 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 5 June and the second on 19 June 2016.
|- 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:orange" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | De Magistris List (Lista De Magistris) | LDM | 51,896 || 13.79% || 10 |- | style="background-color:#E4590F" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democracy and Autonomy (Democrazia e Autonomia) | DemA | 28,587 || 7.60% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Naples in Common to the Left (Napoli in Comune a Sinistra) | NCS | 19,945 || 5.30% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 11,341 || 3.01% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 37,971 || 10.08% || 3 |- style="background-color:orange" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | De Magistris coalition (Left-wing) | 149,740 || 39.80% || 24 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 36,145 || 9.61% || 4 |- | style="background-color:#2E5894" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri List (Lista Lettieri) | LL | 28,869 || 7.67% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 27,347 || 7.27% || 1 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Lettieri coalition (Centre-right) | 92,361 || 24.55% || 7 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) | PD | 43,790 || 11.64% || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Popular Area (Area Popolare) | AP | 7,521 || 2.00% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 37,675 || 10.01% || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Valente coalition (Centre-left) | 88,986 || 23.65% || 7 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) | M5S | 36,359 || 9.66% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 8,817 || 2.35% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 376,263 || 100% || 40 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 426,602 || 54.12% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 788,291 || || 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 3âÂÂ4 October 2021.
The office of the Deputy Mayor of Naples was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the Mayor.