List of mayors of Como

Mayor of Como
Sindaco di Como
Incumbent Alessandro Rapinese (Ind) since 29 June 2022
Appointer	Electorate of Como
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The mayor of Como is an elected politician who, along with the Como's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Como in Lombardy, Italy.

The current mayor is Alessandro Rapinese, an independent who took office on 29 June 2022.^[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Como is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Como, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Como'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)

City council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994, the mayor of Como was elected by the city council.

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Como is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.

Timeline

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