Nicola Fiorita (born 14 July 1969) is an Italian academic and politician, Mayor of Catanzaro since 2022.
Nicola Fiorita | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Catanzaro | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sergio Abramo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1969 Catanzaro, Italy |
| Political party | Left-wing independent |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Occupation | University professor |
Biography
editSon of Franco Fiorita, former mayor of Catanzaro, he graduated in law at the University of Florence and became a university professor at the University of Calabria, dealing with law and religion, secularism and European Islam.[1]
Always close to the left, Fiorita has been a candidate in the local elections of 2017 for the office of mayor of Catanzaro leading a left-wing coalition and ranking third with a percentage of 23.23%.[2]
Mayor of Catanzaro
editFollowing an agreement between the Democratic Party, Five Star Movement, Volt and other progressive movements, Fiorita became the official candidate of the centre-left coalition for the office of mayor of Catanzaro in the local elections of 2022.[3] He was elected mayor in the second turn, defeating the centre-right candidate Valerio Donato, with a percentage of 58%, despite the lists in support of him appear to be in the minority in the city council due to the occurrence of the so-called lame duck.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Nicola Fiorita, chi è: biografia e lista a sostegno del candidato sindaco di Catanzaro". true-news.it. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Catanzaro, pesa voto disgiunto. Ciconte -14% su liste". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Elezioni a Catanzaro, il M5S con Fiorita: "Può guidare e vincere la sfida dell'autosufficienza energetica"". Gazzetta del Sud. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Nicola Fiorita, il professore militante che ha conquistato Catanzaro". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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