Summary
Massimo Bitonci (born 24 June 1965, in Padua) is an Italian Venetist politician. He is a member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord, which he has served as national president since 2016.
Massimo Bitonci | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Veneto |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Veneto |
| Mayor of Padua | |
| In office 10 June 2014 – 12 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Flavio Zanonato |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Giordani |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 2 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Veneto |
| Mayor of Cittadella | |
| In office 11 June 2002 – 7 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1965 Padua, Italy |
| Political party | Lega Nord |
| Alma mater | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
In 1993, he joined Lega Nord and was deputy mayor of Cittadella from 1994 to 2002.[1] During his second term he followed mayor Lucio Facco into Liga Veneta Repubblica (LVR). With the support of LVR he ran for mayor in 2002 and was elected with 50.9% of the vote in a run-off, defeating Liga Veneta in one of its traditional strongholds.[2]
In 2007 he was re-elected mayor with the 56.5% of the vote in the first round. In that occasion he was supported by a regionalist front composed of Liga Veneta, LVR and some civic lists, which won altogether 51.7% of the vote.[3]
In the 2008 general election Bitonci was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he sat in the parliamentary group of Lega Nord. He trailed the electoral result of the party in the Province of Padua, where Lega Nord passed from 7.7%[4] to 24.1%[5] in two years, and especially in Cittadella, where the party quadrupled its score from 11.6%[6] to 42.2%.[7]
In the 2013 general election Bitonci was elected to the Senate, where he was appointed floor leader of his party.
In June 2014 Bitonci was elected mayor of Padua (31.4% in the first round, 53.5% in the run-off).[8] However, in November 2016, having lost the support of the majority of the municipal council, he was dismissed as mayor and the council was subsequently dissolved.[9][10] In June 2017 Bitonci came first in the first round of the municipal election with 40.3%, but was finally defeated by Sergio Giordani, a left-leaning independent, 48.2% to 51.8% in the run-off.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Curriculum | Sen. Massimo Bitonci". Archived from the original on 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "Repubblica.it". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Speciale elezioni 2007 - Elezioni amministrative". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Camera del 9 Aprile 2006". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Camera del 13 Aprile 2008". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Camera del 9 Aprile 2006". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "::: Ministero dell'Interno ::: Archivio Storico delle Elezioni - Camera del 13 Aprile 2008". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Comune di Padova - Veneto - Ballottaggio - Elezioni Comunali - 25 maggio 2014". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Comune di Padova Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Politica, Redazione. "Padova, cade giunta Bitonci FI: sospesi i due consiglieri contro". Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Comune di Padova - Veneto - Elezioni Comunali Italia - Risultati - 11-25 giugno 2017 - la Repubblica.it". Retrieved 14 August 2018.