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City Council of Florence

*Consiglio Comunale di Firenze*
City Council of Florence ; Consiglio Comunale di Firenze
History
Founded	3 December 1860
Leadership
President	Cosimo Guccione, PD ; since 16 July 2024
Mayor	Sara Funaro, PD ; since 26 June 2024
Structure
Seats	36
Political groups	Mayoral majority (22) PD (16); Funaro List (3); AVS (3); Opposition (14) FdI (4); Schmidt List (3); IV (2); Lega (1); FI (1); M5S (1); FD (1); PRC (1);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation with coalition majority bonus
Last election	8–9 June 2024
Next election	Between 15 April ; and 15 June 2029
Meeting place
	Palazzo Vecchio, ; Piazza della Signoria – Florence
Website
	Comune di Firenze.it

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The City Council of Florence (Italian: Consiglio Comunale di Firenze) is the top tier legislative body of the municipality of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It consists of the directly elected mayor of Florence and of an elected 36-member assembly, which controls the mayor's governing actions and has the authority to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence.

The City Council is elected for five-year terms. Its seats are assigned proportionally to each party and list, with a majority bonus being awarded to the winning coalition to guarantee governability. The last election was held on 8 and 9 June 2024.^[1]

The City Council meets at Palazzo Vecchio, located in Piazza della Signoria.^[2]

Composition

The political system of the comuni of Italy was changed in 1993, when a semi-presidential system for the mayoral election was introduced. Previously, the Council was elected under a pure proportional system and the Council had the power to elect and dismiss the Mayor of Florence; since 1993 the Mayor and the Council are jointly elected by citizens, with an electoral law that assures to the elected Mayor a political majority in the Council.

Under this system, the election of the Mayor is prior over the election of the Council. Voters express a direct choice for the Mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition and this gives a result whereby the winning candidate is able to claim majority support in the new Council. The candidate who is elected Mayor has always a majority of at least 61% of seats (22 seats) in the City Council, which will support him during his term. The seats for each party of the coalition which wins the majority is determined proportionally.

In this type of system, the Council is generally elected for a five-year term, but, if the Mayor suffers a vote of no confidence, resigns or dies, under the simul stabunt, simul cadent clause introduced in 1993 (literally they will stand together or they will fall together), also the Council is dissolved and a snap election is called.

The City Committee (Italian: giunta comunale), the executive body of the city, chosen and presided directly by the Mayor, is generally composed by members of the City Council, but also by external members.

Current composition (2024–2029)

The City Council of is currently composed of the following political groups:^[2]

	Seats	Status
Democratic Party (PD)	16 / 36	In government
Brothers of Italy (FdI)	4 / 36	In opposition
Funaro for Mayor	3 / 36	In government
Greens and Left Alliance (AVS)	3 / 36	In government
Schmidt for Mayor	3 / 36	In opposition
Italia Viva (IV)	2 / 36	In opposition
Lega	1 / 36	In opposition
Forza Italia (FI)	1 / 36	In opposition
Five Star Movement (M5S)	1 / 36	In opposition
Democratic Florence (FD)	1 / 36	In opposition
Communist Refoundation Party (PRC)	1 / 36	In opposition

By coalition:

	Seats	Status
Centre-left coalition	22 / 36	Mayoral majority
Centre-right coalition	9 / 48	Opposition
Italia Viva	2 / 36	Opposition
Five Star Movement	1 / 36	Opposition
Democratic Florence	1 / 36	Opposition
Communist Refoundation Party	1 / 36	Opposition

City Committee (2024–2029)

The current City Committee (Italian: giunta comunale) is composed by the Mayor along with 10 members and has been in office since 12 July 2024:^[3]

Portfolio	Officeholder
Mayor	Sara Funaro	PD
Deputy Mayor	Paola Galgani	Ind
Environment, urban agricolture and animal protection	Paola Galgani	Ind
Education, equal opportunities, culture of memory	Benedetta Albanese	PD
Culture and municipal agencies	Giovanni Bettarini	PD
Urban planning	Caterina Biti	PD
Labour policies, university, public properties	Dario Danti	AVS
Sustainable mobility, green transition, city police	Andrea Giorgio	PD
Welfare, housing and integration policies	Nicola Paulesu	Ind
Sport and youth policies	Letizia Perini	PD
Municipal services, civil protection, smart city, artificial intelligence, innovation	Laura Sparavigna	PD
Economic development and tourism	Jacopo Vicini	PD

Functions

The Council acts as the supreme legislative body of the city. It is convened and chaired by a speaker (president del consiglio comunale) appointed by the Council itself.

The Council can decide over programs and public works projects, institution and system of taxes, the general rules for the use of goods and services, forecasting and reporting financial statements. Resolution basic acts attributed by law to its competence are the municipal statute, the regulations, the general criteria on the structure of offices and services.^[2]

City Hall

*Salone dei Dugento*, the Council meeting room, in the late 19th century.

The City Council is seated at Palazzo Vecchio, a medieval palace located in Piazza della Signoria, in the centre of Florence. Originally called the Palazzo della Signoria, after the Signoria of Florence, the ruling body of the Republic of Florence, this building was also known by several other names: Palazzo del Popolo, Palazzo dei Priori, and Palazzo Ducale, in accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno River to the Palazzo Pitti.

The palace was built at the beginning of the 14th century as the seat of the council of the commune of Florence during the Florentine Republic.

The current Council meeting room, in use since 9 December 1873, is the famous Salone dei Dugento, located at the first floor of the palace.^[4]

Presidents

This is a list of the presidents (Italian: presidenti del consiglio comunale) of the City Council since the 1993 electoral reform:^[5]

	Period		Legislature start date
Daniela Lastri (PDS)	8 May 1995	14 June 1999	24 April 1995
Alberto Brasca (DS)	26 June 1999	28 June 2004	14 June 1999
Eros Cruccolini (DS)	19 July 2004	22 June 2009	28 June 2004
Eugenio Giani (PD)	13 July 2009	26 May 2014	22 June 2009
Caterina Biti (PD)	16 June 2014	17 May 2018^[a]	26 May 2014
Andrea Ceccarelli (PD)	17 May 2018	29 May 2019	26 May 2014
Luca Milani (PD)	21 June 2019	26 June 2024	29 May 2019
Cosimo Guccione (PD)	16 July 2024	Incumbent	26 June 2024

Notes

↑ Resigned after being elected senator.

Political composition

Historical composition

Election	DC	PCI	PSI	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
10 November 1946	14	21	13	2	1	–	–	9	60
27 May 1951	31	13	4	4	5	–	1	1	60
27 May 1956	25	17	10	2	–	3	3	–	60
6 November 1960	22	20	8	3	–	4	3	–	60
22 November 1964	18	22	6	7	–	4	2	–	60
12 June 1966^[a]	18	22	7	7	–	4	2	–	60
7 June 1970	19	22	5	3	1	6	3	1	60
15 June 1975	18	26	6	1	2	3	3	1	60
8 June 1980	19	26	8	1	2	2	2	–	60
12 May 1985	17	25	7	1	3	1	3	3	60
6 May 1990	17	21	9	1	4	1	2	5	60

Notes

↑ Snap election.

Election	Majority	Opposition	Total	Mayor
Election			Total	Mayor
23 April 1995	Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 29 / 46	Centre-right (Pole of Freedoms) 10 / 46 AN 7 / 46	46	Mario Primicerio (1995–1999)
13 June 1999	Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 28 / 46	Centre-right (Pole for Freedoms) 16 / 46 PRC 2 / 46	46	Leonardo Domenici (1999–2009)
13 June 2004	Centre-left (The Olive Tree) 28 / 46	Centre-right (House of Freedoms) 14 / 46 PRC 4 / 46	46	Leonardo Domenici (1999–2009)
7 June 2009	Centre-left 28 / 46	Centre-right 14 / 46 Others 4 / 46	46	Matteo Renzi (2009–2014)
25 May 2014	Centre-left 24 / 36	Centre-right 4 / 36 Others 8 / 36	36	Dario Nardella (2014–2024)
26 May 2019	Centre-left 22 / 36	Centre-right 10 / 36 Others 4 / 36	36	Dario Nardella (2014–2024)

Current composition

Election	Majority	Opposition	Total	Mayor
Election			Total	Mayor
9 June 2024	Centre-left 22 / 36	Centre-right 9 / 36 Others 5 / 36	36	Sara Funaro (since 2024)

Summary of the 2024 Florence City Council election results
Parties and coalitions				Votes	%	Seats
		Democratic Party (Partito Democratico)	PD	51,617	30.04%	16
		Funaro List (Lista Funaro)	LF	10,581	6.16%	3
		Greens and Left Alliance (Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra)	AVS	9,282	5.40%	3
		Action (Azione)	A	2,075	1.21%	0
		More Europe (Più Europa)	+Eu	1,325	0.77%	0
		Others		1,196	0.69%	0
Funaro coalition (centre-left)				76,076	44.27%	22
		Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia)	FdI	22,597	13.15%	4
		Schmidt List (Lista Schmidt)	LS	16,458	9.58%	3
		Lega	Lega	8,695	5.06%	1
		Forza Italia	FI	7,267	4.23%	1
Schmidt coalition (centre-right)				55,017	32.02%	9
	Italia Viva		IV	12,616	7.34%	2
	Democratic Florence (Firenze Democratica)		FD	10,363	6.03%	1
	Common Project to the Left (Sinistra Progetto Comune)		SPC	8,795	5.12%	1
	Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle)		M5S	6,068	3.53%	1
	Others			2,910	1.69%	0

Total				171,845	100%	36

Votes cast/turnout				185,954	64.44%
Registered voters				288,571

Source: Ministry of the Interior

Notes

Popular vote

PD			30.04%
FdI			13.15%
Schmidt List			9.58%
IV			7.34%
Funaro List			6.16%
FD			6.03%
AVS			5.40%
Others			22.30%

Council Seats

PD			44.44%
FdI			11.11%
Schmidt List			8.33%
Funaro List			8.33%
AVS			8.33%
IV			5.55%
FD			2.77%
Others			11.11%

Popular vote (coalition)

Centre-left			44.27%
Centre-right			32.02%
IV			7.34%
FD			6.03%
SPC			5.12%
M5S			3.53%

Council Seats (coalition)

Centre-left			61.11%
Centre-right			25.03%
IV			5.55%
FD			2.77%
SPC			2.77%
M5S			2.77%

Notes

↑ "Europee e Amministrative 9 giugno 2024". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
1 2 3 "Consiglio Comunale". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
↑ "Consiglio Comunale". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
↑ Andrea, Guida (9 December 2022). "Il 9 dicembre 1873 il primo Consiglio Comunale nel Salone dei Dugento" [On 9 December 1873 the first City Council meeting inside Salone dei Dugento] (in Italian). Florence: FirenzeToday. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
↑ "Anagrafe amministratori locali". www.amministratori.interno.gov.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2026.

[6] Resigned after being elected senator.

[7] Snap election.

[1] "Europee e Amministrative 9 giugno 2024". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.

[Consiglio-2] 1 2 3 "Consiglio Comunale". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.

[3] "Consiglio Comunale". www.comune.firenze.it (in Italian). 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.

[4] Andrea, Guida (9 December 2022). "Il 9 dicembre 1873 il primo Consiglio Comunale nel Salone dei Dugento" [On 9 December 1873 the first City Council meeting inside Salone dei Dugento] (in Italian). Florence: FirenzeToday. Retrieved 26 June 2026.

[5] "Anagrafe amministratori locali". www.amministratori.interno.gov.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2026.

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