Franco Landella
Mayor of Foggia
In office
11 June 2014  25 May 2021[1]
Preceded byGianni Mongelli
Succeeded byMaria Aida Episcopo
Personal details
Born (1966-05-01) 1 May 1966[2]
Foggia, Apulia, Italy[2]
Political partyForza Italia
Lega Nord[2]
Alma materUniversity of International Studies of Rome
Professionadministrator[2]

Franco Landella (born 1 May 1966 in Foggia) is an Italian politician.[2]

He is a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia.[2][3] He was elected Mayor of Foggia on 8 June 2014 and took office on 11 June.[2][3] He has been re-elected for a second term in 2019.[2] In August 2020, he left Forza Italia and joined right-wing populist party Lega Nord.[4]

In May 2021, Landella is arrested with the charges of corruption and attempted extortion.[5]

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References

  1. "Foggia, Marilisa Magno nominata commissario prefettizio". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Franco Landella". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Foggia, vince il centrodestra con Franco Landella". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Landella consegna Foggia a Salvini: "È nelle tue mani"". Foggia Today (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Il sindaco di Foggia Franco Landella è stato arrestato con le accuse di corruzione e tentata concussione". Il Post (in Italian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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