The current mayor is Marco Fioravanti, a member of the conservative party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 11 June 2019.

[1][2] According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Ascoli Piceno is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Ascoli Piceno, who also elect 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.

Since 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Ascoli Piceno'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.

[3] Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Ascoli Piceno is chosen by direct election.