Cosimo Cannito
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Cosimo Cannito | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Barletta | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Prefectural Commissioner |
| In office 15 June 2018 – 13 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pasquale Cascella |
| Succeeded by | Prefectural Commissioner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cosimo Damiano Cannito 10 April 1951 Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Political party | Centre-right independent (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | PSI (till 1994) SI (1994-1998) SDI (1998-2007) PSI (2007-2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Profession | Physician, University professor |
Cosimo Cannito (born 10 April 1951) is an Italian politician, mayor of Barletta from 2018 to 2021 and again since 2022.
Biography
[edit]Former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Cannito ran as an independent for the office of Mayor of Barletta at the 2018 Italian local elections, supported by a centre-right coalition. He won and took office on 15 June 2018.[1]
On 13 October 2021, Cannito was ousted from the office of mayor by the majority of the comunal councilors, being later re-elected mayor at the 2022 elections.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2018 a Barletta. Cosimo Damiano Cannito vince le elezioni amministrative con il 53,0% dei voti". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Barletta passa al centrodestra, Cannito nuovo sindaco: "Oggi è una città libera". Ma l'affluenza crolla al 44%". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Cosimo Cannito". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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