Massimo Zedda | |
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| Mayor of Cagliari | |
| In office 1 June 2011 – 5 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Emilio Floris |
| Succeeded by | Paolo Truzzu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1976 Cagliari, Italy |
| Political party | PDS (till 1998) DS (1998–2007) SEL (2009–2017) Sardinian Progressives (since 2017) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Massimo Zedda (born 6 January 1976) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Cagliari from 2011 to 2019.
Son of a Sardinian leader of the Italian Communist Party,[1] Zedda joined Nichi Vendola's Left Ecology Freedom in 2009.
In 2011, Zedda became the centre-left candidate for the office of Mayor of Cagliari at the 2011 local elections, supported by his party, the Democratic Party, Italy of Values and the Federation of the Left; he manages to be elected at the second round.[2]
In 2016, Zedda runs once again for Mayor at the local elections supported by the whole centre-left coalition and is re-elected at the first round.[3] In 2017, Zedda supported Giuliano Pisapia's Progressive Camp project and later joined the left-wing party Progressive Area.[4]
In 2018, Zedda decided to run for the office of President of Sardinia at the 2019 regional election, guiding a centre-left coalition named Sardinian Progressives.[5]