Flavio Delbono
Flavio Delbono | |
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Mayor of Bologna | |
In office 25 June 2009 – 17 February 2010 | |
Preceded by | Sergio Cofferati |
Succeeded by | Virginio Merola |
Vice-President of Emilia-Romagna | |
In office 2003–2009 | |
Preceded by | Vera Zamagni |
Succeeded by | Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli |
Personal details | |
Born | Sabbioneta, Lombardy, Italy | 17 September 1959
Political party | Democratic Party |
Flavio Delbono (born 17 September 1959) is an Italian politician and economist. He served as the mayor of Bologna from 25 June 2009 until 28 January 2010, when he was forced to resign as he was being investigated for crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and aggravated abuse of office following allegations made by his former lover.
Biography
Delbono was born in
Delbono joined the faculty of the
Political and administrative career
From 1995 to 1999, Delbono served as an assessor for the city of Bologna with specific responsibility for the budget.[2] In 2000, the newly elected President of the Emilia-Romagna region, Vasco Errani, named Delbono as the regional assessor for finance and organisation.[1][2] In 2003 he was also named as vice-president of Emilia-Romagna.[1][2] Following Errani's re-election in May 2005, Delbono was reconfirmed as vice-president and given additional responsibility for the region's relationship with Europe.[1][2]
On 19 June 2008, Delbono was unanimously elected in Brussels as the President of the Lisbon Regions Network—a 15-member pan-European group concerned with implementing the Lisbon Strategy.[6][7]
Primary campaign
On 13 October 2008, Delbono announced his intention to stand in the Democratic Party primary election for mayor of Bologna.[8] Delbono's candidacy was backed by several prominent figures in Bolognese politics, including: Sergio Cofferati,[8] Romano Prodi,[9] Pier Luigi Bersani,[10] Renato Zangheri[10] and Salvatore Caronna.[11]
The primary elections took place on 13 and 14 December 2008.[12] Delbono received 49.73% of the 24,920 votes cast in the primary; Maurizio Cevenini received 23.29%, Virginio Merola received 21.44% and Andrea Forlani received 5.1%.[13]
Campaign for mayor of Bologna
On 9 January 2009, Delbono announced that he would be resigning as vice-president of Emilia-Romagna and regional assessor in order to focus on his election campaign.
Scandal and resignation
Delbono was forced to announce his resignation as mayor on 25 January 2010 following the revelation that he was being investigated for crimes such as
However,
References
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- ^ "Flavio Delbono eletto a Bruxelles presidente della Rete delle Regioni di Lisbona" (in Italian). Diario del Web. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Pd: Flavio Delbono candidato sindaco Avrà il sostegno di Sergio Cofferati" (in Italian). È TV. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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- ^ a b Emilio Lonardo (4 November 2008). "Anche Bersani e Zangheri appoggiano Delbono" (in Italian). Openpolis. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Luciano Nigro (21 October 2008). "Veltroni convoca i vertici Pd: primarie e Delbono numero uno". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Primarie 13-14 dicembre 2008: inizia il percorso verso il 2009" (in Italian). Partito Democratico. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Primarie Pd a Bologna, Delbono trionfa con il 49%" (in Italian). l'Unità. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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- ^ "Comunicati Stampa" (in Italian). presidenterrani.it. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Ministero dell'Interno. 22 June 2009. Archived from the originalon June 25, 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Insediamento a Palazzo D'Accursio Delbono è ufficialmente sindaco" (in Italian). il Resto del Carlino. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "The centre-left cannot hold: Italy's troubled left". The Economist. 394 (8667): 47. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Karl Stagno-Navarra (31 January 2010). "Bologna mayor Delbono under investigation on Malta property". Malta Today. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Michele Smargiassi (29 January 2010). "Delbono, dimissioni dopo il bilancio Bologna al voto il 28 marzo". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2010.