Francesco Persiani

Italian politician (born 1965)

Francesco Persiani

Mayor of Massa
In office 26 June 2018 – 3 March 2023
Preceded by	Alessandro Volpi
Succeeded by	Maria Rosa Trio (prefectural commissioner)
In office 31 May 2023 – Incumbent
Preceded by	Maria Rosa Trio (prefectural commissioner)

Personal details
Born	(1965-11-29) 29 November 1965 (age 58) La Spezia, Italy
Political party	Lega
Alma mater	University of Florence
Profession	Lawyer

Francesco Persiani (born 29 November 1965) is an Italian politician. A member of Lega, he is the mayor of Massa since June 2018. In March 2023, he resigned after the city council passed a motion of no confidence but was re-elected in May 2023.

Early life and career

Born in La Spezia,^[1]^[2] Persiani was raised in Verona and became a lawyer graduating at University of Florence.^[3] He lived in Massa, Tuscany, since 1988.^[3] In 1995, he opened his own law firm in Massa.^[3] In 2016, he became president of the criminal chamber of the province of Massa-Carrara.^[4]

Mayor of Massa

In 2018, Persiani ran for mayor of Massa, supported by the centre-right coalition formed by Lega, Forza Italia, and Brothers of Italy.^[2]^[5] After finishing second in the first round with 28.18% of the votes,^[6]^[7] he won in the runoff on 24 June 2018 with 56.62% of the votes, defeating the centre-left coalition outgoing mayor Alessandro Volpi,^[8] and becoming the first right-wing mayor of Massa in the history of the Italian Republic and the first centre-right coalition candidate since the introduction of direct elections.^[4]^[9] He took office on 26 June 2018.^[3]^[10]^[11]

On 1 March 2023, Persiani was ousted by the city council with 19 votes in favour,^[12]^[13] including four votes coming from Brothers of Italy members,^[14] and was therefore forced to resign from the office of mayor two days later.^[15] Having run again with the support of the centre-right coalition except for Brothers of Italy,^[4] this time finishing first in the first round with 35.42% of the votes,^[16] he was re-elected as mayor of Massa in the second round with 54.36%, beating his centre-left coalition challenger Enzo Ricci.^[17]^[18]^[19]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Elezioni Massa, la scheda: chi è Francesco Persiani". La Nazione (in Italian). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Ufficiale, Persiani corre per la Lega". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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^ Sordi, Riccardo (14 June 2024). "A Massa la sfida ora è tra Volpi (34%) e Persiani (28%)". Il Corriere Apuano (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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^ Tesconi, Vinicia (25 June 2018). "Persiani nuovo sindaco di Massa, per la prima volta vince il centrodestra". La Gazzetta di Massa e Carrara (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Persiani: grazie Massa per la fiducia". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Massa, passa la mozione: sfiduciato il sindaco Francesco Persiani". La Nazione (in Italian). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ Marchetti, Alfredo (2 March 2023). "Crollo della giunta a Massa: l'ira del sindaco, 'Guidi assessore solo grazie a me'". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "'Sfiducia a Persiani? Tutta colpa di Marco Guidi, di Fratelli d'Italia e Forza Italia'". La Gazzetta di Massa e Carrara (in Italian). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ Sillicani, Chiara (3 March 2023). "Persiani il giorno dopo la sfiducia è ancora in pista: è già in campagna elettorale". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Massa al ballottaggio: Persiani e Ricci volano nelle preferenze. E non mancano le sorprese". La Nazione (in Italian). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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^ "Persiani resta alla guida del Comune di Massa". Toscana Media News (in Italian). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.