Massimo Zedda (born 6 January 1976) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Cagliari from 2011 to 2019 and again since 2024.

Biography

Son of a

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n leader of the

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, Zedda joined Nichi Vendola's Left Ecology Freedom in 2009. In 2011, Zedda became the

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candidate for the office of Mayor of Cagliari at the 2011 local elections, supported by his party, the Democratic Party,

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and the Federation of the Left; he manages to be elected at the second round. In 2016, Zedda runs once again for Mayor at the local elections supported by the whole centre-left coalition and is re-elected at the first round. In 2017, Zedda supported Giuliano Pisapia's Progressive Camp project and later joined the

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party Progressive Area. In 2018, Zedda decided to run for the office of President of Sardinia at the 2019 regional election, guiding a centre-left coalition named ''Sardinian Progressives''.

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