Eleonora Forenza (born 10 November 1976) is an Italian politician and spokesperson for culture and communications in the

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. She is also a member of the collective ''Femministe Nove'' and a member of the board of the International Gramsci Society of Italy. Forenza graduated in Classics and Italian Literature at the University of Bari, where she obtained also a PhD in Italian studies. At the

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she was elected as a

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as a candidate of The Other Europe. On 7 December 2016, she was chosen as the European presidential candidate for

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* 1976 births Living people MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 21st-century women MEPs for Italy People from Bari University of Bari alumni The Other Europe MEPs Communist Refoundation Party MEPs {{Italy-MEP-stub