Sara Funaro was elected the mayor of Florence, Italy, and has been serving in the position since June 2024. She is the first woman and first Jew to serve in the role.

Funaro campaigned under the slogan “Florence in the plural – Many ideas, one city.” Her 89-page platform focused on fostering equality, security, sustainability and welfare, including proposals such as a minimum wage for city employees, keeping public daycares and elementary schools open until 6:30 p.m. to help parents, stationing police in a public park with high crime rates, and increasing the number of affordable apartments in the city.