Vito Bardi (born 18 September 1951) is the 9th and current President of Basilicata since 16 April 2019.

Biography

Military career

Bardi joined the

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in 1970. He was promoted

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, on 31 December 1995, and later

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in 2009. He served as deputy General Commander of the

from 5 September 2013 to 4 September 2014. During his life, Bardi graduated four times in Economy, in Law, in International and Diplomatic Sciences and in Economic and Financial Security Sciences.

Political career

At the 2019 Basilicata regional election, Bardi was appointed by

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himself as the

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candidate for the office of President of Basilicata, supported by Forza Italia, the Northern League and Brothers of Italy. Bardi managed to win the elections and became the first

governor of

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in 49 years and after 24 uninterrupted years of

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...

leadership.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bardi, Vito 1951 births Living people People from Potenza Italian generals Presidents of Basilicata Forza Italia (2013) politicians 21st-century Italian politicians