List of Mayors of Venice
Encyclopedia
The Mayor of Venice is an elected politician who, along with Venice’s 45-member city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Venice. As of March 2010, Giorgio Orsoni holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Massimo Cacciari
from April 2005 until his succession by Orsoni.
This is a list of Mayors of Venice
during the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
(1806–1815) and during the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (1815–1866). From the 1866 to 1993 Mayors were elected by the City Council (in the Kingdom of Italy
and in the Italian Republic
). Since 1993 the mayor is elected by the inhabitans of Venice
; initially the terms length was 4 years (1993–2000), since 2000 the terms length is 5 years.
created the office of the Mayor of Venice (Sindaco di Venezia), chosen by the City council:
:
For the first time under the new electoral law citizens could vote directly the mayor; before this choise was made by the City Council. For the first time in the municipal political history there weren't parties like Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party
or Italian Communist Party
: the main parties were the newborn separatist Lega Nord and the Alliance of Progressives
, composed by center-left parties.
The main candidates were Massimo Cacciari
and Aldo Mariconda. However there were a lot of others candidates from different parties.
On December 5 1993, Cacciari won the election and became the first elected mayor of Venice.
The main candidates were the outgoing mayor Massimo Cacciari
, supported by Romano Prodi
's coalition The Olive Tree, and Mauro Pizzigati, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
's party Forza Italia
.
The snap election was held in April 2000 because in January of the same year the incumbent mayor Massimo Cacciari
lost his majority in the City Council and couldn't approve the municipal economic balance, so he resigned.
The main candidates were two: Paolo Costa
and Renato Brunetta
.
The candidates were in total eleven, but only four were supported by political parties (all the others were supported by civic lists): Massimo Cacciari
, which were supported by the center-left party The Daisy, Felice Casson, who was supported by a broad center-left coalition, Cesare Campa, who was supported by Forza Italia
and Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, and Alberto Mazzonetto, who was supported by Lega Nord.
In the second round went Massimo Cacciari
, who represented the moderate left, and Felice Casson, who represented some of the extreme left parties. Despite the first round had a lot of votes, Casson lost because many of the center-right voters voted for Cacciari
.
After two years, however, when Democrats of the Left
and The Daisy merged into the Democratic Party
, Cacciari had a majority even greater in the city council.
There were nine candidates (two supported by important coalition and seven supported by differents civic lists); the most important candidates were Giorgio Orsoni
and the minister Renato Brunetta
, who tried for a second time to become the mayor (in fact he was candidate for this position in 2000). Giorgio Orsoni
was supported by a center-left coalition formed by Democratic Party
, Italy of Values
, Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, Communist Refoundation Party
and the Italian Socialist Party, Renato Brunetta
was supported by a center-right coalition formed by The People of Freedom
and Lega Nord.
Orsoni
won the election in the first round making did not go to vote for a possible second round, as it has happened in the elections of 2000 and of 2005.
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
from April 2005 until his succession by Orsoni.
This is a list of Mayors of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
during the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state founded in Northern Italy by Napoleon, fully influenced by revolutionary France, that ended with his defeat and fall.-Constitutional statutes:...
(1806–1815) and during the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (1815–1866). From the 1866 to 1993 Mayors were elected by the City Council (in the Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
and in the Italian Republic
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
). Since 1993 the mayor is elected by the inhabitans of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
; initially the terms length was 4 years (1993–2000), since 2000 the terms length is 5 years.
Rectors
Rectors of Venice were appointed since 1806 to 1866 by the kings who reigned over the city during the 19th century: Napoleon and the Habsburgs:- 1806-1811, Daniele Renier
- 1811-1816, Bartolomeo Gerolamo Gradenigo
- 1817-1818, Marco Molin
- 1818-1827, Francesco Calbo Crotta
- 1827-1834, Domenico Morosini
- 1834-1837, Giuseppe Boldù
- 1838-1857, Giovanni Correr
- 1857-1859, Alessandro Marcello
- 1860-1866, Pierluigi Bembo
Mayors
Since 1866, newborn Kingdom of ItalyKingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
created the office of the Mayor of Venice (Sindaco di Venezia), chosen by the City council:
- 1866-1868, Giobatta Giustinian
- 1868-1875, Giuseppe Giovanelli
- 1870-1875, Antonio Fornoni
- 1875-1878, Giobatta Giustinian
- 1878-1888, Dante Di Serego Alighieri
- 1888-1890, Lorenzo Tiepolo
- 1890-1895, Riccardo Selvatico (Radical PartyRadical Party (Italy, 1877)The Radical Party was a radical political party in Italy.It was founded in 1877 by Agostino Bertani and Felice Cavallotti as a radical-liberal party of what was then considered the "far left", from the name of the parliamentary group the Radicals formed with Andrea Costa, the first Socialist...
) - 1895-1919, Filippo Grimani
- 1919-1923, Davide Giordani
Fascist rectors
Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with a single authoritarian Rector (Podestà) chosen by the National Fascist PartyNational Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism...
:
- 1923-1929, Pietro Orsi
- 1929-1930, Ettore Zorzi
- 1930-1938, Mario Alverà
- 1938-1941, Giovanni Marcello
- 1941-1945, Giobatta dell'Armi
Democratic mayors
From 1945 to 1993, the Mayor of Venice was chosen by the City council:| # | Name | Start year |
End year |
Party | Coalition | Elections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Ponti | 1945 | 1946 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... |
CLN National Liberation Committee The National Liberation Committee was the underground political entity of Italian Partisans during the German occupation of Italy in the last years of the Second World War. It was a multi-party entity, whose members were united by their anti-fascism... |
none |
| 2 | Giovanni Batista Gianquinto | 1946 | 1951 | Communist Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... |
PCI Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played... |
1946 |
| 3 | Angelo Spanio | 1951 | 1955 | Christian democratic | DC | 1951 |
| 4 | Roberto Tognazzi | 1955 | 1960 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... |
DC | 1955 |
| 5 | Giovanni Favaretto Fisca | 1960 | 1970 | Christian democratic | DC | 1960, 1965 |
| 6 | Giorgio Longo | 1970 | 1975 | Christian democratic | DC | 1970 |
| 7 | Mario Rigo | 1975 | 1985 | Socialist Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
DC - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
1975, 1980 |
| 8 | Nereo Laroni | 1985 | 1987 | Socialist Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... |
DC Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
1985 |
| 9 | Antonio Casellati | 1987 | 1990 | Republican Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
DC Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
- |
| 10 | Ugo Bergamo | 1990 | 1993 | Christian democratic Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... |
DC Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching... - PSI Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II... - PRI Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party is a liberal political party in Italy.The PRI is party with old roots that originally took a left-wing position, claiming descent from the political position of Giuseppe Mazzini... |
1990 |
Elected mayors
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Venice is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and since 2000 every five years:| |
Mayor of Venice Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region... |
Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the... |
December 5, 1993 | January 25, 2000 | Democratic Party of the Left Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... then The Democrats The Democrats The Democrats may refer to:*Democratic Party *The Democrats *The Democrats *The Democrats... |
PDS Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... - PRC Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... - AD Democratic Alliance (Italy) The Democratic Alliance was an Italian political party founded in 1993, with the intent of becoming the container of an alliance of centre-left forces. However, the project did not succeed, and it presented itself as a minor party, mainly composed of former Republicans and former Communists... - FV Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... December 5, 1993 – November 16, 1997 |
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| The Olive Tree November 16, 1997 – January 25, 2000 |
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| 12 | Paolo Costa Paolo Costa Paolo Costa is an Italian Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the Olive Tree ticket and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.... |
April 30, 2000 | April 25, 2005 | Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy | The Olive Tree April 30, 2000 – April 25, 2005 |
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| 13 | Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the... |
April 25, 2005 | March 30, 2010 | Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy then Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... |
DL (then PD Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... ) - UDEUR April 25, 2005 - March 30, 2010 |
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| 14 | Giorgio Orsoni Giorgio Orsoni Giorgio Orsoni is an Italian lawyer, politician, and the current mayor of Venice.-Biography:Orsoni is a lawyer by profession, and since 1972 has been Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice... |
March 30, 2010 | incumbent | centre-left Centre-left Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum... |
PD Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... - PRC Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... - FV Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... - IDV Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... - UDC since March 30, 2010 |
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Mayoral and Council election, 1993
The election took place in two rounds: the first on November 21 and the second on December 5.For the first time under the new electoral law citizens could vote directly the mayor; before this choise was made by the City Council. For the first time in the municipal political history there weren't parties like Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
or Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
: the main parties were the newborn separatist Lega Nord and the Alliance of Progressives
Alliance of Progressives
The Alliance of Progressives was a left-wing electoral coalition in Italy in 1994.It was composed of:*the Democratic Party of the Left ;*the Communist Refoundation Party ;...
, composed by center-left parties.
The main candidates were Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
and Aldo Mariconda. However there were a lot of others candidates from different parties.
On December 5 1993, Cacciari won the election and became the first elected mayor of Venice.
| Venice Mayoral Election Results 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (November 21) |
% | 2nd Round (%) (December 5) |
|
| Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the... |
Democratic Party of the Left Democratic Party of the Left The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:... |
89.048 | 42,3 | 56,4 | |
| Aldo Mariconda | Lega Nord | 55.816 | 26,5 | 44,6 |
Mayoral and Council election, 1997
The election took place on November 16.The main candidates were the outgoing mayor Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
, supported by Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
's coalition The Olive Tree, and Mauro Pizzigati, supported by Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
's party Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
.
| Venice Mayoral Election Results 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (November 16) |
% | |
| Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the... |
Democrats | 116.751 | 64,6 | |
| Mauro Pizzigati | Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
37.436 | 20,7 |
Mayoral and Council election, 2000
The election took place in two rounds: the first on April 16 and the second on April 30.The snap election was held in April 2000 because in January of the same year the incumbent mayor Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
lost his majority in the City Council and couldn't approve the municipal economic balance, so he resigned.
The main candidates were two: Paolo Costa
Paolo Costa
Paolo Costa is an Italian Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the Olive Tree ticket and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group....
and Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's...
.
| Venice Mayoral Election Results 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (April 16) |
% | 2nd Round (April 30) |
% | |
| Paolo Costa Paolo Costa Paolo Costa is an Italian Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the Olive Tree ticket and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.... |
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 62.755 | 37,7 | 68.229 | 56,0 | |
| Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's... |
Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
64.956 | 39,0 | 53.686 | 44,0 |
Mayoral and Council election, 2005
These elections were held on two separate dates: the first round on 3 and 4 April 2005, the second round on 17 and 18 April 2005.The candidates were in total eleven, but only four were supported by political parties (all the others were supported by civic lists): Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
, which were supported by the center-left party The Daisy, Felice Casson, who was supported by a broad center-left coalition, Cesare Campa, who was supported by Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
and Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, and Alberto Mazzonetto, who was supported by Lega Nord.
In the second round went Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
, who represented the moderate left, and Felice Casson, who represented some of the extreme left parties. Despite the first round had a lot of votes, Casson lost because many of the center-right voters voted for Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari
Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...
.
After two years, however, when Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
and The Daisy merged into the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
, Cacciari had a majority even greater in the city council.
| Venice Mayoral Election Results 2005 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (April 3-4) |
% | 2nd Round (April 17-18) |
% | |
| Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the... |
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy | 37.488 | 23,2 | 64.315 | 50,5 | |
| Felice Casson Felice Casson Felice Casson is an Italian magistrate and politician, who discovered the existence of Operation Gladio, a "stay-behind" NATO anti-communist army during the Cold War, while investigating an attack on three Carabinieri in 1972, for which two neo-fascists were convicted; the explosives used in the... |
Democrats of the Left Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007... |
60.837 | 37,7 | 62.974 | 49,5 | |
| Cesare Campa | Forza Italia Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... |
32.726 | 20,7 | - | - |
Mayoral and Council election, 2010
These elections were held on 28 and 29 March 2010.There were nine candidates (two supported by important coalition and seven supported by differents civic lists); the most important candidates were Giorgio Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni is an Italian lawyer, politician, and the current mayor of Venice.-Biography:Orsoni is a lawyer by profession, and since 1972 has been Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice...
and the minister Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's...
, who tried for a second time to become the mayor (in fact he was candidate for this position in 2000). Giorgio Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni is an Italian lawyer, politician, and the current mayor of Venice.-Biography:Orsoni is a lawyer by profession, and since 1972 has been Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice...
was supported by a center-left coalition formed by Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
, Italy of Values
Italy of Values
Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...
, Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
and the Italian Socialist Party, Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta
Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's...
was supported by a center-right coalition formed by The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
and Lega Nord.
Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni
Giorgio Orsoni is an Italian lawyer, politician, and the current mayor of Venice.-Biography:Orsoni is a lawyer by profession, and since 1972 has been Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice...
won the election in the first round making did not go to vote for a possible second round, as it has happened in the elections of 2000 and of 2005.
| Venice Mayoral Election Results 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Round (March 28-29) |
% | |
| Giorgio Orsoni Giorgio Orsoni Giorgio Orsoni is an Italian lawyer, politician, and the current mayor of Venice.-Biography:Orsoni is a lawyer by profession, and since 1972 has been Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice... |
independent of the centre-left Centre-left Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum... |
75.403 | 51,1 | |
| Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta is an Italian economist and politician and, as of May 2008, a minister in the Berlusconi government.He is a former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the North-East from 2004 to 2009 with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's... |
People of Freedom | 62.833 | 42,6 |
| Venice Council Election 2010 - Parties | ||||||||
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| Coalition | votes | % | seats | Party | votes | % | seats | |
| Center-left (Orsoni) | 65,692 | 51.3 | 28 | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... Italy of Values Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... Union of the Centre Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... Italian Socialist Party Communist Refoundation Party Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... Civic List (1) |
37,027 8,628 5,824 4,816 4,800 4,244 353 |
28.9 6.7 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.3 0.3 |
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| Center-right (Brunetta) | 54,356 | 42.4 | 16 | People of Freedom Lega Nord Pensioner's Party Pensioners' Party (Italy) The Pensioners' Party is a centrist Italian political party. It was founded in 1987 in Milan and its current leader is Carlo Fatuzzo.... Civic Lists (3) |
29,179 14,297 688 10,192 |
22.8 11.2 0.5 7.9 |
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