2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Constitution , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Reg gio ▁Em ilia ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁Mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Reg gio ▁Em ilia , ▁who ▁also ▁elect ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Council , ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁Mayor ' s ▁policy ▁gu idel ines ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁en force ▁his ▁res ignation ▁by ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁appoint ▁and ▁release ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁government . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁Mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁directly ▁by ▁Reg gio ▁Em ilia ' s ▁elect or ate : ▁in ▁all ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁cities ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁higher ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁vot ers ▁express ▁a ▁direct ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁mayor ▁or ▁an ▁indirect ▁choice ▁voting ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁coal ition . ▁If ▁no ▁candidate ▁receives ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 % ▁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 ▁prefer ences ▁is ▁elected . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁for ▁each ▁party ▁is ▁determined ▁proportion ally . ▁▁ 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁See ▁also : ▁List ▁of ▁may ors ▁of ▁Reg