Francesco Persiani (born 29 November 1965 in La Spezia) is an Italian politician.
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Biography
Born in La Spezia
La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy.
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, Liguria, he was raised in Verona and became a lawyer graduating at University of Florence.[ He has lived in ]Massa
Massa may refer to:
Places
*Massa, Tuscany, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara.
*Massa (river), river in Switzerland
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, Tuscany, since 1988.[ He opened his own ]law firm
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in Massa in 1995.[
He ran for ]Mayor of Massa
The Mayor of Massa is an elected politician who, along with the Massa's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Massa in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Francesco Persiani, a member of the right-wing populist party Le ...
at the 2018 Italian local elections
The 2018 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 10 June, with a second round on 24 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in each ''comune'' were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of t ...
, supported by a centre-right coalition formed by Lega Nord
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, Forza Italia
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and Brothers of Italy
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.[ He won and took office on 26 June 2018.]
See also
*2018 Italian local elections
The 2018 Italian local elections were held on different dates; most on 10 June, with a second round on 24 June. In Italy, direct elections were held in 720 municipalities: in each ''comune'' were chosen mayor and members of the City Council. Of t ...
*List of mayors of Massa
The Mayor of Massa is an elected politician who, along with the Massa's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Massa, Tuscany, Massa in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Francesco Persiani, a member of the Right-wing popul ...
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1965 births
Living people
Mayors of Massa
People from Massa
Lega Nord politicians
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