Dominique Bucchini (), born on January 24, 1943, in

Sartène Sartène (; ; or ) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France. Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the ma ...

(

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), is a French politician. Member of the

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(PCF), he was the mayor of Sartène, MEP and president of the

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Biography

Dominique Bucchini was born on January 24, 1943, in Sartène. He spent his childhood in

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. He was a teacher in

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, as a history-geography teacher until 1971. There he led the football section of the Thiès student club. In 1971, the Senegalese government of the time informed him that he was becoming undesirable. He then left the country to practice his profession first in Montreuil then at the agricultural school of Sartène. In 1972, he joined the Communist Party. He was the MEP for the PCF of September 28, 1981, to July 23, 1984. He was then part of the committee on youth, culture, education, information and sports. He was also the mayor of Sartène (from 1977 to 2001) and general councilor of Corse-du-Sud for the canton of Sartène. In 1996, he was the victim of an assassination attempt because of his positions against the various forms of

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. He led the list Left Front to the Corsican regional elections of 2010 where it collects 10.02% of votes in the 1st round. He was present in the second round in third position on the list of union of the left led by Paul Giacobbi. He is elected president of the Corsican Assembly during the third ballot. Dominique Bucchini is married and the father of two children: Julien and Jean-Simon.

Distinction

In 2016, Dominique Bucchini was elevated to the rank of Officer of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bucchini, Dominique 1943 births Living people French Communist Party politicians Corsican politicians MEPs for France 1979–1984